Just tell me where it hurts and I'll tell you who to call. "Quinn the Eskimo" - Bob Dylan
American Conference · Fertitta Center · January 8, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -11.5 Away covered
O/U 133.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +10 142 Won
Massey HOU -19.1 (-9.1) — —
Massey Totals — 131.3 (+10.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 94% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -15.2 (-5.2) 136.6 (+5.4) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -14.3 (-4.3) 132.7 (+9.3) 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -15.5 (-5.5) 136.9 (+5.1) 89% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -15.7 (-5.7) 136.2 (+5.8) 88% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 3, 2023 HOU 83 – 66 WICH
Feb 3, 2023 HOU 70 – 61 WICH
Feb 20, 2022 HOU 76 – 74 WICH
Feb 19, 2021 WICH 68 – 63 HOU
Jan 7, 2021 HOU 70 – 63 WICH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU WICH
Overall 32-6 15-13
Conference 15-3 6-9
Home 16-1 11-6
Away 7-3 3-5
Neutral 9-2 1-2
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.8 68.5
Avg Pts Against 58.8 66.4
Massey 21.0 (#4) 5.9 (#91)
Bradley-Terry 2.91 (#20) 0.90 (#105)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.12 (#18) 1.15 (#103)
RPI 0.635 (#17) 0.539 (#104)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU WICH
FG% 47.5% 40.2%
3PT% 35.9% 30.8%
REB / G 39.4 36.9
OREB / G 14.1 11.5
AST / TO 1.48 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.5% 46.8%
TOV% 16.0% 19.5%
ORB% 39.4% 31.2%
FT Rate 19.9% 24.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.0% 45.7%
Opp TOV% 24.8% 22.3%
DRB% 72.3% 73.8%
Opp FT Rate 22.5% 22.2%

Game Analysis

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