Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Houston Cougars
59 – 69
FINAL Conference
Memphis Tigers
American Conference · Fertitta Center · February 12, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -9.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money HOU -550 / MEM +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual MEM +10 128 Lost
Massey HOU -13.1 (-23.1) — —
Massey Totals — 141.8 (-13.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 91% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✗
Baseline Plus ML HOU -12.9 (-22.9) 141.2 (-13.2) 86% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -12.3 (-22.3) 139.7 (-11.7) 85% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -12.2 (-22.2) 142.9 (-14.9) 87% ✗
Baseline ML HOU -12.3 (-22.3) 143.4 (-15.4) 86% ✗

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 12, 2023 MEM 75 – 65 HOU
Mar 5, 2023 HOU 67 – 65 MEM
Feb 19, 2023 HOU 72 – 64 MEM
Mar 13, 2022 HOU 71 – 53 MEM
Mar 6, 2022 MEM 75 – 61 HOU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU MEM
Overall 32-6 22-11
Conference 15-3 13-5
Home 16-1 13-2
Away 7-3 5-6
Neutral 9-2 4-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.8 75.2
Avg Pts Against 58.8 68.3
Massey 20.6 (#3) 10.6 (#42)
Bradley-Terry 2.95 (#14) 1.20 (#89)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.12 (#9) 2.03 (#62)
RPI 0.640 (#7) 0.562 (#69)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU MEM
FG% 47.1% 47.1%
3PT% 35.2% 35.6%
REB / G 39.5 39.6
OREB / G 13.5 13.1
AST / TO 1.47 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.0% 52.8%
TOV% 16.5% 23.0%
ORB% 37.8% 37.9%
FT Rate 19.0% 26.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 42.8% 46.2%
Opp TOV% 22.7% 21.1%
DRB% 72.4% 68.5%
Opp FT Rate 23.7% 24.4%

Game Analysis

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