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(5) Houston Cougars
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(12) UAB Blazers
PPG Paints Arena (Neutral) · March 19, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -9.0 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money HOU -215 / UAB +185
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +14 150 Won
Massey HOU -9.4 (+4.6)
Massey Totals 140.4 (+9.6)
Bradley-Terry 75%
Weighted B-T 82%
Baseline Plus ML HOU -10.1 (+3.9) 140.0 (+10.0) 84%
Model 4 ML HOU -10.2 (+3.8) 138.6 (+11.4) 83%
Model 3 ML HOU -11.4 (+2.6) 142.7 (+7.3) 83%
Baseline ML HOU -9.8 (+4.2) 141.7 (+8.3) 84%

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU UAB
Neutral 9-2 4-2
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Massey 20.1 (#3) 10.7 (#39)
Bradley-Terry 2.78 (#16) 1.67 (#58)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.58 (#15) 2.09 (#58)
RPI 0.626 (#8) 0.566 (#57)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU UAB
FG% 46.9% 46.6%
3PT% 34.1% 38.4%
REB / G 39.2 37.8
OREB / G 13.4 11.8
AST / TO 1.48 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.6% 52.9%
TOV% 17.1% 16.4%
ORB% 37.8% 33.4%
FT Rate 19.2% 21.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.5% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 21.7% 21.3%
DRB% 72.7% 72.6%
Opp FT Rate 24.7% 22.4%

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