And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene. "Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits
Houston Cougars
64 – 53
FINAL Neutral Southwest Showcase
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Dickies Arena (Neutral) · November 29, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread TTU -3.0 Home covered
O/U 129.0 Under
Money HOU +135 / TTU -155
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +11 117 Won
Massey TTU -1.8 (+12.8) — —
Massey Totals — 134.5 (-17.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 54% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 55% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TTU -1.0 (+12.0) 139.7 (-22.7) 47% ✗
Baseline Plus ML HOU -0.3 (+10.7) 141.3 (-24.3) 54% ✓
Baseline ML TTU -1.0 (+12.0) 137.0 (-20.0) 49% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 24, 2026 TTU 90 – 86 HOU
Jan 7, 2026 HOU 69 – 65 TTU
Feb 25, 2025 HOU 69 – 61 TTU
Feb 1, 2025 TTU 82 – 81 HOU
Mar 15, 2024 HOU 82 – 59 TTU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU TTU
Overall 28-4 18-11
Conference 14-3 9-8
Home 15-0 11-4
Away 5-3 5-4
Neutral 8-1 2-3
Last 5 2-0 2-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 72.5
Avg Pts Against 58.6 63.2
Massey 8.6 (#21) 10.4 (#11)
Bradley-Terry 0.59 (#62) 0.45 (#98)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.85 (#61) 0.63 (#86)
RPI 0.500 (#54) 0.438 (#99)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU TTU
FG% 41.2% 52.5%
3PT% 36.0% 40.5%
REB / G 49.0 43.5
OREB / G 17.0 10.5
AST / TO 0.73 1.73
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.1% 58.6%
TOV% 18.4% 14.7%
ORB% 43.0% 33.3%
FT Rate 23.7% 34.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 36.6% 37.0%
Opp TOV% 24.3% 24.1%
DRB% 81.0% 78.6%
Opp FT Rate 28.7% 21.7%

Game Analysis

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