We live on blood / We are Sparta F.C "Theme from Sparta FC" - The Fall
Houston Cougars
76 – 50
FINAL Conference
Temple Owls
American Conference · Fertitta Center · December 23, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -16.5 Home covered
O/U 137.0 Under
Money HOU -2000 / TEM +1100
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +26 126 Won
Massey HOU -17.1 (+8.9) — —
Massey Totals — 132.6 (-6.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -16.8 (+9.2) 136.2 (-10.2) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -13.3 (+12.7) 136.8 (-10.8) 87% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 5, 2023 HOU 81 – 65 TEM
Jan 22, 2023 TEM 56 – 55 HOU
Mar 4, 2022 HOU 84 – 46 TEM
Jan 2, 2022 HOU 66 – 61 TEM
Jan 23, 2021 HOU 68 – 51 TEM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU TEM
Overall 28-4 5-11
Conference 14-3 4-10
Home 15-0 3-5
Away 5-3 2-5
Neutral 8-1 0-1
Last 5 5-0 1-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 65.8
Avg Pts Against 58.6 68.8
Massey 15.3 (#12) 2.6 (#122)
Bradley-Terry 3.71 (#6) 0.84 (#105)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.97 (#5) 1.26 (#106)
RPI 0.665 (#11) —
Shooting & Four Factors HOU TEM
FG% 41.4% 40.0%
3PT% 31.3% 30.0%
REB / G 43.8 50.0
OREB / G 16.0 15.0
AST / TO 0.98 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.2% 45.5%
TOV% 17.0% 22.8%
ORB% 42.3% 40.5%
FT Rate 30.4% 40.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 41.6% 38.1%
Opp TOV% 25.5% 13.9%
DRB% 74.3% 76.1%
Opp FT Rate 30.7% 13.4%

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