Some is rich and some is poor and that's the way the world is / And I don't believe in lying back and saying how bad your life is. "Bankrobber" - The Clash
Houston Cougars
71 – 50
FINAL Conference
Tulane Green Wave
American Conference · Fertitta Center · January 9, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -17.5 Home covered
O/U 129.0 Under
Money HOU -3500 / TULN +1400
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +21 121 Won
Massey HOU -21.9 (-0.9) — —
Massey Totals — 121.6 (-0.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -16.8 (+4.2) 129.0 (-8.0) 90% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -15.8 (+5.2) 127.4 (-6.4) 89% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -17.0 (+4.0) 129.8 (-8.8) 89% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -18.2 (+2.8) 127.4 (-6.4) 90% ✓

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 23, 2023 HOU 89 – 59 TULN
Jan 18, 2023 HOU 80 – 60 TULN
Mar 12, 2022 HOU 86 – 66 TULN
Feb 24, 2022 HOU 81 – 67 TULN
Feb 3, 2022 HOU 73 – 62 TULN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU TULN
Overall 28-4 10-13
Conference 14-3 4-12
Home 15-0 6-6
Away 5-3 3-6
Neutral 8-1 1-1
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 63.9
Avg Pts Against 58.6 66.5
Massey 17.0 (#8) -1.7 (#195)
Bradley-Terry 3.60 (#7) 0.74 (#116)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.63 (#4) 0.86 (#120)
RPI 0.679 (#5) 0.499 (#165)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU TULN
FG% 40.5% 39.1%
3PT% 31.0% 30.7%
REB / G 41.8 34.0
OREB / G 15.2 8.5
AST / TO 0.91 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.5% 46.2%
TOV% 17.7% 17.9%
ORB% 40.0% 24.3%
FT Rate 29.8% 27.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 41.8% 45.4%
Opp TOV% 24.2% 24.2%
DRB% 72.7% 72.3%
Opp FT Rate 31.2% 25.7%

Game Analysis

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