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
Tulane Green Wave
60 – 83
FINAL Conference
Houston Cougars
American Conference · Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse · January 29, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -15.5 Away covered
O/U 126.5 Over
Money TULN +1100 / HOU -1600
Model Predictions
Spread Total TULN win
Actual HOU +23 143 Lost
Massey HOU -18.4 (-4.6) — —
Massey Totals — 122.6 (+20.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 4% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 1% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -13.4 (-9.6) 127.9 (+15.1) 14% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -13.0 (-10.0) 129.6 (+13.4) 17% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -14.1 (-8.9) 129.9 (+13.1) 14% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -12.9 (-10.1) 128.3 (+14.7) 12% ✓

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 TULN HOU
Overall 10-13 28-4
Conference 4-12 14-3
Home 6-6 15-0
Away 3-6 5-3
Neutral 1-1 8-1
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 63.9 74.9
Avg Pts Against 66.5 58.6
Massey -2.2 (#203) 18.7 (#6)
Bradley-Terry 0.27 (#151) 3.91 (#5)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.29 (#154) 5.80 (#3)
RPI 0.480 (#199) 0.676 (#2)
Shooting & Four Factors TULN HOU
FG% 37.3% 41.6%
3PT% 30.5% 33.9%
REB / G 33.0 42.1
OREB / G 8.0 15.5
AST / TO 1.04 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 44.1% 48.4%
TOV% 16.6% 18.2%
ORB% 22.0% 41.1%
FT Rate 25.9% 25.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.1% 41.6%
Opp TOV% 23.7% 23.8%
DRB% 70.8% 73.4%
Opp FT Rate 23.0% 29.3%

Game Analysis

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