I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
South Florida Bulls
65 – 82
FINAL Conference
Houston Cougars
American Conference · Yuengling Center · February 11, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -12.5 Away covered
O/U 129.5 Over
Money USF +750 / HOU -900
Model Predictions
Spread Total USF win
Actual HOU +17 147 Lost
Massey HOU -12.4 (-4.6) — —
Massey Totals — 128.4 (+18.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 17% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 8% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -11.6 (-5.4) 133.7 (+13.3) 17% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -10.4 (-6.6) 130.7 (+16.3) 17% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -11.4 (-5.6) 131.4 (+15.6) 17% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -10.5 (-6.5) 131.0 (+16.0) 15% ✓

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 12, 2023 HOU 83 – 77 USF
Jan 19, 2022 HOU 74 – 55 USF
Jan 6, 2022 HOU 83 – 66 USF
Feb 28, 2021 HOU 98 – 52 USF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USF HOU
Overall 9-13 28-4
Conference 4-10 14-3
Home 4-6 15-0
Away 3-4 5-3
Neutral 2-3 8-1
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 64.5 74.9
Avg Pts Against 70.8 58.6
Massey 2.7 (#126) 17.6 (#6)
Bradley-Terry 1.14 (#85) 3.17 (#5)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.30 (#95) 4.26 (#6)
RPI 0.533 (#111) 0.632 (#8)
Shooting & Four Factors USF HOU
FG% 41.6% 41.4%
3PT% 34.2% 34.1%
REB / G 38.9 42.0
OREB / G 13.0 15.2
AST / TO 0.75 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.8% 48.5%
TOV% 21.8% 17.8%
ORB% 35.0% 40.3%
FT Rate 20.5% 25.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.3% 41.8%
Opp TOV% 19.6% 22.3%
DRB% 75.2% 72.9%
Opp FT Rate 23.3% 29.3%

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