Let fury have the hour / Anger can be power. "Clampdown" - The Clash
Houston Cougars
98 – 52
FINAL Conference
South Florida Bulls
American Conference · Fertitta Center · February 28, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -18.5 Home covered
O/U 131.5 Over
Money HOU -2000 / USF +1400
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +46 150 Won
Massey HOU -20.8 (+25.2) — —
Massey Totals — 131.0 (+19.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 95% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -19.1 (+26.9) 135.5 (+14.5) 91% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -17.1 (+28.9) 132.7 (+17.3) 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -17.8 (+28.2) 136.4 (+13.6) 91% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -18.6 (+27.4) 137.4 (+12.6) 91% ✓

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 11, 2021 HOU 82 – 65 USF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU USF
Overall 28-4 9-13
Conference 14-3 4-10
Home 15-0 4-6
Away 5-3 3-4
Neutral 8-1 2-3
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 64.5
Avg Pts Against 58.6 70.8
Massey 18.8 (#6) 0.3 (#158)
Bradley-Terry 2.98 (#7) 0.49 (#133)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.87 (#8) 0.56 (#136)
RPI 0.631 (#5) 0.504 (#163)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU USF
FG% 42.5% 40.2%
3PT% 34.7% 33.6%
REB / G 41.0 37.9
OREB / G 14.8 13.2
AST / TO 1.12 0.78
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.7% 45.5%
TOV% 16.9% 21.0%
ORB% 39.6% 35.2%
FT Rate 23.9% 22.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 42.4% 50.6%
Opp TOV% 22.6% 19.0%
DRB% 72.4% 74.1%
Opp FT Rate 30.0% 25.0%

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