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Oklahoma Sooners
65 – 69
FINAL Conference
Texas Longhorns
Big 12 Conference · Lloyd Noble Center · March 5, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread OU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money OU -138 / TEX +140
Model Predictions
Spread Total OU win
Actual TEX +4 134 Lost
Massey OU -1.7 (-5.7) — —
Massey Totals — 146.4 (-12.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 42% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OU -2.5 (-6.5) 146.6 (-12.6) 63% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OU -0.2 (-4.2) 142.5 (-8.5) 59% ✗
Baseline Plus ML OU -2.2 (-6.2) 146.2 (-12.2) 64% ✗
Baseline ML OU -2.3 (-6.3) 147.2 (-13.2) 64% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 8, 2026 OU 88 – 85 TEX
Jan 31, 2026 TEX 79 – 69 OU
Mar 9, 2025 OU 76 – 72 TEX
Jan 16, 2025 TEX 77 – 73 OU
Mar 9, 2024 TEX 94 – 80 OU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OU TEX
Overall 16-11 19-8
Conference 9-8 11-6
Home 10-3 8-5
Away 4-7 6-2
Neutral 2-1 5-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.5 71.8
Avg Pts Against 69.9 65.8
Massey 12.3 (#30) 13.2 (#27)
Bradley-Terry 2.42 (#23) 2.66 (#16)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.70 (#34) 3.51 (#11)
RPI 0.587 (#34) 0.602 (#22)
Shooting & Four Factors OU TEX
FG% 44.1% 44.7%
3PT% 33.5% 34.4%
REB / G 36.8 39.3
OREB / G 10.3 11.2
AST / TO 1.24 0.94
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.7% 52.0%
TOV% 15.5% 19.7%
ORB% 27.9% 31.0%
FT Rate 21.5% 24.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 46.1%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 17.7%
DRB% 72.2% 73.5%
Opp FT Rate 17.3% 25.9%

Game Analysis

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