Come on down and meet your maker. Come on down and take a stand. "The Stand" - The Alarm
(2) Houston Cougars
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(10) Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Lucas Oil Stadium (Neutral) · March 21, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money HOU -300 / RUTG +320
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +3 123 Won
Massey HOU -8.6 (-5.6)
Massey Totals 130.6 (-7.6)
Bradley-Terry 69%
Weighted B-T 73%
Baseline Plus ML HOU -8.2 (-5.2) 133.8 (-10.8) 84%
Model 4 ML HOU -9.3 (-6.3) 130.7 (-7.7) 85%
Model 3 ML HOU -9.1 (-6.1) 133.9 (-10.9) 82%
Baseline ML HOU -8.5 (-5.5) 131.5 (-8.5) 82%

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU RUTG
Overall 28-4 16-12
Conference 14-3 10-10
Home 15-0 10-4
Away 5-3 4-6
Neutral 8-1 2-2
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 69.2
Avg Pts Against 58.6 67.6
Massey 20.2 (#4) 11.6 (#37)
Bradley-Terry 3.02 (#8) 2.21 (#29)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.91 (#8) 2.92 (#27)
RPI 0.635 (#2) 0.564 (#54)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU RUTG
FG% 44.0% 44.9%
3PT% 35.2% 30.8%
REB / G 40.5 35.5
OREB / G 14.3 9.9
AST / TO 1.27 1.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 50.0%
TOV% 16.1% 16.6%
ORB% 39.8% 27.8%
FT Rate 23.3% 17.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.0% 47.4%
Opp TOV% 21.7% 18.8%
DRB% 72.1% 70.8%
Opp FT Rate 27.9% 23.0%

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