I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
(2) Houston Cougars
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(12) Oregon State Beavers
Lucas Oil Stadium (Neutral) · March 29, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -8.5 Away covered
O/U 129.5 Under
Money HOU -333 / ORST +333
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +6 128 Won
Massey HOU -11.5 (-5.5)
Massey Totals 131.2 (-3.2)
Bradley-Terry 74%
Weighted B-T 76%
Baseline Plus ML HOU -8.7 (-2.7) 133.7 (-5.7) 83%
Model 4 ML HOU -9.4 (-3.4) 128.3 (-0.3) 81%
Model 3 ML HOU -10.1 (-4.1) 132.7 (-4.7) 83%
Baseline ML HOU -9.5 (-3.5) 132.6 (-4.6) 83%

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 ORST
Neutral 8-1 6-1
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Massey 20.5 (#4) 8.9 (#60)
Bradley-Terry 3.26 (#4) 2.22 (#28)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.13 (#5) 3.00 (#26)
RPI 0.641 (#2) 0.559 (#61)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU ORST
FG% 43.6% 42.6%
3PT% 35.0% 35.0%
REB / G 40.4 34.1
OREB / G 14.2 10.2
AST / TO 1.28 1.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 48.8%
TOV% 16.1% 17.7%
ORB% 39.5% 30.1%
FT Rate 22.9% 26.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 42.9% 48.9%
Opp TOV% 21.6% 18.1%
DRB% 72.6% 70.7%
Opp FT Rate 27.5% 28.0%

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