He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
Houston Cougars
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FINAL Neutral Conference Big 12
BYU Cougars
Big 12 Conference · T-Mobile Center (Neutral) · March 12, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -9.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money HOU -485 / BYU +370
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +7 139 Won
Massey HOU -4.7 (+2.3)
Massey Totals 148.1 (-9.1)
Bradley-Terry 70%
Weighted B-T 76%
Efficiency Plus ML HOU -5.5 (+1.5) 142.1 (-3.1) 74%
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -5.7 (+1.3) 143.7 (-4.7) 73%
Baseline ML HOU -5.3 (+1.7) 145.1 (-6.1) 77%
Baseline Plus ML HOU -4.7 (+2.3) 142.1 (-3.1) 74%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 8, 2026 HOU 7766 BYU
Mar 14, 2025 HOU 7454 BYU
Jan 4, 2025 HOU 8655 BYU
Jan 24, 2024 HOU 7568 BYU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU BYU
Overall 30-7 23-12
Conference 14-4 9-9
Home 15-1 14-3
Away 6-3 3-6
Neutral 9-3 6-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 76.9 83.5
Avg Pts Against 62.3 75.4
Massey 22.4 (#8) 17.8 (#22)
Bradley-Terry 3.83 (#7) 2.99 (#22)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.81 (#7) 3.64 (#24)
RPI 0.635 (#9) 0.610 (#24)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU BYU
FG% 45.1% 47.9%
3PT% 34.5% 34.7%
REB / G 36.5 38.5
OREB / G 12.8 12.5
AST / TO 1.81 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 54.8%
TOV% 12.7% 15.0%
ORB% 36.0% 34.7%
FT Rate 20.5% 25.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.9% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 21.4% 16.3%
DRB% 69.0% 71.0%
Opp FT Rate 26.8% 20.4%

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