I remember one night the kid cut off his right arm in a bid to save a bit of power. "So It Goes" - Nick Lowe
(2) Houston Cougars
88 – 57
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(10) Texas A&M Aggies
Paycom Center (Neutral) · March 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -10.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money HOU -520 / TA&M +390
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +31 145 Won
Massey HOU -8.6 (+22.4) — —
Massey Totals — 147.7 (-2.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -8.9 (+22.1) 141.5 (+3.5) 79% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -7.1 (+23.9) 142.3 (+2.7) 81% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -7.8 (+23.2) 143.6 (+1.4) 82% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -8.2 (+22.8) 141.5 (+3.5) 80% ✓

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 25, 2024 HOU 100 – 95 TA&M
Dec 16, 2023 HOU 70 – 66 TA&M

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU TA&M
Overall 30-7 22-12
Conference 14-4 11-7
Home 15-1 14-4
Away 6-3 6-5
Neutral 9-3 2-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.9 86.1
Avg Pts Against 62.3 78.9
Massey 23.2 (#7) 14.7 (#35)
Bradley-Terry 3.99 (#4) 2.40 (#38)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.99 (#4) 3.08 (#38)
RPI 0.628 (#9) 0.562 (#62)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU TA&M
FG% 45.1% 45.8%
3PT% 35.2% 36.2%
REB / G 36.9 37.5
OREB / G 12.7 12.1
AST / TO 1.72 1.67
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 54.1%
TOV% 12.9% 14.6%
ORB% 35.6% 32.2%
FT Rate 20.5% 27.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.2% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 20.9% 18.7%
DRB% 69.7% 67.5%
Opp FT Rate 26.9% 26.2%

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