The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
(2) Houston Cougars
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(3) Illinois Fighting Illini
Toyota Center (Houston) (Neutral) · March 27, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money HOU -142 / ILL +120

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 20, 2022 HOU 6853 ILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU ILL
Overall 30-7 28-9
Conference 14-4 15-5
Home 15-1 14-3
Away 6-3 8-2
Neutral 9-3 6-4
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.9 83.2
Avg Pts Against 62.3 68.8
Massey 23.7 (#7) 23.8 (#6)
Bradley-Terry 4.00 (#4) 3.44 (#14)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.99 (#4) 4.59 (#8)
RPI 0.631 (#8) 0.626 (#12)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU ILL
FG% 45.1% 46.5%
3PT% 34.9% 35.0%
REB / G 37.1 41.0
OREB / G 12.8 13.4
AST / TO 1.73 1.68
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 55.3%
TOV% 12.9% 13.0%
ORB% 36.0% 39.2%
FT Rate 20.8% 25.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.0% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 20.8% 11.7%
DRB% 69.8% 73.2%
Opp FT Rate 27.0% 14.3%

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