Hmm, you're so pretty, not to talk to you would be a crime. "Baby, Baby" - The Vibrators
Houston Cougars
76 – 65
FINAL Conference
Baylor Bears
Big 12 Conference · Fertitta Center · February 11, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -9.5 Home covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Money HOU -450 / BAY +340
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +11 141 Won
Massey HOU -10.8 (+0.2) — —
Massey Totals — 136.7 (+4.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 82% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -10.8 (+0.2) 138.9 (+2.1) 83% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -10.9 (+0.1) 136.2 (+4.8) 83% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -11.1 (-0.1) 136.2 (+4.8) 83% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -10.3 (+0.7) 137.7 (+3.3) 84% ✓

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 5, 2026 HOU 77 – 64 BAY
Jan 10, 2026 HOU 77 – 55 BAY
Mar 9, 2025 HOU 65 – 61 BAY
Feb 24, 2024 HOU 82 – 76 BAY
Apr 3, 2021 BAY 78 – 59 HOU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU BAY
Overall 35-5 20-15
Conference 19-1 10-10
Home 16-1 13-3
Away 10-0 3-9
Neutral 9-4 4-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.7 75.2
Avg Pts Against 58.6 70.3
Massey 24.6 (#3) 17.0 (#21)
Bradley-Terry 3.25 (#10) 2.32 (#39)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.42 (#8) 2.95 (#40)
RPI 0.634 (#12) 0.600 (#34)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU BAY
FG% 45.9% 45.6%
3PT% 39.3% 35.7%
REB / G 38.1 35.3
OREB / G 13.6 12.8
AST / TO 1.42 1.39
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.6% 52.8%
TOV% 14.3% 15.9%
ORB% 38.8% 36.4%
FT Rate 19.4% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.4% 52.0%
Opp TOV% 22.5% 20.0%
DRB% 71.4% 68.9%
Opp FT Rate 23.2% 23.0%

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