I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Houston Cougars
65 59
FINAL Conference
Kansas Jayhawks
Big 12 Conference · Fertitta Center · March 4, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -9.5 Away covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money HOU -500 / KU +360
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +6 124 Won
Massey HOU -10.8 (-4.8)
Massey Totals 131.1 (-7.1)
Bradley-Terry 87%
Weighted B-T 93%
Baseline Plus ML HOU -11.9 (-5.9) 132.9 (-8.9) 86%
Model 4 ML HOU -11.5 (-5.5) 130.2 (-6.2) 86%
Model 3 ML HOU -10.9 (-4.9) 131.2 (-7.2) 83%
Baseline ML HOU -10.5 (-4.5) 132.7 (-8.7) 83%

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 14, 2026 HOU 6947 KU
Feb 24, 2026 KU 6956 HOU
Jan 25, 2025 HOU 9286 KU
Mar 9, 2024 HOU 7646 KU
Feb 3, 2024 KU 7865 HOU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU KU
Overall 35-5 21-13
Conference 19-1 11-9
Home 16-1 14-3
Away 10-0 4-8
Neutral 9-4 3-2
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 73.7 76.1
Avg Pts Against 58.6 69.6
Massey 24.8 (#3) 17.3 (#19)
Bradley-Terry 3.78 (#6) 2.43 (#34)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.96 (#5) 3.07 (#34)
RPI 0.643 (#7) 0.610 (#22)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU KU
FG% 46.4% 47.4%
3PT% 39.8% 34.0%
REB / G 36.3 38.7
OREB / G 12.4 10.3
AST / TO 1.36 1.55
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 53.1%
TOV% 14.7% 16.4%
ORB% 36.9% 30.0%
FT Rate 20.0% 16.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.1% 45.4%
Opp TOV% 21.9% 16.0%
DRB% 71.0% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 24.4% 19.6%

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