So let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Fari! "By the RIvers of Babylon"-The Melodians
(1) Houston Cougars
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(16) SIU Edwardsville Cougars
INTRUST Bank Arena (Neutral) · March 20, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -28.5 Home covered
O/U 127.5 Under
Money HOU -100000 / SIUE +4000
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +38 118 Won
Massey HOU -27.9 (+10.1)
Massey Totals 123.8 (-5.8)
Bradley-Terry 99%
Weighted B-T 100%
Baseline Plus ML HOU -26.2 (+11.8) 128.3 (-10.3) 90%
Model 4 ML HOU -22.7 (+15.3) 124.9 (-6.9) 90%
Model 3 ML HOU -23.1 (+14.9) 127.7 (-9.7) 90%
Baseline ML HOU -25.9 (+12.1) 128.7 (-10.7) 90%

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU SIUE
Overall 35-5 22-12
Conference 19-1 13-7
Home 16-1 12-3
Away 10-0 7-8
Neutral 9-4 3-1
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.7 69.6
Avg Pts Against 58.6 68.3
Massey 24.8 (#3) -3.1 (#219)
Bradley-Terry 4.05 (#6) -0.43 (#206)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.21 (#5) -0.81 (#228)
RPI 0.645 (#6) 0.490 (#193)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU SIUE
FG% 45.8% 42.8%
3PT% 39.8% 34.0%
REB / G 36.2 37.5
OREB / G 12.3 11.7
AST / TO 1.29 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.7% 48.9%
TOV% 14.6% 17.1%
ORB% 36.1% 31.8%
FT Rate 20.9% 22.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.9% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 21.7% 17.4%
DRB% 70.7% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 24.2% 23.3%

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