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(1) Houston Cougars
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(8) Gonzaga Bulldogs
INTRUST Bank Arena (Neutral) · March 23, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money HOU -230 / GONZ +195
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +5 157 Won
Massey HOU -3.7 (+1.3)
Massey Totals 141.6 (+15.4)
Bradley-Terry 83%
Weighted B-T 86%
Baseline Plus ML HOU -5.4 (-0.4) 134.0 (+23.0) 73%
Model 4 ML HOU -6.8 (-1.8) 132.9 (+24.1) 75%
Model 3 ML HOU -6.7 (-1.7) 137.9 (+19.1) 72%
Baseline ML HOU -5.7 (-0.7) 138.5 (+18.5) 69%

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 GONZ
Overall 35-5 26-9
Conference 19-1 14-4
Home 16-1 13-2
Away 10-0 7-2
Neutral 9-4 6-5
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.7 86.4
Avg Pts Against 58.6 69.9
Massey 25.1 (#3) 21.5 (#7)
Bradley-Terry 4.12 (#5) 2.55 (#34)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.28 (#4) 3.46 (#23)
RPI 0.646 (#5) 0.594 (#29)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU GONZ
FG% 45.7% 50.1%
3PT% 39.6% 35.1%
REB / G 36.6 38.6
OREB / G 12.5 11.2
AST / TO 1.29 2.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 56.0%
TOV% 14.5% 13.4%
ORB% 36.5% 32.8%
FT Rate 20.9% 24.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.6% 47.3%
Opp TOV% 21.7% 18.2%
DRB% 71.1% 73.4%
Opp FT Rate 24.0% 21.2%

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