All my failings exposed, gets a taste in my mouth as desperation takes hold "Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Joy Division
(1) Houston Cougars
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(1) Florida Gators
Alamodome (Neutral) · April 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread FLA -1.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money HOU -105 / FLA -115
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual FLA +2 128 Lost
Massey HOU -0.5 (-2.5)
Massey Totals 139.1 (-11.1)
Bradley-Terry 39%
Weighted B-T 37%
Baseline Plus ML HOU -1.4 (-3.4) 132.6 (-4.6) 54%
Model 4 ML HOU -3.0 (-5.0) 130.4 (-2.4) 56%
Model 3 ML HOU -1.5 (-3.5) 134.2 (-6.2) 55%
Baseline ML HOU -1.1 (-3.1) 135.9 (-7.9) 45%

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 FLA
Overall 35-5 36-4
Conference 19-1 14-4
Home 16-1 15-1
Away 10-0 7-3
Neutral 9-4 14-0
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 W12
Avg Pts For 73.7 84.8
Avg Pts Against 58.6 69.6
Massey 25.5 (#3) 25.0 (#4)
Bradley-Terry 4.55 (#3) 5.01 (#1)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.82 (#3) 6.35 (#1)
RPI 0.663 (#3) 0.658 (#4)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU FLA
FG% 45.2% 47.3%
3PT% 39.9% 35.8%
REB / G 36.8 41.9
OREB / G 12.7 13.9
AST / TO 1.36 1.40
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 55.1%
TOV% 14.2% 15.7%
ORB% 37.0% 38.8%
FT Rate 20.3% 25.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.8% 45.6%
Opp TOV% 21.0% 16.7%
DRB% 71.3% 71.0%
Opp FT Rate 24.4% 23.4%

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