We are not monsters, we're moral people / And yet we have the strength to do this. "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Fertitta Center · November 21, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -40.5 Home covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +46 136 Won
Massey HOU -30.5 (+15.5)
Massey Totals 131.1 (+4.9)
Bradley-Terry 99%
Weighted B-T 100%
Baseline Plus ML HOU -32.4 (+13.6) 130.8 (+5.2) 91%
Model 4 ML HOU -26.8 (+19.2) 132.9 (+3.1) 90%
Model 3 ML HOU -23.8 (+22.2) 129.8 (+6.2) 90%
Baseline ML HOU -30.9 (+15.1) 127.8 (+8.2) 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 RID
Overall 30-7 4-25
Conference 14-4 3-17
Home 15-1 4-9
Away 6-3 0-16
Neutral 9-3 0-0
Last 5 4-0 0-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 76.9 62.6
Avg Pts Against 62.3 76.8
Massey 11.1 (#41) -13.1 (#350)
Bradley-Terry 2.63 (#18) -0.99 (#263)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.29 (#37) -1.46 (#261)
RPI 0.661 (#23) 0.515 (#166)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU RID
FG% 43.2% 31.2%
3PT% 28.7% 23.1%
REB / G 41.0 38.3
OREB / G 14.8 14.3
AST / TO 1.54 0.45
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.2% 34.7%
TOV% 15.6% 19.6%
ORB% 39.1% 33.1%
FT Rate 13.9% 27.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 40.4% 54.5%
Opp TOV% 20.7% 9.2%
DRB% 70.9% 60.0%
Opp FT Rate 25.4% 33.0%

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