And I'm telling you son, well, it ain't no fun staring straight down a forty-four. "Gimme Three Steps" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Arkansas Razorbacks
85 94
FINAL Neutral Never Forget Tribute Classic
Houston Cougars
Prudential Center (Neutral) · December 20, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money ARK +200 / HOU -245
Model Predictions
Spread Total ARK win
Actual HOU +9 179 Lost
Massey ARK -0.0 (-9.0)
Massey Totals 143.8 (+35.2)
Bradley-Terry 58%
Weighted B-T 78%
Baseline Plus ML ARK -2.1 (-11.1) 142.3 (+36.7) 53%
Model 4 ML ARK -2.1 (-11.1) 143.7 (+35.3) 51%
Model 3 ML ARK -1.1 (-10.1) 139.1 (+39.9) 58%
Baseline ML ARK -1.4 (-10.4) 140.1 (+38.9) 54%

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 ARK HOU
Overall 28-9 30-7
Conference 13-5 14-4
Home 17-1 15-1
Away 5-5 6-3
Neutral 6-3 9-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 90.2 76.9
Avg Pts Against 81.0 62.3
Massey 17.0 (#21) 16.9 (#22)
Bradley-Terry 3.27 (#16) 2.96 (#19)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.36 (#12) 4.10 (#23)
RPI 0.611 (#38) 0.600 (#44)
Shooting & Four Factors ARK HOU
FG% 48.6% 45.1%
3PT% 38.2% 34.3%
REB / G 38.5 39.4
OREB / G 11.3 14.3
AST / TO 1.88 1.86
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.0% 52.4%
TOV% 13.1% 14.4%
ORB% 32.6% 38.8%
FT Rate 30.0% 18.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.3% 42.6%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 23.8%
DRB% 68.7% 69.0%
Opp FT Rate 16.4% 25.9%

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