We live on blood / We are Sparta F.C "Theme from Sparta FC" - The Fall
Houston Cougars
80 85 OT
FINAL Neutral Players Era Festival
Alabama Crimson Tide
MGM Grand Garden Arena (Neutral) · November 27, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money HOU -185 / ALA +155
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual ALA +5 165 Lost
Massey HOU -4.8 (-9.8)
Massey Totals 147.3 (+17.7)
Bradley-Terry 25%
Weighted B-T 22%
Baseline Plus ML HOU -3.2 (-8.2) 146.5 (+18.5) 39%
Baseline ML HOU -2.3 (-7.3) 146.4 (+18.6) 50%
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -3.2 (-8.2) 142.2 (+22.8) 60%
Efficiency Plus ML HOU -3.0 (-8.0) 141.4 (+23.6) 47%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 10, 2022 ALA 7165 HOU
Dec 12, 2021 ALA 8382 HOU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU ALA
Overall 35-5 28-9
Conference 19-1 13-5
Home 16-1 12-3
Away 10-0 9-3
Neutral 9-4 7-3
Last 5 3-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.7 90.7
Avg Pts Against 58.6 81.3
Massey 21.9 (#5) 17.1 (#13)
Bradley-Terry 1.19 (#94) 2.27 (#38)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.30 (#74) 3.58 (#40)
RPI 0.550 (#102) 0.729 (#10)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU ALA
FG% 48.2% 49.0%
3PT% 48.8% 30.8%
REB / G 39.2 43.0
OREB / G 13.5 11.2
AST / TO 1.79 1.75
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.9% 56.2%
TOV% 12.3% 13.9%
ORB% 38.0% 30.8%
FT Rate 20.4% 30.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 42.6% 45.8%
Opp TOV% 27.2% 13.6%
DRB% 77.4% 73.3%
Opp FT Rate 18.4% 20.9%

Game Analysis

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