What have I done? "Police On My Back" - The Clash
Houston Cougars
70 – 73 OT
FINAL Neutral Players Era Festival
San Diego State Aztecs
MGM Grand Garden Arena (Neutral) · December 1, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -13.5 Away covered
O/U 127.5 Over
Money HOU -1600 / SDSU +800
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual SDSU +3 143 Lost
Massey HOU -12.6 (-15.6) — —
Massey Totals — 121.6 (+21.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 51% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 55% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -7.2 (-10.2) 126.2 (+16.8) 76% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -8.2 (-11.2) 125.8 (+17.2) 79% ✗
Baseline Plus ML HOU -9.3 (-12.3) 129.3 (+13.7) 81% ✗
Baseline ML HOU -8.3 (-11.3) 129.2 (+13.8) 77% ✗

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 SDSU
Overall 35-5 21-10
Conference 19-1 14-6
Home 16-1 12-3
Away 10-0 6-4
Neutral 9-4 3-3
Last 5 3-2 2-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 73.7 69.8
Avg Pts Against 58.6 65.2
Massey 20.1 (#7) 7.4 (#72)
Bradley-Terry 1.36 (#70) 1.33 (#74)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.49 (#64) 2.28 (#72)
RPI 0.564 (#73) 0.658 (#20)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU SDSU
FG% 45.8% 45.2%
3PT% 41.8% 36.1%
REB / G 38.0 33.8
OREB / G 13.0 7.0
AST / TO 1.72 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 51.7%
TOV% 12.3% 17.0%
ORB% 35.3% 21.7%
FT Rate 21.8% 13.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.8% 44.7%
Opp TOV% 24.7% 15.4%
DRB% 72.5% 67.7%
Opp FT Rate 24.6% 24.6%

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