That's where you'll find me, along with the lovers muggers and thieves - but they're cool people. "Dirty Water" - The Standells
Big 12 Conference · Fertitta Center · January 18, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -12.5 Home covered
O/U 129.5 Over
Money HOU -1200 / TTU +650
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +23 131 Won
Massey HOU -16.1 (+6.9) — —
Massey Totals — 125.4 (+5.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 81% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -14.5 (+8.5) 129.6 (+1.4) 82% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -13.2 (+9.8) 129.1 (+1.9) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -12.6 (+10.4) 130.3 (+0.7) 84% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -14.0 (+9.0) 129.2 (+1.8) 85% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 24, 2026 TTU 90 – 86 HOU
Jan 7, 2026 HOU 69 – 65 TTU
Feb 25, 2025 HOU 69 – 61 TTU
Feb 1, 2025 TTU 82 – 81 HOU
Mar 15, 2024 HOU 82 – 59 TTU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU TTU
Overall 32-5 23-11
Conference 15-3 11-7
Home 17-0 15-2
Away 7-3 4-6
Neutral 8-2 4-3
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 73.5 75.3
Avg Pts Against 57.6 69.6
Massey 23.9 (#2) 11.7 (#39)
Bradley-Terry 2.99 (#10) 2.23 (#28)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.31 (#2) 2.52 (#41)
RPI 0.632 (#15) 0.597 (#37)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU TTU
FG% 44.1% 46.4%
3PT% 34.4% 35.7%
REB / G 40.3 36.1
OREB / G 15.2 10.5
AST / TO 1.47 1.41
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.4% 53.7%
TOV% 14.5% 15.7%
ORB% 40.9% 32.4%
FT Rate 20.7% 26.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 40.8% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 26.7% 19.0%
DRB% 71.1% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 25.5% 15.9%

Game Analysis

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