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Houston Cougars
82 – 59
FINAL Neutral Conference Big 12
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Big 12 Conference · T-Mobile Center (Neutral) · March 15, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -10.5 Home covered
O/U 132.5 Over
Money HOU -600 / TTU +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +23 141 Won
Massey HOU -10.3 (+12.7) — —
Massey Totals — 129.4 (+11.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -7.5 (+15.5) 129.1 (+11.9) 77% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -7.2 (+15.8) 126.6 (+14.4) 80% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -7.6 (+15.4) 128.6 (+12.4) 79% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -7.5 (+15.5) 128.1 (+12.9) 77% ✓

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
Jan 18, 2024 HOU 77 – 54 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 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 73.5 75.3
Avg Pts Against 57.6 69.6
Massey 24.0 (#1) 13.7 (#23)
Bradley-Terry 3.88 (#2) 2.21 (#25)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.70 (#1) 2.56 (#31)
RPI 0.659 (#2) 0.583 (#43)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU TTU
FG% 43.7% 45.6%
3PT% 34.8% 36.6%
REB / G 37.9 35.1
OREB / G 13.8 9.9
AST / TO 1.48 1.36
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 53.1%
TOV% 13.6% 16.1%
ORB% 37.4% 30.1%
FT Rate 21.0% 26.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.6% 48.7%
Opp TOV% 24.8% 17.2%
DRB% 69.5% 69.7%
Opp FT Rate 25.7% 18.8%

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