He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Houston Cougars
69 – 47
FINAL Neutral Conference Big 12
Kansas Jayhawks
Big 12 Conference · T-Mobile Center (Neutral) · March 14, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -5.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money HOU -225 / KU +185
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +22 116 Won
Massey HOU -4.1 (+17.9) — —
Massey Totals — 133.5 (-17.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 61% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 70% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -3.4 (+18.6) 135.1 (-19.1) 68% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -4.4 (+17.6) 134.9 (-18.9) 74% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -3.5 (+18.5) 133.4 (-17.4) 64% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -3.5 (+18.5) 134.7 (-18.7) 63% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 24, 2026 KU 69 – 56 HOU
Mar 4, 2025 HOU 65 – 59 KU
Jan 25, 2025 HOU 92 – 86 KU
Mar 9, 2024 HOU 76 – 46 KU
Feb 3, 2024 KU 78 – 65 HOU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU KU
Overall 30-7 24-11
Conference 14-4 12-6
Home 15-1 13-2
Away 6-3 5-6
Neutral 9-3 6-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.9 75.1
Avg Pts Against 62.3 69.1
Massey 22.5 (#8) 18.4 (#20)
Bradley-Terry 3.91 (#5) 3.45 (#11)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.88 (#6) 4.05 (#15)
RPI 0.633 (#7) 0.631 (#9)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU KU
FG% 45.1% 46.0%
3PT% 34.4% 35.1%
REB / G 36.5 38.9
OREB / G 12.9 10.0
AST / TO 1.74 1.35
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 52.2%
TOV% 13.0% 15.6%
ORB% 36.1% 29.4%
FT Rate 20.7% 25.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.9% 45.1%
Opp TOV% 21.6% 14.0%
DRB% 69.1% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 27.0% 19.0%

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