Let fury have the hour / Anger can be power. "Clampdown" - The Clash
Arizona Wildcats
79 – 74
FINAL Neutral Conference Big 12
Houston Cougars
Big 12 Conference · T-Mobile Center (Neutral) · March 14, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ARIZ -1.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money ARIZ -130 / HOU +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total ARIZ win
Actual ARIZ +5 153 Won
Massey ARIZ -4.0 (+1.0) — —
Massey Totals — 139.9 (+13.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 82% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ARIZ -3.2 (+1.8) 139.8 (+13.2) 61% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ARIZ -1.9 (+3.1) 137.8 (+15.2) 56% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ARIZ -3.9 (+1.1) 137.6 (+15.4) 64% ✓
Baseline ML ARIZ -3.5 (+1.5) 137.8 (+15.2) 62% ✓

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 21, 2026 ARIZ 73 – 66 HOU
Mar 15, 2025 HOU 72 – 64 ARIZ
Feb 15, 2025 HOU 62 – 58 ARIZ
Mar 25, 2022 HOU 72 – 60 ARIZ

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ARIZ HOU
Overall 36-3 30-7
Conference 16-2 14-4
Home 16-1 15-1
Away 9-1 6-3
Neutral 11-1 9-3
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 86.2 76.9
Avg Pts Against 69.4 62.3
Massey 26.5 (#3) 22.5 (#8)
Bradley-Terry 5.19 (#1) 3.91 (#5)
W. Bradley-Terry 6.42 (#3) 4.88 (#6)
RPI 0.669 (#3) 0.633 (#7)
Shooting & Four Factors ARIZ HOU
FG% 50.3% 45.1%
3PT% 35.8% 34.4%
REB / G 42.8 36.5
OREB / G 12.9 12.9
AST / TO 1.57 1.74
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.1% 52.2%
TOV% 15.3% 13.0%
ORB% 38.3% 36.1%
FT Rate 31.2% 20.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.9% 46.9%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 21.6%
DRB% 73.3% 69.1%
Opp FT Rate 20.0% 27.0%

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