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Houston Cougars
81 – 82 OT
FINAL Conference
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Big 12 Conference · Fertitta Center · February 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -9.5 Away covered
O/U 127.5 Over
Money HOU -500 / TTU +360
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual TTU +1 163 Lost
Massey HOU -10.6 (-11.6) — —
Massey Totals — 131.7 (+31.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 85% ✗
Baseline Plus ML HOU -9.0 (-10.0) 131.3 (+31.7) 77% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -10.2 (-11.2) 126.5 (+36.5) 79% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -9.9 (-10.9) 128.6 (+34.4) 80% ✗
Baseline ML HOU -9.6 (-10.6) 132.2 (+30.8) 74% ✗

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
Mar 15, 2024 HOU 82 – 59 TTU
Jan 18, 2024 HOU 77 – 54 TTU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU TTU
Overall 35-5 28-9
Conference 19-1 15-5
Home 16-1 15-3
Away 10-0 8-2
Neutral 9-4 5-4
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.7 80.9
Avg Pts Against 58.6 68.5
Massey 26.0 (#2) 18.6 (#15)
Bradley-Terry 3.68 (#6) 2.44 (#37)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.70 (#6) 3.65 (#26)
RPI 0.653 (#8) 0.583 (#47)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU TTU
FG% 46.0% 49.0%
3PT% 39.4% 38.0%
REB / G 38.0 37.0
OREB / G 13.2 11.7
AST / TO 1.46 1.59
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 56.8%
TOV% 14.0% 16.0%
ORB% 37.9% 36.3%
FT Rate 19.1% 22.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 42.9% 47.0%
Opp TOV% 23.0% 19.1%
DRB% 71.3% 71.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.5% 22.0%

Game Analysis

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