I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
Houston Cougars
72 – 64
FINAL Neutral Conference Big 12
Arizona Wildcats
Big 12 Conference · T-Mobile Center (Neutral) · March 15, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -5.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money HOU -260 / ARIZ +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +8 136 Won
Massey HOU -5.1 (+2.9) — —
Massey Totals — 139.9 (-3.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 80% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 85% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -5.2 (+2.8) 134.3 (+1.7) 74% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -5.1 (+2.9) 134.2 (+1.8) 74% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -6.5 (+1.5) 135.9 (+0.1) 73% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -6.1 (+1.9) 133.6 (+2.4) 73% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 14, 2026 ARIZ 79 – 74 HOU
Feb 21, 2026 ARIZ 73 – 66 HOU
Feb 15, 2025 HOU 62 – 58 ARIZ
Mar 25, 2022 HOU 72 – 60 ARIZ

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU ARIZ
Overall 35-5 24-13
Conference 19-1 14-6
Home 16-1 13-3
Away 10-0 6-5
Neutral 9-4 5-5
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.7 82.5
Avg Pts Against 58.6 73.3
Massey 24.7 (#3) 19.6 (#11)
Bradley-Terry 4.00 (#6) 2.59 (#32)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.15 (#5) 3.44 (#28)
RPI 0.645 (#6) 0.582 (#39)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU ARIZ
FG% 45.9% 47.3%
3PT% 39.8% 32.1%
REB / G 36.2 39.8
OREB / G 12.4 12.3
AST / TO 1.30 1.45
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.8% 52.9%
TOV% 14.7% 16.3%
ORB% 36.5% 36.2%
FT Rate 20.9% 29.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.8% 48.5%
Opp TOV% 21.9% 16.9%
DRB% 70.5% 71.7%
Opp FT Rate 24.5% 20.6%

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