Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Houston Cougars
73 – 76
FINAL Neutral Players Era Festival
Tennessee Volunteers
MGM Grand Garden Arena (Neutral) · November 25, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money HOU -170 / TENN +142
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual TENN +3 149 Lost
Massey TENN -2.9 (-0.1) — —
Massey Totals — 130.4 (+18.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 82% ✗
Baseline Plus ML TENN -0.2 (-2.8) 131.0 (+18.0) 47% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TENN -0.3 (-2.7) 130.6 (+18.4) 53% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML TENN -0.6 (-2.4) 132.4 (+16.6) 49% ✓
Baseline ML TENN -0.5 (-2.5) 128.8 (+20.2) 44% ✓

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 30, 2025 HOU 69 – 50 TENN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU TENN
Overall 30-7 25-12
Conference 14-4 11-7
Home 15-1 14-3
Away 6-3 5-5
Neutral 9-3 6-4
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.9 78.8
Avg Pts Against 62.3 69.6
Massey 13.8 (#24) 16.7 (#10)
Bradley-Terry 3.13 (#9) 2.02 (#49)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.23 (#20) 2.72 (#60)
RPI 0.665 (#17) 0.581 (#75)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU TENN
FG% 44.2% 50.3%
3PT% 32.3% 37.4%
REB / G 41.0 46.8
OREB / G 14.2 15.8
AST / TO 1.62 1.51
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 57.1%
TOV% 15.0% 19.8%
ORB% 37.6% 49.2%
FT Rate 15.9% 26.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 41.2% 40.5%
Opp TOV% 22.3% 19.7%
DRB% 70.0% 72.1%
Opp FT Rate 22.8% 22.1%

Game Analysis

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