Hmm, you're so pretty, not to talk to you would be a crime. "Baby, Baby" - The Vibrators
Houston Cougars
82 – 67
FINAL Neutral Houston Hoops Showdown
Florida State Seminoles
Toyota Center (Houston) (Neutral) · December 7, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -12.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money HOU -1100 / FSU +700
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +15 149 Won
Massey HOU -8.1 (+6.9) — —
Massey Totals — 141.0 (+8.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 91% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -6.6 (+8.4) 142.2 (+6.8) 72% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -7.8 (+7.2) 141.2 (+7.8) 73% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -6.7 (+8.3) 140.2 (+8.8) 75% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -6.4 (+8.6) 143.4 (+5.6) 73% ✓

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU FSU
Overall 30-7 18-15
Conference 14-4 10-8
Home 15-1 11-6
Away 6-3 6-5
Neutral 9-3 1-4
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.9 80.4
Avg Pts Against 62.3 77.9
Massey 15.0 (#27) 6.9 (#86)
Bradley-Terry 2.85 (#19) 0.50 (#144)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.05 (#23) 0.74 (#135)
RPI 0.640 (#19) 0.525 (#137)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU FSU
FG% 43.2% 42.0%
3PT% 32.5% 31.5%
REB / G 40.4 38.2
OREB / G 14.5 14.2
AST / TO 1.73 1.44
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 50.4%
TOV% 14.3% 14.9%
ORB% 38.5% 32.0%
FT Rate 17.2% 21.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 42.4% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 20.5% 25.0%
DRB% 69.5% 63.8%
Opp FT Rate 26.6% 28.3%

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