Just tell me where it hurts and I'll tell you who to call. "Quinn the Eskimo" - Bob Dylan
Big 12 Conference · Fertitta Center · January 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money HOU -375 / TTU +295
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +4 134 Won
Massey HOU -4.1 (-0.1) — —
Massey Totals — 142.7 (-8.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 66% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 76% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -4.1 (-0.1) 141.4 (-7.4) 68% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -5.7 (-1.7) 140.8 (-6.8) 63% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -4.1 (-0.1) 143.9 (-9.9) 67% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -5.0 (-1.0) 144.4 (-10.4) 66% ✓

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
Feb 25, 2025 HOU 69 – 61 TTU
Feb 1, 2025 TTU 82 – 81 HOU
Mar 15, 2024 HOU 82 – 59 TTU
Jan 18, 2024 HOU 77 – 54 TTU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU TTU
Overall 30-7 23-11
Conference 14-4 12-6
Home 15-1 14-2
Away 6-3 5-5
Neutral 9-3 4-4
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.9 80.3
Avg Pts Against 62.3 73.1
Massey 17.7 (#18) 17.4 (#20)
Bradley-Terry 3.43 (#16) 3.41 (#17)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.95 (#15) 4.54 (#18)
RPI 0.619 (#27) 0.668 (#9)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU TTU
FG% 45.0% 47.2%
3PT% 34.6% 38.1%
REB / G 37.9 38.3
OREB / G 13.8 12.9
AST / TO 1.77 1.57
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 55.9%
TOV% 13.9% 14.3%
ORB% 38.0% 34.7%
FT Rate 18.9% 22.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.2% 50.2%
Opp TOV% 23.7% 16.5%
DRB% 68.7% 70.2%
Opp FT Rate 25.3% 21.4%

Game Analysis

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