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Arizona vs Houston Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 14 Mar 2026
Tip-off: 22:00
Final 79-74
44-36 35-38
Position#7
Record31-2
FormWWWWW
Points / game86.4
Allowed / game68.6
Arizona 🏆
USA
vs
Houston
USA
Position#18
Record28-5
FormWWWWW
Points / game77.2
Allowed / game62.4
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Arizona v Houston
14 Mar 2026
ARIZ79
HOUS74
15 Feb 2025
ARIZ58
HOUS62
24 Mar 2022
ARIZ60
HOUS72
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Arizona winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Houston winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

ArizonaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Kansas
#58
L
78-82
78
82
-4
A10/02
NCAA
Texas Tech
#63
L
75-78 OT
75
78
-3
H14/02
NCAA
Brigham Young
#76
W
75-68
75
68
+7
H19/02
NCAA
Houston
#18
W
73-66
73
66
+7
A21/02
NCAA
Baylor
#200
W
87-80
87
80
+7
A25/02
NCAA
Kansas
#58
W
84-61
84
61
+23
H28/02
NCAA
Iowa State
#34
W
73-57
73
57
+16
H03/03
NCAA
Colorado
#183
W
89-79
89
79
+10
A08/03
NCAA
UCF Knights
#92
W
81-59
81
59
+22
H12/03
NCAA
Iowa State
#34
W
82-80
82
80
+2
H13/03
NCAA
1H
2H
45-42
33-40
32-32
34-34
42-35
33-33
36-31
37-35
34-41
53-39
39-28
45-33
37-25
36-32
36-38
53-41
46-30
35-29
37-43
45-37
150.7Avg total
79.7Scored
71.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (33)86.468.6155.0+17.794%
Season at home (21)88.065.0153.0+22.995%
Season away (12)83.674.9158.5+8.792%
Last 10 (10)79.771.0150.7+8.780%
Last 5 (5)81.867.2149.0+14.6100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (3)76.067.7143.7+8.3100%
vs Weaker (27)87.168.9156.0+18.393%
This opponent (Houston) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
HoustonUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Utah Utes
#333
W
66-52
66
52
+14
A11/02
NCAA
Kansas State
#292
W
78-64
78
64
+14
H14/02
NCAA
Iowa State
#34
L
67-70
67
70
-3
A17/02
NCAA
Arizona
#7
L
66-73
66
73
-7
H21/02
NCAA
Kansas
#58
L
56-69
56
69
-13
A24/02
NCAA
Colorado
#183
W
102-62
102
62
+40
H28/02
NCAA
Baylor
#200
W
77-64
77
64
+13
H05/03
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#140
W
82-75
82
75
+7
A07/03
NCAA
Brigham Young
#76
W
73-66
73
66
+7
H12/03
NCAA
Kansas
#58
W
69-47
69
47
+22
H14/03
NCAA
1H
2H
34-25
32-27
33-19
45-45
40-43
27-27
31-36
35-37
27-31
29-38
55-29
47-33
35-35
42-29
37-41
45-34
37-41
36-25
33-25
36-22
137.8Avg total
73.6Scored
64.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (33)77.262.4139.6+14.985%
Season at home (22)78.458.8137.2+19.691%
Season away (11)74.969.5144.4+5.573%
Last 10 (10)73.664.2137.8+9.470%
Last 5 (5)80.662.8143.4+17.8100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (2)66.571.5138.0-5.00%
vs Weaker (28)78.563.0141.5+15.589%
This opponent (Arizona) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-7-4+0+4+71st half1st half: +3.9+3.91st half: +3.7+3.72nd half2nd half: +5.1+5.12nd half: +5.7+5.7
-7-4+0+4+71st half1st half: +3.9+3.91st half: +3.7+3.72nd half2nd half: +5.1+5.12nd half: +5.7+5.7
ArizonaHouston
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
ArizonaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Kansas
#58
W
45-42
45
42
+3
A10/02
NCAA
Texas Tech
#63
D
32-32
32
32
+0
H14/02
NCAA
Brigham Young
#76
W
42-35
42
35
+7
H19/02
NCAA
Houston
#18
W
36-31
36
31
+5
A21/02
NCAA
Baylor
#200
L
34-41
34
41
-7
A25/02
NCAA
Kansas
#58
W
39-28
39
28
+11
H28/02
NCAA
Iowa State
#34
W
37-25
37
25
+12
H03/03
NCAA
Colorado
#183
L
36-38
36
38
-2
A08/03
NCAA
UCF Knights
#92
W
46-30
46
30
+16
H12/03
NCAA
Iowa State
#34
L
37-43
37
43
-6
H13/03
NCAA
72.9Avg total
38.4Scored
34.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)41.432.874.2+8.677%-
Last 30 at home (18)42.431.173.6+11.383%-
Last 30 away (12)39.835.375.1+4.467%-
Last 10 (10)38.434.572.9+3.960%-
Last 5 (5)39.032.871.8+6.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (3)36.733.069.7+3.767%-
vs Weaker (27)41.932.874.7+9.178%-
This opponent (Houston) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
HoustonLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Utah Utes
#333
W
34-25
34
25
+9
A11/02
NCAA
Kansas State
#292
W
33-19
33
19
+14
H14/02
NCAA
Iowa State
#34
L
40-43
40
43
-3
A17/02
NCAA
Arizona
#7
L
31-36
31
36
-5
H21/02
NCAA
Kansas
#58
L
27-31
27
31
-4
A24/02
NCAA
Colorado
#183
W
55-29
55
29
+26
H28/02
NCAA
Baylor
#200
D
35-35
35
35
+0
H05/03
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#140
L
37-41
37
41
-4
A07/03
NCAA
Brigham Young
#76
L
37-41
37
41
-4
H12/03
NCAA
Kansas
#58
W
33-25
33
25
+8
H14/03
NCAA
68.7Avg total
36.2Scored
32.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)38.230.468.6+7.870%-
Last 30 at home (19)38.427.465.8+10.979%-
Last 30 away (11)37.835.573.4+2.355%-
Last 10 (10)36.232.568.7+3.740%-
Last 5 (5)39.434.273.6+5.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (2)35.539.575.0-4.00%-
vs Weaker (28)38.429.868.1+8.675%-
This opponent (Arizona) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
1
Arizona wins
3
Houston wins
DateGameScore
21/02/26Houston v Arizona66-73
15/03/25Houston v Arizona72-64
15/02/25Arizona v Houston58-62
25/03/22Arizona v Houston60-72
Arizonalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
13/03/26HIowa State82-80
12/03/26HUCF Knights81-59
08/03/26AColorado89-79
03/03/26HIowa State73-57
28/02/26HKansas84-61
25/02/26ABaylor87-80
21/02/26AHouston73-66
19/02/26HBrigham Young75-68
14/02/26HTexas Tech75-78 OT
10/02/26AKansas78-82
Houstonlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/03/26HKansas69-47
12/03/26HBrigham Young73-66
07/03/26AOklahoma State82-75
05/03/26HBaylor77-64
28/02/26HColorado102-62
24/02/26AKansas56-69
21/02/26HArizona66-73
17/02/26AIowa State67-70
14/02/26HKansas State78-64
11/02/26AUtah Utes66-52

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Arizona
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW94%
HomeWWWWW95%
AwayWLWWW92%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games332112
Win %94%95%92%
Points / game86.488.083.6
Allowed / game68.665.074.9
Point differential+17.7+22.9+8.7
Avg total155.0153.0158.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+64%76%42%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (6)50% (2)75% (4)
Overtime %3%5%0%
Houston
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW85%
HomeLWWWW91%
AwayWWLLW73%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games332211
Win %85%91%73%
Points / game77.278.474.9
Allowed / game62.458.869.5
Point differential+14.9+19.6+5.5
Avg total139.6137.2144.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+58%73%27%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (6)67% (3)33% (3)
Overtime %3%5%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Big 12 conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Arizona3331294%86.468.6+17.7
2 Houston3328585%77.262.4+14.9
3 Iowa State3426876%81.365.6+15.7
4 Kansas33231070%75.669.4+6.2
5 Texas Tech32221069%80.472.6+7.8
6 Brigham Young34231168%83.975.3+8.6
7 TCU33221167%78.372.1+6.2
8 UCF Knights32211166%81.078.5+2.5
9 Oklahoma State33191458%84.382.9+1.4
10 West Virginia32181456%69.264.8+4.4
11 Cincinnati33181555%73.167.6+5.5
12 Colorado32171553%80.079.4+0.5
13 Arizona State33171652%76.378.3-2.0
14 Baylor32161650%82.677.2+5.4
15 Kansas State32122038%79.681.8-2.3
16 Utah Utes32102231%74.379.1-4.8
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Arizona443579
Houston363874
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