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Houston vs Iowa State Result & Analysis

Date: Tue 20 Feb 2024
Tip-off: 02:00
Final 73-65
28-23 45-42
Position#9
Record22-3
FormWLWWW
Points / game73.9
Allowed / game55.0
Houston 🏆
USA
vs
Position#18
Record20-5
FormLWWWW
Points / game78.7
Allowed / game62.5
USANCAA
Other2023-24
Meetings · Houston v Iowa State
13 Jan 2027
HOUS v IOWA
upcoming
22 Feb 2025
HOUS68
IOWA59
16 Mar 2024
HOUS41
IOWA69
19 Feb 2024
HOUS73
IOWA65
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🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

HoustonUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
TCU
#111
L
67-68
67
68
-1
A13/01
NCAA
Texas Tech
#64
W
77-54
77
54
+23
H18/01
NCAA
UCF Knights
#180
W
57-42
57
42
+15
H20/01
NCAA
Brigham Young
#61
W
75-68
75
68
+7
A24/01
NCAA
Kansas State
#151
W
74-52
74
52
+22
H27/01
NCAA
Texas
#112
W
76-72 OT
76
72
+4
A30/01
NCAA
Kansas
#63
L
65-78
65
78
-13
A03/02
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#297
W
79-63
79
63
+16
H07/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#134
W
67-62
67
62
+5
A10/02
NCAA
Texas
#112
W
82-61
82
61
+21
H17/02
NCAA
1H
2H
31-29
36-39
38-29
39-25
28-14
29-28
41-34
34-34
41-21
33-31
33-25
32-40
28-43
37-35
40-21
39-42
29-32
38-30
40-27
42-34
133.9Avg total
71.9Scored
62.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (25)73.955.0128.9+19.088%
Season at home (16)77.449.6127.0+27.8100%
Season away (9)67.864.4132.2+3.367%
Last 10 (10)71.962.0133.9+9.980%
Last 5 (5)73.867.2141.0+6.680%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (1)53.057.0110.0-4.00%
vs Weaker (29)74.156.7130.8+17.386%
This opponent (Iowa State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Iowa StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Oklahoma State
#297
W
66-42
66
42
+24
H14/01
NCAA
Brigham Young
#61
L
72-87
72
87
-15
A17/01
NCAA
TCU
#111
W
73-72
73
72
+1
A20/01
NCAA
Kansas State
#151
W
78-67
78
67
+11
H25/01
NCAA
Kansas
#63
W
79-75
79
75
+4
H27/01
NCAA
Baylor
#58
L
68-70
68
70
-2
A04/02
NCAA
Texas
#112
W
70-65
70
65
+5
A07/02
NCAA
TCU
#111
W
71-59
71
59
+12
H10/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#134
W
68-59
68
59
+9
A14/02
NCAA
Texas Tech
#64
W
82-74
82
74
+8
H17/02
NCAA
1H
2H
37-26
29-16
35-39
37-48
44-26
29-46
41-29
37-38
30-26
49-49
28-40
40-30
36-19
34-46
30-22
41-37
34-26
34-33
38-24
44-50
139.7Avg total
72.7Scored
67.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (25)78.762.5141.2+16.280%
Season at home (16)82.857.7140.5+25.194%
Season away (9)71.471.0142.4+0.456%
Last 10 (10)72.767.0139.7+5.780%
Last 5 (5)71.865.4137.2+6.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (7)64.067.4131.4-3.443%
vs Weaker (23)80.061.8141.8+18.183%
This opponent (Houston) 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

-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +7.4+7.41st half: +7.6+7.62nd half2nd half: +2.1+2.12nd half: -1.9-1.9
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +7.4+7.41st half: +7.6+7.62nd half2nd half: +2.1+2.12nd half: -1.9-1.9
HoustonIowa State
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
HoustonLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
TCU
#111
W
31-29
31
29
+2
A13/01
NCAA
Texas Tech
#64
W
38-29
38
29
+9
H18/01
NCAA
UCF Knights
#180
W
28-14
28
14
+14
H20/01
NCAA
Brigham Young
#61
W
41-34
41
34
+7
A24/01
NCAA
Kansas State
#151
W
41-21
41
21
+20
H27/01
NCAA
Texas
#112
W
33-25
33
25
+8
A30/01
NCAA
Kansas
#63
L
28-43
28
43
-15
A03/02
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#297
W
40-21
40
21
+19
H07/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#134
L
29-32
29
32
-3
A10/02
NCAA
Texas
#112
W
40-27
40
27
+13
H17/02
NCAA
62.4Avg total
34.9Scored
27.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.626.361.9+9.380%-
Last 30 at home (21)36.824.661.4+12.186%-
Last 30 away (9)32.830.263.0+2.667%-
Last 10 (10)34.927.562.4+7.480%-
Last 5 (5)34.029.663.6+4.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (1)21.031.052.0-10.00%-
vs Weaker (29)36.126.162.2+9.983%-
This opponent (Iowa State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Iowa StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Oklahoma State
#297
W
37-26
37
26
+11
H14/01
NCAA
Brigham Young
#61
L
35-39
35
39
-4
A17/01
NCAA
TCU
#111
W
44-26
44
26
+18
A20/01
NCAA
Kansas State
#151
W
41-29
41
29
+12
H25/01
NCAA
Kansas
#63
W
30-26
30
26
+4
H27/01
NCAA
Baylor
#58
L
28-40
28
40
-12
A04/02
NCAA
Texas
#112
W
36-19
36
19
+17
A07/02
NCAA
TCU
#111
W
30-22
30
22
+8
H10/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#134
W
34-26
34
26
+8
A14/02
NCAA
Texas Tech
#64
W
38-24
38
24
+14
H17/02
NCAA
63.0Avg total
35.3Scored
27.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.628.565.1+8.170%-
Last 30 at home (18)39.125.965.1+13.289%-
Last 30 away (12)32.832.365.2+0.542%-
Last 10 (10)35.327.763.0+7.680%-
Last 5 (5)33.226.259.4+7.080%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (7)30.331.661.9-1.329%-
vs Weaker (23)38.527.666.1+11.083%-
This opponent (Houston) 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
0
Houston wins
1
Iowa State wins
DateGameScore
10/01/24Iowa State v Houston57-53
Houstonlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
17/02/24HTexas82-61
10/02/24ACincinnati67-62
07/02/24HOklahoma State79-63
03/02/24AKansas65-78
30/01/24ATexas76-72 OT
27/01/24HKansas State74-52
24/01/24ABrigham Young75-68
20/01/24HUCF Knights57-42
18/01/24HTexas Tech77-54
13/01/24ATCU67-68
Iowa Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
17/02/24HTexas Tech82-74
14/02/24ACincinnati68-59
10/02/24HTCU71-59
07/02/24ATexas70-65
04/02/24ABaylor68-70
27/01/24HKansas79-75
25/01/24HKansas State78-67
20/01/24ATCU73-72
17/01/24ABrigham Young72-87
14/01/24HOklahoma State66-42

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Houston
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW88%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLWWLW67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games25169
Win %88%100%67%
Points / game73.977.467.8
Allowed / game55.049.664.4
Point differential+19.0+27.8+3.3
Avg total128.9127.0132.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+68%94%22%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (5)100% (1)50% (4)
Overtime %4%0%11%
Iowa State
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWWW80%
HomeWWWWW94%
AwayLWLWW56%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games25169
Win %80%94%56%
Points / game78.782.871.4
Allowed / game62.557.771.0
Point differential+16.2+25.1+0.4
Avg total141.2140.5142.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+52%75%11%
Close games (≤5 pts) won71% (7)67% (3)75% (4)
Overtime %0%0%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 Houston2522388%73.955.0+19.0
2 Arizona2520580%90.772.9+17.8
3 Iowa State2520580%78.762.5+16.2
4 Kansas2620677%76.667.6+9.0
5 Baylor2519676%83.070.7+12.4
6 Brigham Young2518772%83.468.6+14.7
7 TCU2518772%81.570.9+10.6
8 Texas Tech2518772%76.368.2+8.1
9 Colorado2617965%80.372.7+7.7
10 Cincinnati2516964%75.667.2+8.4
11 Utah Utes26161062%78.372.8+5.4
12 Kansas State25151060%71.969.1+2.8
13 UCF Knights24131154%72.166.5+5.5
14 Arizona State26131350%69.673.4-3.8
15 Oklahoma State25111444%71.370.9+0.4
16 West Virginia2581732%68.474.8-6.4
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
Houston284573
Iowa State234265
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