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Houston vs Iowa State Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 16 Mar 2024
Tip-off: 22:00
Final 41-69
23-30 18-39
Position#9
Record30-3
FormWWWWW
Points / game74.0
Allowed / game56.6
vs
Position#18
Record26-7
FormWWLWW
Points / game75.8
Allowed / game61.9
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 winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Iowa State winWon
-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
Cincinnati
#134
W
67-62
67
62
+5
A10/02
NCAA
Texas
#112
W
82-61
82
61
+21
H17/02
NCAA
Iowa State
#18
W
73-65
73
65
+8
H20/02
NCAA
Baylor
#58
W
82-76 OT
82
76
+6
A24/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#134
W
67-59
67
59
+8
H28/02
NCAA
Oklahoma
#104
W
87-85
87
85
+2
A03/03
NCAA
UCF Knights
#180
W
67-59
67
59
+8
A07/03
NCAA
Kansas
#63
W
76-46
76
46
+30
H09/03
NCAA
TCU
#111
W
60-45
60
45
+15
H14/03
NCAA
Texas Tech
#64
W
82-59
82
59
+23
H15/03
NCAA
1H
2H
29-32
38-30
40-27
42-34
28-23
45-42
41-25
28-44
26-17
41-42
48-45
39-40
28-31
39-28
40-21
36-25
31-15
29-30
32-29
50-30
136.0Avg total
74.3Scored
61.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (33)74.056.6130.6+17.491%
Season at home (21)76.050.9126.9+25.1100%
Season away (12)70.566.7137.2+3.875%
Last 10 (10)74.361.7136.0+12.6100%
Last 5 (5)74.458.8133.2+15.6100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (2)63.061.0124.0+2.050%
vs Weaker (28)74.057.8131.7+16.293%
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
Cincinnati
#134
W
68-59
68
59
+9
A14/02
NCAA
Texas Tech
#64
W
82-74
82
74
+8
H17/02
NCAA
Houston
#9
L
65-73
65
73
-8
A20/02
NCAA
West Virginia
#338
W
71-64
71
64
+7
H24/02
NCAA
Oklahoma
#104
W
58-45
58
45
+13
H29/02
NCAA
UCF Knights
#180
W
60-52
60
52
+8
A02/03
NCAA
Brigham Young
#61
W
68-63
68
63
+5
H07/03
NCAA
Kansas State
#151
L
58-65
58
65
-7
A09/03
NCAA
Kansas State
#151
W
76-57
76
57
+19
H14/03
NCAA
Baylor
#58
W
76-62
76
62
+14
H16/03
NCAA
1H
2H
34-26
34-33
38-24
44-50
23-28
42-45
40-30
31-34
25-20
33-25
36-29
24-23
27-38
41-25
24-28
34-37
34-27
42-30
35-27
41-35
129.6Avg total
68.2Scored
61.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (33)75.861.9137.7+13.879%
Season at home (21)79.757.8137.5+21.995%
Season away (12)68.869.1137.9-0.250%
Last 10 (10)68.261.4129.6+6.880%
Last 5 (5)67.659.8127.4+7.880%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (4)65.569.0134.5-3.550%
vs Weaker (26)75.662.3137.9+13.281%
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: +7.8+7.81st half: +3.9+3.92nd half2nd half: +4.2+4.22nd half: +2.9+2.9
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +7.8+7.81st half: +3.9+3.92nd half2nd half: +4.2+4.22nd half: +2.9+2.9
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
Cincinnati
#134
L
29-32
29
32
-3
A10/02
NCAA
Texas
#112
W
40-27
40
27
+13
H17/02
NCAA
Iowa State
#18
W
28-23
28
23
+5
H20/02
NCAA
Baylor
#58
W
41-25
41
25
+16
A24/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#134
W
26-17
26
17
+9
H28/02
NCAA
Oklahoma
#104
W
48-45
48
45
+3
A03/03
NCAA
UCF Knights
#180
L
28-31
28
31
-3
A07/03
NCAA
Kansas
#63
W
40-21
40
21
+19
H09/03
NCAA
TCU
#111
W
31-15
31
15
+16
H14/03
NCAA
Texas Tech
#64
W
32-29
32
29
+3
H15/03
NCAA
60.8Avg total
34.3Scored
26.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.325.360.6+10.087%-
Last 30 at home (18)35.921.457.3+14.4100%-
Last 30 away (12)34.331.165.4+3.367%-
Last 10 (10)34.326.560.8+7.880%-
Last 5 (5)35.828.264.0+7.680%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (2)24.527.051.5-2.550%-
vs Weaker (28)36.025.261.2+10.989%-
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
Cincinnati
#134
W
34-26
34
26
+8
A14/02
NCAA
Texas Tech
#64
W
38-24
38
24
+14
H17/02
NCAA
Houston
#9
L
23-28
23
28
-5
A20/02
NCAA
West Virginia
#338
W
40-30
40
30
+10
H24/02
NCAA
Oklahoma
#104
W
25-20
25
20
+5
H29/02
NCAA
UCF Knights
#180
W
36-29
36
29
+7
A02/03
NCAA
Brigham Young
#61
L
27-38
27
38
-11
H07/03
NCAA
Kansas State
#151
L
24-28
24
28
-4
A09/03
NCAA
Kansas State
#151
W
34-27
34
27
+7
H14/03
NCAA
Baylor
#58
W
35-27
35
27
+8
H16/03
NCAA
59.3Avg total
31.6Scored
27.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.228.563.7+6.773%-
Last 30 at home (18)37.626.664.1+11.094%-
Last 30 away (12)31.831.463.2+0.342%-
Last 10 (10)31.627.759.3+3.970%-
Last 5 (5)31.229.861.0+1.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (4)29.031.560.5-2.525%-
vs Weaker (26)36.228.064.2+8.281%-
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
1
Houston wins
1
Iowa State wins
DateGameScore
20/02/24Houston v Iowa State73-65
10/01/24Iowa State v Houston57-53
Houstonlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/03/24HTexas Tech82-59
14/03/24HTCU60-45
09/03/24HKansas76-46
07/03/24AUCF Knights67-59
03/03/24AOklahoma87-85
28/02/24HCincinnati67-59
24/02/24ABaylor82-76 OT
20/02/24HIowa State73-65
17/02/24HTexas82-61
10/02/24ACincinnati67-62
Iowa Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
16/03/24HBaylor76-62
14/03/24HKansas State76-57
09/03/24AKansas State58-65
07/03/24HBrigham Young68-63
02/03/24AUCF Knights60-52
29/02/24HOklahoma58-45
24/02/24HWest Virginia71-64
20/02/24AHouston65-73
17/02/24HTexas Tech82-74
14/02/24ACincinnati68-59

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Houston
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 10 Wins / 0 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW91%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLWWWW75%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games332112
Win %91%100%75%
Points / game74.076.070.5
Allowed / game56.650.966.7
Point differential+17.4+25.1+3.8
Avg total130.6126.9137.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+61%86%17%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (6)100% (1)60% (5)
Overtime %6%0%17%
Iowa State
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWW79%
HomeWWWWW95%
AwayWWLWL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games332112
Win %79%95%50%
Points / game75.879.768.8
Allowed / game61.957.869.1
Point differential+13.8+21.9-0.2
Avg total137.7137.5137.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+48%71%8%
Close games (≤5 pts) won75% (8)75% (4)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 Houston3330391%74.056.6+17.4
2 Iowa State3326779%75.861.9+13.8
3 Arizona3325876%87.972.2+15.7
4 Colorado3324973%79.671.1+8.6
5 Brigham Young33231070%81.869.9+11.9
6 Baylor33231070%80.571.2+9.3
7 Texas Tech33231070%75.669.3+6.2
8 Kansas32221069%75.268.7+6.6
9 TCU33211264%79.271.2+8.0
10 Cincinnati34201459%74.667.9+6.7
11 Utah Utes33191458%78.172.6+5.4
12 Kansas State33191458%71.970.5+1.4
13 UCF Knights32171553%71.567.5+4.1
14 Arizona State32141844%69.074.0-5.0
15 Oklahoma State32122038%71.072.7-1.7
16 West Virginia3292328%69.876.8-7.0
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
Houston231841
Iowa State303969
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