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Houston vs Penn Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 31 Dec 2023
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 81-42
39-17 42-25
Position#9
Record12-0
FormWWWWW
Points / game75.5
Allowed / game50.0
Houston 🏆
USA
vs
Penn
USA
Position#295
Record8-5
FormLWLWW
Points / game80.9
Allowed / game71.6
USANCAA
Other2023-24
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Houston winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Penn 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
Stetson
#97
W
79-48
79
48
+31
H14/11
NCAA
Towson
#135
W
65-49
65
49
+16
A16/11
NCAA
Utah Utes
#145
W
76-66
76
66
+10
A17/11
NCAA
Dayton
#30
W
69-55
69
55
+14
H20/11
NCAA
Montana
#65
W
79-44
79
44
+35
H24/11
NCAA
Xavier
#245
W
66-60
66
60
+6
A01/12
NCAA
Rice
#315
W
75-39
75
39
+36
H07/12
NCAA
Jackson State
#253
W
89-55
89
55
+34
H09/12
NCAA
Texas A&M
#139
W
70-66
70
66
+4
H16/12
NCAA
Texas State
#214
W
72-37
72
37
+35
H22/12
NCAA
1H
2H
38-16
41-32
37-17
28-32
39-30
37-36
36-28
33-27
41-14
38-30
36-31
30-29
34-18
41-21
37-29
52-26
38-23
32-43
29-18
43-19
125.9Avg total
74.0Scored
51.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (12)75.550.0125.5+25.5100%
Season at home (9)77.747.2124.9+30.4100%
Season away (3)69.058.3127.3+10.7100%
Last 10 (10)74.051.9125.9+22.1100%
Last 5 (5)74.451.4125.8+23.0100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similarno games
vs Weaker ◀ (30)74.357.1131.4+17.290%
This opponent (Penn) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PennUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Villanova
#174
W
76-72
76
72
+4
H14/11
NCAA
Md.-East. Shore
#325
L
80-83 OT
80
83
-3
A18/11
NCAA
Lafayette
#316
W
74-72
74
72
+2
H24/11
NCAA
Belmont
#128
L
79-84 OT
79
84
-5
H25/11
NCAA
Monmouth
#187
W
76-61
76
61
+15
H26/11
NCAA
La Salle
#222
L
92-93 OT
92
93
-1
A02/12
NCAA
FDU-Florham
#665
W
111-57
111
57
+54
H06/12
NCAA
Kentucky
#50
L
66-81
66
81
-15
A09/12
NCAA
Howard
#204
W
78-68
78
68
+10
H12/12
NCAA
Rider
#237
W
77-73 OT
77
73
+4
A23/12
NCAA
1H
2H
32-30
44-42
31-32
36-35
35-32
39-40
27-37
45-35
39-27
37-34
40-41
42-41
56-23
55-34
–
–
39-36
39-32
41-28
26-39
155.3Avg total
80.9Scored
74.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)80.971.6152.5+9.362%
Season at home (8)84.566.5151.0+18.088%
Season away (5)75.279.8155.0-4.620%
Last 10 (10)80.974.4155.3+6.560%
Last 5 (5)84.874.4159.2+10.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (8)66.472.8139.1-6.425%
vs Similar (12)81.074.2155.2+6.875%
vs Weaker (7)78.368.7147.0+9.671%
This opponent (Houston) is Stronger. 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

-18-9+0+9+181st half1st half: +14.1+14.11st half: +6.0+6.02nd half2nd half: +8.0+8.02nd half: +3.4+3.4
-18-9+0+9+181st half1st half: +14.1+14.11st half: +6.0+6.02nd half2nd half: +8.0+8.02nd half: +3.4+3.4
HoustonPenn
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
Stetson
#97
W
38-16
38
16
+22
H14/11
NCAA
Towson
#135
W
37-17
37
17
+20
A16/11
NCAA
Utah Utes
#145
W
39-30
39
30
+9
A17/11
NCAA
Dayton
#30
W
36-28
36
28
+8
H20/11
NCAA
Montana
#65
W
41-14
41
14
+27
H24/11
NCAA
Xavier
#245
W
36-31
36
31
+5
A01/12
NCAA
Rice
#315
W
34-18
34
18
+16
H07/12
NCAA
Jackson State
#253
W
37-29
37
29
+8
H09/12
NCAA
Texas A&M
#139
W
38-23
38
23
+15
H16/12
NCAA
Texas State
#214
W
29-18
29
18
+11
H22/12
NCAA
58.9Avg total
36.5Scored
22.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.727.162.8+8.680%-
Last 30 at home (21)35.126.561.6+8.776%-
Last 30 away (9)37.028.765.7+8.389%-
Last 10 (10)36.522.458.9+14.1100%-
Last 5 (5)34.823.858.6+11.0100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similarno games
vs Weaker ◀ (30)35.727.162.8+8.680%-
This opponent (Penn) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PennLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Villanova
#174
W
32-30
32
30
+2
H14/11
NCAA
Md.-East. Shore
#325
L
31-32
31
32
-1
A18/11
NCAA
Lafayette
#316
W
35-32
35
32
+3
H24/11
NCAA
Belmont
#128
L
27-37
27
37
-10
H25/11
NCAA
Monmouth
#187
W
39-27
39
27
+12
H26/11
NCAA
La Salle
#222
L
40-41
40
41
-1
A02/12
NCAA
FDU-Florham
#665
W
56-23
56
23
+33
H06/12
NCAA
Howard
#204
W
39-36
39
36
+3
H12/12
NCAA
Rider
#237
W
41-28
41
28
+13
A23/12
NCAA
69.6Avg total
37.8Scored
31.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (29)39.131.570.7+7.683%-
Last 30 at home (16)41.931.373.2+10.694%-
Last 30 away (13)35.831.867.5+4.069%-
Last 10 (9)37.831.869.6+6.067%-
Last 5 (5)43.031.074.0+12.080%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (7)31.429.661.0+1.986%-
vs Similar (12)40.133.373.4+6.875%-
vs Weaker (7)38.732.371.0+6.486%-
This opponent (Houston) is Stronger. 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
0
Penn wins
No previous meetings.
Houstonlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
22/12/23HTexas State72-37
16/12/23HTexas A&M70-66
09/12/23HJackson State89-55
07/12/23HRice75-39
01/12/23AXavier66-60
24/11/23HMontana79-44
20/11/23HDayton69-55
17/11/23AUtah Utes76-66
16/11/23ATowson65-49
14/11/23HStetson79-48
Pennlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
23/12/23ARider77-73 OT
12/12/23HHoward78-68
09/12/23AKentucky66-81
06/12/23HFDU-Florham111-57
02/12/23ALa Salle92-93 OT
26/11/23HMonmouth76-61
25/11/23HBelmont79-84 OT
24/11/23HLafayette74-72
18/11/23AMd.-East. Shore80-83 OT
14/11/23HVillanova76-72

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Houston
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 10 Wins / 0 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW100%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWWW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1293
Win %100%100%100%
Points / game75.577.769.0
Allowed / game50.047.258.3
Point differential+25.5+30.4+10.7
Avg total125.5124.9127.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+83%89%67%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)100% (1)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
Penn
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLWW62%
HomeWLWWW88%
AwayLLLLW20%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1385
Win %62%88%20%
Points / game80.984.575.2
Allowed / game71.666.579.8
Point differential+9.3+18.0-4.6
Avg total152.5151.0155.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+38%62%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (6)67% (3)33% (3)
Overtime %31%12%60%
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 Houston12120100%75.550.0+25.5
2 Brigham Young1312192%90.461.5+28.8
3 Kansas1312192%79.665.3+14.3
4 Cincinnati1311285%82.165.8+16.2
5 Iowa State1210283%86.358.2+28.2
6 Arizona1210283%93.271.2+22.0
7 Baylor1210283%88.468.5+19.9
8 TCU1210283%86.568.5+18.0
9 Colorado1210283%85.169.0+16.1
10 Utah Utes1210283%80.667.6+13.0
11 Texas Tech1210283%77.465.1+12.3
12 UCF Knights129375%78.664.2+14.4
13 Kansas State129375%77.070.6+6.4
14 Arizona State127558%67.769.8-2.2
15 Oklahoma State116555%74.766.8+7.9
16 West Virginia125742%67.868.8-1.1
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 -).
Ivy League conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Princeton1312192%78.264.1+14.1
2 Cornell1210283%84.776.7+8.0
3 Columbia128467%78.668.9+9.7
4 Harvard128467%73.270.3+2.8
5 Penn138562%80.971.6+9.3
6 Yale137654%75.067.6+7.4
7 Dartmouth134931%61.568.0-6.5
8 Brown1441029%69.471.3-1.9
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
Houston394281
Penn172542
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