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Houston vs Rice Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 07 Dec 2023
Tip-off: 01:00
Final 75-39
34-18 41-21
Position#9
Record8-0
FormWWWWW
Points / game75.0
Allowed / game50.4
Houston 🏆
USA
vs
Rice
USA
Position#315
Record3-5
FormLLLWW
Points / game77.0
Allowed / game79.5
USANCAA
Other2023-24
Meetings · Houston v Rice
06 Dec 2023
HOUS75
RICE39
12 Nov 2021
HOUS79
RICE46
12 Dec 2020
HOUS v RICE
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🎯 1. Model Analysis

Houston winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Rice 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
Auburn
#106
W
81-64
81
64
+17
H18/03
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#122
L
75-89
75
89
-14
H24/03
NCAA
Louisiana Monroe
#302
W
84-31
84
31
+53
H07/11
NCAA
Texas A&M-CC
#78
W
82-50
82
50
+32
H11/11
NCAA
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
1H
2H
31-41
50-23
36-42
39-47
38-14
46-17
41-27
41-23
38-16
41-32
37-17
28-32
39-30
37-36
36-28
33-27
41-14
38-30
36-31
30-29
131.2Avg total
75.6Scored
55.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (8)75.050.4125.4+24.6100%
Season at home (5)78.645.6124.2+33.0100%
Season away (3)69.058.3127.3+10.7100%
Last 10 (10)75.655.6131.2+20.090%
Last 5 (5)71.054.8125.8+16.2100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similarno games
vs Weaker ◀ (30)74.858.9133.7+16.090%
This opponent (Rice) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
RiceUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Duquesne
#12
W
84-78
84
78
+6
A19/03
CBI
Southern Utah
#3
L
79-81
79
81
-2
H20/03
CBI
St. Thomas (TX)
#596
W
101-57
101
57
+44
H08/11
NCAA
Harvard
#188
L
76-89
76
89
-13
H11/11
NCAA
Texas
#112
L
64-80
64
80
-16
A16/11
NCAA
Indiana State
#13
L
88-103
88
103
-15
H21/11
NCAA
New Mexico
#39
L
56-90
56
90
-34
H23/11
NCAA
UC Irvine
#37
L
68-83
68
83
-15
A24/11
NCAA
UT Martin
#82
W
98-78
98
78
+20
H01/12
NCAA
Houston Christian
#358
W
65-56
65
56
+9
H02/12
NCAA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
0-0
37-32
0-0
47-46
0-0
37-49
0-0
42-32
0-0
47-25
0-0
54-32
0-0
33-43
0-0
43-46
0-0
32-41
0-0
32-39
0-0
34-55
0-0
54-48
0-0
33-46
0-0
23-44
0-0
31-31
0-0
37-52
0-0
47-37
0-0
51-41
0-0
29-31
0-0
36-25
157.4Avg total
77.9Scored
79.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (8)77.079.5156.5-2.538%
Season at home (6)80.778.8159.5+1.850%
Season away (2)66.081.5147.5-15.50%
Last 10 (10)77.979.5157.4-1.640%
Last 5 (5)75.082.0157.0-7.040%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (13)70.283.4153.6-13.215%
vs Similar (11)74.877.7152.5-2.945%
vs Weaker (4)76.073.0149.0+3.075%
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

-14-7+0+7+141st half1st half: +11.3+11.31st half: -3.0-3.02nd half2nd half: +8.7+8.72nd half: +1.4+1.4
-14-7+0+7+141st half1st half: +11.3+11.31st half: -3.0-3.02nd half2nd half: +8.7+8.72nd half: +1.4+1.4
HoustonRice
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
Auburn
#106
L
31-41
31
41
-10
H18/03
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#122
L
36-42
36
42
-6
H24/03
NCAA
Louisiana Monroe
#302
W
38-14
38
14
+24
H07/11
NCAA
Texas A&M-CC
#78
W
41-27
41
27
+14
H11/11
NCAA
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
63.3Avg total
37.3Scored
26.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.528.264.6+8.380%-
Last 30 at home (19)36.127.763.8+8.474%-
Last 30 away (11)37.128.966.0+8.291%-
Last 10 (10)37.326.063.3+11.380%-
Last 5 (5)37.824.061.8+13.8100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similarno games
vs Weaker ◀ (30)36.528.264.6+8.380%-
This opponent (Rice) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
RiceLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Duquesne
#12
W
37-32
37
32
+5
A19/03
CBI
Southern Utah
#3
L
37-49
37
49
-12
H20/03
CBI
St. Thomas (TX)
#596
W
47-25
47
25
+22
H08/11
NCAA
Harvard
#188
L
33-43
33
43
-10
H11/11
NCAA
Texas
#112
L
32-41
32
41
-9
A16/11
NCAA
Indiana State
#13
L
34-55
34
55
-21
H21/11
NCAA
New Mexico
#39
L
33-46
33
46
-13
H23/11
NCAA
UC Irvine
#37
D
31-31
31
31
+0
A24/11
NCAA
UT Martin
#82
W
47-37
47
37
+10
H01/12
NCAA
Houston Christian
#358
L
29-31
29
31
-2
H02/12
NCAA
75.0Avg total
36.0Scored
39.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.337.770.9-4.430%-
Last 30 at home (18)35.037.672.6-2.633%-
Last 30 away (12)30.737.868.5-7.225%-
Last 10 (10)36.039.075.0-3.030%-
Last 5 (5)34.840.074.8-5.220%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (13)30.842.573.3-11.88%-
vs Similar (11)34.834.569.3+0.445%-
vs Weaker (4)32.835.268.0-2.525%-
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

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
1
Houston wins
0
Rice wins
DateGameScore
13/11/21Houston v Rice79-46
Houstonlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
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
11/11/23HTexas A&M-CC82-50
07/11/23HLouisiana Monroe84-31
24/03/23HMiami (FL)75-89
18/03/23HAuburn81-64
Ricelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
02/12/23HHouston Christian65-56
01/12/23HUT Martin98-78
24/11/23AUC Irvine68-83
23/11/23HNew Mexico56-90
21/11/23HIndiana State88-103
16/11/23ATexas64-80
11/11/23HHarvard76-89
08/11/23HSt. Thomas (TX)101-57
20/03/23HSouthern Utah79-81
19/03/23ADuquesne84-78

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Houston
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW100%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWWW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games853
Win %100%100%100%
Points / game75.078.669.0
Allowed / game50.445.658.3
Point differential+24.6+33.0+10.7
Avg total125.4124.2127.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+88%100%67%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
Rice
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLWW38%
HomeLLLWW50%
AwayLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games862
Win %38%50%0%
Points / game77.080.766.0
Allowed / game79.578.881.5
Point differential-2.5+1.8-15.5
Avg total156.5159.5147.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+25%33%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
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 Brigham Young880100%91.959.0+32.9
2 Arizona770100%93.462.6+30.9
3 TCU770100%91.766.1+25.6
4 Houston880100%75.050.4+24.6
5 Baylor990100%91.167.6+23.6
6 Cincinnati770100%87.365.0+22.3
7 Kansas98189%80.765.2+15.4
8 Kansas State97278%81.673.9+7.7
9 Iowa State86275%82.958.9+24.0
10 Colorado86275%83.869.6+14.1
11 UCF Knights86275%79.267.4+11.9
12 Utah Utes86275%81.672.4+9.2
13 Texas Tech75271%73.066.7+6.3
14 Arizona State75271%67.365.4+1.9
15 West Virginia73443%64.164.6-0.4
16 Oklahoma State83538%74.168.5+5.6
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 -).
American Conference conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Tulane76186%88.475.4+13.0
2 Florida Atlantic97278%84.470.6+13.9
3 Wichita State97278%79.370.1+9.2
4 Memphis86275%79.574.0+5.5
5 Tulsa75271%79.669.4+10.1
6 East Carolina96367%76.470.7+5.8
7 North Texas85362%69.958.2+11.6
8 Charlotte85362%68.261.9+6.4
9 Temple85362%78.972.5+6.4
10 UAB84450%73.174.9-1.8
11 UTSA Roadrunners84450%78.182.4-4.2
12 Rice83538%77.079.5-2.5
13 South Florida62433%68.567.2+1.3
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
Houston344175
Rice182139
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