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Houston vs TCU Result & Analysis

Date: Tue 07 Jan 2025
Tip-off: 02:00
Final 65-46
29-22 36-24
Position#9
Record10-3
FormWWWWW
Points / game77.2
Allowed / game54.6
Houston 🏆
USA
vs
Position#210
Record8-5
FormLWWLW
Points / game72.4
Allowed / game65.7
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Meetings · Houston v TCU
02 Jan 2027
HOUS v TCU
upcoming
06 Jan 2025
HOUS65
TCU46
14 Mar 2024
HOUS60
TCU45
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🎯 1. Model Analysis

Houston winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
TCU 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
Hofstra
#237
W
80-44
80
44
+36
H23/11
NCAA
Alabama
#34
L
80-85 OT
80
85
-5
A27/11
NCAA
Notre Dame
#241
W
65-54
65
54
+11
H28/11
NCAA
San Diego State
#65
L
70-73 OT
70
73
-3
H01/12
NCAA
Butler
#266
W
79-51
79
51
+28
H07/12
NCAA
Troy
#68
W
62-42
62
42
+20
H11/12
NCAA
Toledo
#167
W
78-49
78
49
+29
H19/12
NCAA
Texas A&M-CC
#134
W
87-51
87
51
+36
H21/12
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#233
W
60-47
60
47
+13
A31/12
NCAA
Brigham Young
#48
W
86-55
86
55
+31
H04/01
NCAA
1H
2H
48-18
32-26
36-34
42-44
39-31
26-23
30-25
35-40
28-18
51-33
33-11
29-31
39-22
39-27
46-27
41-24
28-18
32-29
39-22
47-33
129.8Avg total
74.7Scored
55.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)77.254.6131.8+22.677%
Season at home (11)78.552.5131.1+26.082%
Season away (2)70.066.0136.0+4.050%
Last 10 (10)74.755.1129.8+19.680%
Last 5 (5)74.648.8123.4+25.8100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (4)58.565.5124.0-7.025%
vs Weaker ◀ (26)77.359.3136.7+18.088%
This opponent (TCU) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
TCUUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Michigan
#44
L
64-76
64
76
-12
A15/11
NCAA
Alcorn State
#321
W
71-48
71
48
+23
H20/11
NCAA
Santa Clara
#103
L
52-69
52
69
-17
H28/11
NCAA
Colorado State
#49
L
72-76 OT
72
76
-4
A29/11
NCAA
Xavier
#82
W
76-72
76
72
+4
H06/12
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#121
L
74-83
74
83
-9
H08/12
NCAA
South Alabama
#83
W
58-49
58
49
+9
H17/12
NCAA
Montana State
#238
W
82-48
82
48
+34
H22/12
NCAA
Arizona
#88
L
81-90
81
90
-9
A31/12
NCAA
Kansas State
#216
W
63-62
63
62
+1
H04/01
NCAA
1H
2H
31-34
33-42
39-22
32-26
27-34
25-35
31-32
35-34
37-29
39-43
38-41
36-42
30-28
28-21
42-25
40-23
37-41
44-49
27-24
36-38
136.6Avg total
69.3Scored
67.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)72.465.7138.1+6.762%
Season at home (10)72.461.2133.6+11.280%
Season away (3)72.380.7153.0-8.30%
Last 10 (10)69.367.3136.6+2.050%
Last 5 (5)71.666.4138.0+5.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (12)67.073.1140.1-6.125%
vs Similar (13)77.670.4148.0+7.262%
vs Weaker (5)78.867.0145.8+11.8100%
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: +14.0+14.01st half: +2.9+2.92nd half2nd half: +6.4+6.42nd half: -0.5-0.5
-18-9+0+9+181st half1st half: +14.0+14.01st half: +2.9+2.92nd half2nd half: +6.4+6.42nd half: -0.5-0.5
HoustonTCU
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
Hofstra
#237
W
48-18
48
18
+30
H23/11
NCAA
Alabama
#34
W
36-34
36
34
+2
A27/11
NCAA
Notre Dame
#241
W
39-31
39
31
+8
H28/11
NCAA
San Diego State
#65
W
30-25
30
25
+5
H01/12
NCAA
Butler
#266
W
28-18
28
18
+10
H07/12
NCAA
Troy
#68
W
33-11
33
11
+22
H11/12
NCAA
Toledo
#167
W
39-22
39
22
+17
H19/12
NCAA
Texas A&M-CC
#134
W
46-27
46
27
+19
H21/12
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#233
W
28-18
28
18
+10
A31/12
NCAA
Brigham Young
#48
W
39-22
39
22
+17
H04/01
NCAA
59.2Avg total
36.6Scored
22.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.925.161.0+10.883%-
Last 30 at home (22)36.622.759.4+13.991%-
Last 30 away (8)33.931.665.5+2.262%-
Last 10 (10)36.622.659.2+14.0100%-
Last 5 (5)37.020.057.0+17.0100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (4)26.526.052.5+0.550%-
vs Weaker ◀ (26)37.325.062.3+12.488%-
This opponent (TCU) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
TCULast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Michigan
#44
L
31-34
31
34
-3
A15/11
NCAA
Alcorn State
#321
W
39-22
39
22
+17
H20/11
NCAA
Santa Clara
#103
L
27-34
27
34
-7
H28/11
NCAA
Colorado State
#49
L
31-32
31
32
-1
A29/11
NCAA
Xavier
#82
W
37-29
37
29
+8
H06/12
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#121
L
38-41
38
41
-3
H08/12
NCAA
South Alabama
#83
W
30-28
30
28
+2
H17/12
NCAA
Montana State
#238
W
42-25
42
25
+17
H22/12
NCAA
Arizona
#88
L
37-41
37
41
-4
A31/12
NCAA
Kansas State
#216
W
27-24
27
24
+3
H04/01
NCAA
64.9Avg total
33.9Scored
31.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.133.168.3+2.043%-
Last 30 at home (18)36.231.868.1+4.461%-
Last 30 away (12)33.535.168.6-1.617%-
Last 10 (10)33.931.064.9+2.950%-
Last 5 (5)34.831.866.6+3.060%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (12)31.234.265.4-2.925%-
vs Similar (13)37.232.669.8+4.554%-
vs Weaker (5)39.232.071.2+7.260%-
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
1
Houston wins
1
TCU wins
DateGameScore
14/03/24Houston v TCU60-45
13/01/24TCU v Houston68-67
Houstonlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
04/01/25HBrigham Young86-55
31/12/24AOklahoma State60-47
21/12/24HTexas A&M-CC87-51
19/12/24HToledo78-49
11/12/24HTroy62-42
07/12/24HButler79-51
01/12/24HSan Diego State70-73 OT
28/11/24HNotre Dame65-54
27/11/24AAlabama80-85 OT
23/11/24HHofstra80-44
TCUlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
04/01/25HKansas State63-62
31/12/24AArizona81-90
22/12/24HMontana State82-48
17/12/24HSouth Alabama58-49
08/12/24HVanderbilt74-83
06/12/24HXavier76-72
29/11/24AColorado State72-76 OT
28/11/24HSanta Clara52-69
20/11/24HAlcorn State71-48
15/11/24AMichigan64-76

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Houston
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW77%
HomeWWWWW82%
AwayLW50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games13112
Win %77%82%50%
Points / game77.278.570.0
Allowed / game54.652.566.0
Point differential+22.6+26.0+4.0
Avg total131.8131.1136.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+77%82%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (3)0% (2)0% (1)
Overtime %15%9%50%
TCU
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWLW62%
HomeWLWWW80%
AwayLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games13103
Win %62%80%0%
Points / game72.472.472.3
Allowed / game65.761.280.7
Point differential+6.7+11.2-8.3
Avg total138.1133.6153.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+31%40%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won75% (4)100% (3)0% (1)
Overtime %8%0%33%
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 Iowa State1312192%86.665.0+21.6
2 West Virginia1311285%75.662.5+13.1
3 Houston1310377%77.254.6+22.6
4 Texas Tech1310377%86.565.2+21.3
5 Cincinnati1310377%77.560.5+17.1
6 Brigham Young1310377%82.565.7+16.8
7 Kansas1310377%79.364.3+15.0
8 Arizona State1310377%77.070.9+6.1
9 UCF Knights1310377%78.876.6+2.2
10 Baylor139469%84.068.9+15.1
11 Colorado139469%74.970.2+4.8
12 Arizona138562%84.868.6+16.2
13 Utah Utes138562%82.769.9+12.8
14 TCU138562%72.465.7+6.7
15 Oklahoma State138562%74.273.1+1.2
16 Kansas State137654%76.270.1+6.2
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
Houston293665
TCU222446
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