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Houston vs Texas Tech Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 18 Jan 2024
Tip-off: 02:00
Final 77-54
38-29 39-25
Position#9
Record14-2
FormWWWLL
Points / game74.8
Allowed / game51.4
Houston 🏆
USA
vs
Texas Tech
USA
Position#64
Record14-2
FormWWWWW
Points / game77.6
Allowed / game64.8
USANCAA
Other2023-24
Meetings · Houston v Texas Tech
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TEXA65
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TEXA82
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HOUS82
TEXA59
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HOUS77
TEXA54
29 Nov 2020
HOUS64
TEXA53
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🎯 1. Model Analysis

Houston winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Texas Tech 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
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
Penn
#295
W
81-42
81
42
+39
H31/12
NCAA
West Virginia
#338
W
89-55
89
55
+34
H06/01
NCAA
Iowa State
#18
L
53-57
53
57
-4
A10/01
NCAA
TCU
#111
L
67-68
67
68
-1
A13/01
NCAA
1H
2H
41-14
38-30
36-31
30-29
34-18
41-21
37-29
52-26
38-23
32-43
29-18
43-19
39-17
42-25
48-22
41-33
21-31
32-26
31-29
36-39
126.4Avg total
74.1Scored
52.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (16)74.851.4126.1+23.488%
Season at home (11)79.047.5126.5+31.5100%
Season away (5)65.460.0125.4+5.460%
Last 10 (10)74.152.3126.4+21.880%
Last 5 (5)72.451.8124.2+20.660%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (1)53.057.0110.0-4.00%
vs Weaker ◀ (29)75.355.9131.2+19.490%
This opponent (Texas Tech) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Texas TechUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Butler
#164
L
95-103 OT
95
103
-8
A30/11
NCAA
Nebraska O.
#247
W
87-58
87
58
+29
H07/12
NCAA
Oral Roberts
#294
W
82-76
82
76
+6
H13/12
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#339
W
76-54
76
54
+22
H17/12
NCAA
UT Arlington
#136
W
77-66
77
66
+11
H21/12
NCAA
Sam Houston St.
#93
W
96-60
96
60
+36
H29/12
NCAA
North Alabama
#236
W
85-57
85
57
+28
H01/01
NCAA
Texas
#112
W
78-67
78
67
+11
A07/01
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#297
W
90-73
90
73
+17
H10/01
NCAA
Kansas State
#151
W
60-59
60
59
+1
H13/01
NCAA
1H
2H
38-45
45-38
42-22
45-36
38-34
44-42
33-25
43-29
39-25
38-41
48-29
48-31
44-27
41-30
37-33
41-34
40-31
50-42
22-33
38-26
149.9Avg total
82.6Scored
67.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (16)77.664.8142.4+12.888%
Season at home (12)77.359.3136.7+18.0100%
Season away (4)78.581.2159.8-2.850%
Last 10 (10)82.667.3149.9+15.390%
Last 5 (5)81.863.2145.0+18.6100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (1)74.067.0141.0+7.0100%
vs Similar (18)72.973.9146.8-0.944%
vs Weaker (11)75.659.4135.0+16.3100%
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

-15-8+0+8+151st half1st half: +12.2+12.21st half: +7.7+7.72nd half2nd half: +9.6+9.62nd half: +8.4+8.4
-15-8+0+8+151st half1st half: +12.2+12.21st half: +7.7+7.72nd half2nd half: +9.6+9.62nd half: +8.4+8.4
HoustonTexas Tech
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
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
Penn
#295
W
39-17
39
17
+22
H31/12
NCAA
West Virginia
#338
W
48-22
48
22
+26
H06/01
NCAA
Iowa State
#18
L
21-31
21
31
-10
A10/01
NCAA
TCU
#111
W
31-29
31
29
+2
A13/01
NCAA
58.6Avg total
35.4Scored
23.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.925.961.8+10.083%-
Last 30 at home (21)36.124.961.0+11.386%-
Last 30 away (9)35.228.363.6+6.978%-
Last 10 (10)35.423.258.6+12.290%-
Last 5 (5)33.623.457.0+10.280%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (1)21.031.052.0-10.00%-
vs Weaker ◀ (29)36.425.762.1+10.786%-
This opponent (Texas Tech) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Texas TechLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Butler
#164
L
38-45
38
45
-7
A30/11
NCAA
Nebraska O.
#247
W
42-22
42
22
+20
H07/12
NCAA
Oral Roberts
#294
W
38-34
38
34
+4
H13/12
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#339
W
33-25
33
25
+8
H17/12
NCAA
UT Arlington
#136
W
39-25
39
25
+14
H21/12
NCAA
Sam Houston St.
#93
W
48-29
48
29
+19
H29/12
NCAA
North Alabama
#236
W
44-27
44
27
+17
H01/01
NCAA
Texas
#112
W
37-33
37
33
+4
A07/01
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#297
W
40-31
40
31
+9
H10/01
NCAA
Kansas State
#151
L
22-33
22
33
-11
H13/01
NCAA
68.5Avg total
38.1Scored
30.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.832.066.8+2.757%-
Last 30 at home (18)35.529.364.8+6.272%-
Last 30 away (12)33.736.169.8-2.433%-
Last 10 (10)38.130.468.5+7.780%-
Last 5 (5)38.230.668.8+7.680%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (1)44.035.079.0+9.0100%-
vs Similar (18)33.835.168.8-1.333%-
vs Weaker (11)35.526.862.4+8.791%-
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
0
Texas Tech wins
DateGameScore
29/11/20Houston v Texas Tech64-53
Houstonlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
13/01/24ATCU67-68
10/01/24AIowa State53-57
06/01/24HWest Virginia89-55
31/12/23HPenn81-42
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
Texas Techlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
13/01/24HKansas State60-59
10/01/24HOklahoma State90-73
07/01/24ATexas78-67
01/01/24HNorth Alabama85-57
29/12/23HSam Houston St.96-60
21/12/23HUT Arlington77-66
17/12/23HVanderbilt76-54
13/12/23HOral Roberts82-76
07/12/23HNebraska O.87-58
30/11/23AButler95-103 OT

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Houston
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLL88%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWWWLL60%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games16115
Win %88%100%60%
Points / game74.879.065.4
Allowed / game51.447.560.0
Point differential+23.4+31.5+5.4
Avg total126.1126.5125.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+75%91%40%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (3)100% (1)0% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Texas Tech
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW88%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLWLW50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games16124
Win %88%100%50%
Points / game77.677.378.5
Allowed / game64.859.381.2
Point differential+12.8+18.0-2.8
Avg total142.4136.7159.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+62%75%25%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (2)100% (1)100% (1)
Overtime %6%0%25%
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 Kansas1715288%79.266.3+12.9
2 Houston1614288%74.851.4+23.4
3 Texas Tech1614288%77.664.8+12.8
4 Brigham Young1714382%85.763.6+22.1
5 Baylor1714382%84.868.8+15.9
6 Iowa State1713476%81.160.1+21.1
7 TCU1713476%83.668.6+15.0
8 Cincinnati1713476%79.566.4+13.1
9 Kansas State1713476%74.867.4+7.4
10 Arizona1612475%91.271.9+19.3
11 Utah Utes1712571%80.570.5+10.0
12 Colorado1712571%80.271.1+9.2
13 UCF Knights1611569%74.765.1+9.6
14 Arizona State1610662%69.270.8-1.5
15 Oklahoma State178947%72.469.4+3.1
16 West Virginia1761135%67.672.0-4.4
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
Houston383977
Texas Tech292554
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