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Houston vs UCF Knights Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 18 Feb 2022
Tip-off: 02:00
Final 70-52
31-25 39-27
Position#9
Record20-4
FormWWWLL
Points / game76.4
Allowed / game58.3
Houston 🏆
USA
vs
UCF Knights
USA
Position#127
Record15-8
FormLWLWW
Points / game70.9
Allowed / game67.5
USANCAA
Other2021-22
Meetings · Houston v UCF Knights
04 Feb 2026
HOUS79
UCF 55
20 Jan 2024
HOUS57
UCF 42
31 Dec 2022
HOUS71
UCF 65
17 Feb 2022
HOUS70
UCF 52
17 Jan 2021
HOUS75
UCF 58
15 Dec 2020
HOUS v UCF
upcoming
03 Jan 2020
HOUS78
UCF 63
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Houston winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
UCF Knights 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
South Florida
#332
W
83-66
83
66
+17
A06/01
NCAA
Wichita State
#179
W
76-66
76
66
+10
H08/01
NCAA
Tulsa
#292
W
66-64
66
64
+2
A16/01
NCAA
South Florida
#332
W
74-55
74
55
+19
H19/01
NCAA
East Carolina
#201
W
79-36
79
36
+43
H22/01
NCAA
UCF Knights
#127
W
63-49
63
49
+14
A30/01
NCAA
Tulane
#213
W
73-62
73
62
+11
H03/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#174
W
80-58
80
58
+22
A06/02
NCAA
SMU Mustangs
#44
L
83-85
83
85
-2
A10/02
NCAA
Memphis
#78
L
59-69
59
69
-10
H12/02
NCAA
1H
2H
40-37
43-29
36-31
40-35
38-21
28-43
38-18
36-37
44-14
35-22
34-23
29-26
41-30
32-32
42-31
38-27
51-40
32-45
31-28
28-41
134.6Avg total
73.6Scored
61.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (24)76.458.3134.7+18.183%
Season at home (16)77.155.2132.3+21.888%
Season away (8)75.164.4139.5+10.875%
Last 10 (10)73.661.0134.6+12.680%
Last 5 (5)71.664.6136.2+7.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (1)59.078.0137.0-19.00%
vs Weaker ◀ (29)76.057.8133.8+18.286%
This opponent (UCF Knights) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
UCF KnightsUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Memphis
#78
W
74-64
74
64
+10
H13/01
NCAA
South Florida
#332
L
51-75
51
75
-24
A16/01
NCAA
East Carolina
#201
W
92-85 OT
92
85
+7
A19/01
NCAA
Tulane
#213
W
68-66
68
66
+2
H22/01
NCAA
Wichita State
#179
L
79-84
79
84
-5
A27/01
NCAA
Houston
#9
L
49-63
49
63
-14
H30/01
NCAA
South Florida
#332
W
68-49
68
49
+19
H04/02
NCAA
Memphis
#78
L
60-88
60
88
-28
A06/02
NCAA
Wichita State
#179
W
71-66
71
66
+5
H09/02
NCAA
Tulsa
#292
W
76-67
76
67
+9
H15/02
NCAA
1H
2H
36-27
38-37
26-35
25-40
28-44
44-28
31-28
37-38
31-38
48-46
23-34
26-29
36-24
32-25
27-36
33-52
43-29
28-37
41-30
35-37
139.5Avg total
68.8Scored
70.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (23)70.967.5138.4+3.465%
Season at home (14)70.461.9132.4+8.579%
Season away (9)71.776.1147.8-4.444%
Last 10 (10)68.870.7139.5-1.960%
Last 5 (5)64.866.6131.4-1.860%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (8)63.670.6134.2-7.038%
vs Similar (15)74.969.4144.3+5.573%
vs Weaker (7)71.960.3132.1+11.686%
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: -0.3-0.32nd half2nd half: +0.4+0.42nd half: -2.3-2.3
-15-8+0+8+151st half1st half: +12.2+12.21st half: -0.3-0.32nd half2nd half: +0.4+0.42nd half: -2.3-2.3
HoustonUCF Knights
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
South Florida
#332
W
40-37
40
37
+3
A06/01
NCAA
Wichita State
#179
W
36-31
36
31
+5
H08/01
NCAA
Tulsa
#292
W
38-21
38
21
+17
A16/01
NCAA
South Florida
#332
W
38-18
38
18
+20
H19/01
NCAA
East Carolina
#201
W
44-14
44
14
+30
H22/01
NCAA
UCF Knights
#127
W
34-23
34
23
+11
A30/01
NCAA
Tulane
#213
W
41-30
41
30
+11
H03/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#174
W
42-31
42
31
+11
A06/02
NCAA
SMU Mustangs
#44
W
51-40
51
40
+11
A10/02
NCAA
Memphis
#78
W
31-28
31
28
+3
H12/02
NCAA
66.8Avg total
39.5Scored
27.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)38.326.965.3+11.483%-
Last 30 at home (21)38.224.763.0+13.586%-
Last 30 away (9)38.632.170.7+6.478%-
Last 10 (10)39.527.366.8+12.2100%-
Last 5 (5)39.830.470.2+9.4100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (1)20.045.065.0-25.00%-
vs Weaker ◀ (29)39.026.365.3+12.786%-
This opponent (UCF Knights) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
UCF KnightsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Memphis
#78
W
36-27
36
27
+9
H13/01
NCAA
South Florida
#332
L
26-35
26
35
-9
A16/01
NCAA
East Carolina
#201
L
28-44
28
44
-16
A19/01
NCAA
Tulane
#213
W
31-28
31
28
+3
H22/01
NCAA
Wichita State
#179
L
31-38
31
38
-7
A27/01
NCAA
Houston
#9
L
23-34
23
34
-11
H30/01
NCAA
South Florida
#332
W
36-24
36
24
+12
H04/02
NCAA
Memphis
#78
L
27-36
27
36
-9
A06/02
NCAA
Wichita State
#179
W
43-29
43
29
+14
H09/02
NCAA
Tulsa
#292
W
41-30
41
30
+11
H15/02
NCAA
64.7Avg total
32.2Scored
32.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.030.764.8+3.357%-
Last 30 at home (17)36.228.664.8+7.582%-
Last 30 away (13)31.233.564.7-2.223%-
Last 10 (10)32.232.564.7-0.350%-
Last 5 (5)34.030.664.6+3.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (8)30.030.560.5-0.538%-
vs Similar (15)33.531.965.5+1.653%-
vs Weaker (7)39.728.468.1+11.386%-
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
4
Houston wins
0
UCF Knights wins
DateGameScore
30/01/22UCF Knights v Houston49-63
17/01/21Houston v UCF Knights75-58
26/12/20UCF Knights v Houston54-63
04/01/20Houston v UCF Knights78-63
Houstonlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
12/02/22HMemphis59-69
10/02/22ASMU Mustangs83-85
06/02/22ACincinnati80-58
03/02/22HTulane73-62
30/01/22AUCF Knights63-49
22/01/22HEast Carolina79-36
19/01/22HSouth Florida74-55
16/01/22ATulsa66-64
08/01/22HWichita State76-66
06/01/22ASouth Florida83-66
UCF Knightslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/02/22HTulsa76-67
09/02/22HWichita State71-66
06/02/22AMemphis60-88
04/02/22HSouth Florida68-49
30/01/22HHouston49-63
27/01/22AWichita State79-84
22/01/22HTulane68-66
19/01/22AEast Carolina92-85 OT
16/01/22ASouth Florida51-75
13/01/22HMemphis74-64

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Houston
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLL83%
HomeWWWWL88%
AwayWWWWL75%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games24168
Win %83%88%75%
Points / game76.477.175.1
Allowed / game58.355.264.4
Point differential+18.1+21.8+10.8
Avg total134.7132.3139.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+71%81%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won40% (5)0% (1)50% (4)
Overtime %4%6%0%
UCF Knights
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLWW65%
HomeWLWWW79%
AwayLLWLL44%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games23149
Win %65%79%44%
Points / game70.970.471.7
Allowed / game67.561.976.1
Point differential+3.4+8.5-4.4
Avg total138.4132.4147.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+39%50%22%
Close games (≤5 pts) won40% (5)50% (4)0% (1)
Overtime %4%0%11%
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 Arizona2523292%84.865.2+19.6
2 Kansas2521484%79.568.0+11.4
3 Houston2420483%76.458.3+18.1
4 Baylor2621581%77.763.0+14.7
5 Texas Tech2620677%74.261.3+12.8
6 Brigham Young2719870%73.868.5+5.3
7 TCU2316770%68.363.4+4.9
8 Cincinnati2617965%71.265.0+6.2
9 Iowa State2617965%67.361.8+5.4
10 UCF Knights2315865%70.967.5+3.4
11 Colorado2516964%70.366.6+3.6
12 Kansas State25141156%67.964.4+3.6
13 West Virginia25141156%68.366.9+1.4
14 Oklahoma State25121348%69.566.9+2.6
15 Utah Utes2591636%70.570.3+0.2
16 Arizona State2381535%63.970.0-6.1
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 -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Houston313970
UCF Knights252752
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