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Houston vs UCF Knights Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 05 Feb 2026
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 79-55
33-19 46-36
Position#18
Record19-2
FormWWLWW
Points / game78.9
Allowed / game61.7
Houston 🏆
USA
vs
Position#92
Record17-4
FormLLWWW
Points / game84.2
Allowed / game77.1
USANCAA
Other2025-26
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
Arkansas
#36
W
94-85
94
85
+9
A20/12
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#179
W
69-60
69
60
+9
H30/12
NCAA
Cincinnati
#161
W
67-60
67
60
+7
A03/01
NCAA
Texas Tech
#63
W
69-65
69
65
+4
H07/01
NCAA
Baylor
#200
W
77-55
77
55
+22
A10/01
NCAA
West Virginia
#147
W
77-48
77
48
+29
H14/01
NCAA
Arizona State
#194
W
103-73
103
73
+30
H18/01
NCAA
Texas Tech
#63
L
86-90
86
90
-4
A24/01
NCAA
TCU
#77
W
79-70
79
70
+9
A29/01
NCAA
Cincinnati
#161
W
76-54
76
54
+22
H31/01
NCAA
1H
2H
49-41
45-44
33-28
36-32
28-33
39-27
31-31
38-34
33-26
44-29
33-18
44-30
56-29
47-44
49-55
37-35
43-30
36-40
32-20
44-34
145.7Avg total
79.7Scored
66.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (21)78.961.7140.6+17.290%
Season at home (15)78.757.5136.3+21.293%
Season away (6)79.372.0151.3+7.383%
Last 10 (10)79.766.0145.7+13.790%
Last 5 (5)84.267.0151.2+17.280%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)70.067.0137.0+3.0100%
vs Similar (2)72.070.5142.5+1.550%
vs Weaker ◀ (27)77.460.4137.8+17.093%
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
Florida Atlantic
#164
W
85-80
85
80
+5
H23/12
NCAA
Kansas
#58
W
81-75
81
75
+6
H03/01
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#140
L
76-87
76
87
-11
A07/01
NCAA
Cincinnati
#161
W
73-72
73
72
+1
H11/01
NCAA
Kansas State
#292
W
82-73
82
73
+9
A15/01
NCAA
Arizona
#7
L
77-84
77
84
-7
H17/01
NCAA
Iowa State
#34
L
57-87
57
87
-30
A21/01
NCAA
Colorado
#183
W
95-86
95
86
+9
A24/01
NCAA
Arizona State
#194
W
79-76
79
76
+3
H28/01
NCAA
Texas Tech
#63
W
88-80
88
80
+8
H31/01
NCAA
1H
2H
33-38
52-42
44-41
37-34
32-41
44-46
33-32
40-40
42-28
40-45
38-41
39-43
26-44
31-43
49-47
46-39
35-39
44-37
44-40
44-40
159.3Avg total
79.3Scored
80.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (21)84.277.1161.3+7.181%
Season at home (16)85.875.8161.5+10.088%
Season away (5)79.281.4160.6-2.260%
Last 10 (10)79.380.0159.3-0.770%
Last 5 (5)79.282.6161.8-3.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (9)80.382.3162.7-2.044%
vs Similar (17)83.978.9162.8+5.076%
vs Weaker (4)85.066.5151.5+18.5100%
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

-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +7.6+7.61st half: -1.5-1.52nd half2nd half: +6.1+6.12nd half: +0.8+0.8
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +7.6+7.61st half: -1.5-1.52nd half2nd half: +6.1+6.12nd half: +0.8+0.8
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
Arkansas
#36
W
49-41
49
41
+8
A20/12
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#179
W
33-28
33
28
+5
H30/12
NCAA
Cincinnati
#161
L
28-33
28
33
-5
A03/01
NCAA
Texas Tech
#63
D
31-31
31
31
+0
H07/01
NCAA
Baylor
#200
W
33-26
33
26
+7
A10/01
NCAA
West Virginia
#147
W
33-18
33
18
+15
H14/01
NCAA
Arizona State
#194
W
56-29
56
29
+27
H18/01
NCAA
Texas Tech
#63
L
49-55
49
55
-6
A24/01
NCAA
TCU
#77
W
43-30
43
30
+13
A29/01
NCAA
Cincinnati
#161
W
32-20
32
20
+12
H31/01
NCAA
69.8Avg total
38.7Scored
31.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)38.228.366.4+9.980%-
Last 30 at home (23)38.125.863.9+12.387%-
Last 30 away (7)38.436.374.7+2.157%-
Last 10 (10)38.731.169.8+7.670%-
Last 5 (5)42.630.473.0+12.280%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)28.034.062.0-6.00%-
vs Similar (2)33.027.560.5+5.5100%-
vs Weaker ◀ (27)38.928.167.0+10.881%-
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
Florida Atlantic
#164
L
33-38
33
38
-5
H23/12
NCAA
Kansas
#58
W
44-41
44
41
+3
H03/01
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#140
L
32-41
32
41
-9
A07/01
NCAA
Cincinnati
#161
W
33-32
33
32
+1
H11/01
NCAA
Kansas State
#292
W
42-28
42
28
+14
A15/01
NCAA
Arizona
#7
L
38-41
38
41
-3
H17/01
NCAA
Iowa State
#34
L
26-44
26
44
-18
A21/01
NCAA
Colorado
#183
W
49-47
49
47
+2
A24/01
NCAA
Arizona State
#194
L
35-39
35
39
-4
H28/01
NCAA
Texas Tech
#63
W
44-40
44
40
+4
H31/01
NCAA
76.7Avg total
37.6Scored
39.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)38.138.676.7-0.547%-
Last 30 at home (19)39.936.976.8+3.063%-
Last 30 away (11)35.141.576.6-6.518%-
Last 10 (10)37.639.176.7-1.550%-
Last 5 (5)38.442.280.6-3.840%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (9)34.139.273.3-5.133%-
vs Similar (17)39.240.479.6-1.147%-
vs Weaker (4)42.529.872.2+12.875%-
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
10
Houston wins
0
UCF Knights wins
DateGameScore
18/01/25UCF Knights v Houston68-69
07/03/24UCF Knights v Houston59-67
20/01/24Houston v UCF Knights57-42
26/01/23UCF Knights v Houston71-82
31/12/22Houston v UCF Knights71-65
18/02/22Houston v UCF Knights70-52
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
31/01/26HCincinnati76-54
29/01/26ATCU79-70
24/01/26ATexas Tech86-90
18/01/26HArizona State103-73
14/01/26HWest Virginia77-48
10/01/26ABaylor77-55
07/01/26HTexas Tech69-65
03/01/26ACincinnati67-60
30/12/25HMiddle Tenn. St.69-60
20/12/25AArkansas94-85
DateH/AOpponentScore
31/01/26HTexas Tech88-80
28/01/26HArizona State79-76
24/01/26AColorado95-86
21/01/26AIowa State57-87
17/01/26HArizona77-84
15/01/26AKansas State82-73
11/01/26HCincinnati73-72
07/01/26AOklahoma State76-87
03/01/26HKansas81-75
23/12/25HFlorida Atlantic85-80

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Houston
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWW90%
HomeWWWWW93%
AwayWWWLW83%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games21156
Win %90%93%83%
Points / game78.978.779.3
Allowed / game61.757.572.0
Point differential+17.2+21.2+7.3
Avg total140.6136.3151.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+57%73%17%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (5)67% (3)50% (2)
Overtime %5%7%0%
UCF Knights
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWWW81%
HomeWWLWW88%
AwayWLWLW60%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games21165
Win %81%88%60%
Points / game84.285.879.2
Allowed / game77.175.881.4
Point differential+7.1+10.0-2.2
Avg total161.3161.5160.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+38%44%20%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (5)100% (5)-
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 Arizona22220100%89.568.5+21.0
2 Houston2119290%78.961.7+17.2
3 Iowa State2219386%85.865.5+20.3
4 Brigham Young2117481%86.471.8+14.7
5 UCF Knights2117481%84.277.1+7.1
6 Kansas2217577%78.167.7+10.5
7 Texas Tech2216673%82.974.0+9.0
8 Oklahoma State2115671%85.979.9+6.0
9 West Virginia2214864%70.863.8+7.0
10 TCU2213959%78.771.5+7.2
11 Colorado2213959%82.178.1+4.0
12 Baylor2112957%84.075.4+8.6
13 Cincinnati22111150%71.567.4+4.1
14 Arizona State22111150%79.280.1-0.9
15 Kansas State22101245%81.780.2+1.5
16 Utah Utes2191243%79.581.5-2.0
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
Houston334679
UCF Knights193655
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