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Houston vs Utah Utes Result & Analysis

Date: Wed 22 Jan 2025
Tip-off: 23:00
Final 70-36
41-17 29-19
Position#9
Record14-3
FormWWWWW
Points / game76.2
Allowed / game55.0
Houston 🏆
USA
vs
Utah Utes
USA
Position#206
Record11-6
FormLLWWW
Points / game80.2
Allowed / game70.0
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Houston winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Utah Utes 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
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
TCU
#210
W
65-46
65
46
+19
H07/01
NCAA
Kansas State
#216
W
87-57
87
57
+30
A11/01
NCAA
West Virginia
#131
W
70-54
70
54
+16
H16/01
NCAA
UCF Knights
#200
W
69-68
69
68
+1
A18/01
NCAA
1H
2H
28-18
51-33
33-11
29-31
39-22
39-27
46-27
41-24
28-18
32-29
39-22
47-33
29-22
36-24
46-24
41-33
40-27
30-27
30-38
39-30
126.3Avg total
74.3Scored
52.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (17)76.255.0131.2+21.282%
Season at home (13)76.852.2129.0+24.785%
Season away (4)74.064.2138.2+9.875%
Last 10 (10)74.352.0126.3+22.3100%
Last 5 (5)75.456.0131.4+19.4100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (4)58.565.5124.0-7.025%
vs Weaker ◀ (26)77.557.4134.9+20.192%
This opponent (Utah Utes) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Utah UtesUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
St. Marys (CA)
#14
L
63-72
63
72
-9
H08/12
NCAA
Radford
#125
W
81-63
81
63
+18
H15/12
NCAA
Florida A&M
#245
W
89-59
89
59
+30
H18/12
NCAA
Iowa
#192
L
88-95
88
95
-7
A21/12
NCAA
Baylor
#149
L
56-81
56
81
-25
A31/12
NCAA
Texas Tech
#33
L
65-93
65
93
-28
H05/01
NCAA
Iowa State
#50
L
59-82
59
82
-23
A08/01
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#233
W
83-62
83
62
+21
H12/01
NCAA
TCU
#210
W
73-65
73
65
+8
A16/01
NCAA
Brigham Young
#48
W
73-72 OT
73
72
+1
H19/01
NCAA
1H
2H
22-39
41-33
40-31
41-32
50-31
39-28
40-36
48-59
17-37
39-44
36-47
29-46
25-38
34-44
37-26
46-36
30-26
43-39
27-30
37-34
147.4Avg total
73.0Scored
74.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (17)80.270.0150.2+10.265%
Season at home (12)84.565.8150.2+18.883%
Season away (5)69.880.2150.0-10.420%
Last 10 (10)73.074.4147.4-1.450%
Last 5 (5)70.674.8145.4-4.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (4)65.079.8144.8-14.825%
vs Similar (9)74.778.8153.4-4.122%
vs Weaker (16)85.164.9149.9+20.288%
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

-16-8+0+8+161st half1st half: +12.9+12.91st half: -1.7-1.72nd half2nd half: +9.4+9.42nd half: +0.2+0.2
-16-8+0+8+161st half1st half: +12.9+12.91st half: -1.7-1.72nd half2nd half: +9.4+9.42nd half: +0.2+0.2
HoustonUtah Utes
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
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
TCU
#210
W
29-22
29
22
+7
H07/01
NCAA
Kansas State
#216
W
46-24
46
24
+22
A11/01
NCAA
West Virginia
#131
W
40-27
40
27
+13
H16/01
NCAA
UCF Knights
#200
L
30-38
30
38
-8
A18/01
NCAA
58.7Avg total
35.8Scored
22.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.424.861.2+11.687%-
Last 30 at home (23)36.323.059.3+13.391%-
Last 30 away (7)36.730.767.4+6.071%-
Last 10 (10)35.822.958.7+12.990%-
Last 5 (5)36.826.663.4+10.280%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (4)26.526.052.5+0.550%-
vs Weaker ◀ (26)37.924.662.5+13.392%-
This opponent (Utah Utes) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Utah UtesLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
St. Marys (CA)
#14
L
22-39
22
39
-17
H08/12
NCAA
Radford
#125
W
40-31
40
31
+9
H15/12
NCAA
Florida A&M
#245
W
50-31
50
31
+19
H18/12
NCAA
Iowa
#192
W
40-36
40
36
+4
A21/12
NCAA
Baylor
#149
L
17-37
17
37
-20
A31/12
NCAA
Texas Tech
#33
L
36-47
36
47
-11
H05/01
NCAA
Iowa State
#50
L
25-38
25
38
-13
A08/01
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#233
W
37-26
37
26
+11
H12/01
NCAA
TCU
#210
W
30-26
30
26
+4
A16/01
NCAA
Brigham Young
#48
L
27-30
27
30
-3
H19/01
NCAA
66.5Avg total
32.4Scored
34.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)38.032.970.9+5.163%-
Last 30 at home (18)41.630.872.4+10.783%-
Last 30 away (12)32.736.168.8-3.433%-
Last 10 (10)32.434.166.5-1.750%-
Last 5 (5)31.033.464.4-2.440%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (4)27.538.566.0-11.00%-
vs Similar (9)35.835.070.8+0.856%-
vs Weaker (16)41.429.971.3+11.481%-
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
Utah Utes wins
DateGameScore
17/11/23Utah Utes v Houston66-76
Houstonlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
18/01/25AUCF Knights69-68
16/01/25HWest Virginia70-54
11/01/25AKansas State87-57
07/01/25HTCU65-46
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
Utah Uteslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
19/01/25HBrigham Young73-72 OT
16/01/25ATCU73-65
12/01/25HOklahoma State83-62
08/01/25AIowa State59-82
05/01/25HTexas Tech65-93
31/12/24ABaylor56-81
21/12/24AIowa88-95
18/12/24HFlorida A&M89-59
15/12/24HRadford81-63
08/12/24HSt. Marys (CA)63-72

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Houston
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 10 Wins / 0 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW82%
HomeWWWWW85%
AwayLWWW75%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games17134
Win %82%85%75%
Points / game76.276.874.0
Allowed / game55.052.264.2
Point differential+21.2+24.7+9.8
Avg total131.2129.0138.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+76%85%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won25% (4)0% (2)50% (2)
Overtime %12%8%25%
Utah Utes
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWWW65%
HomeWWLWW83%
AwayLLLLW20%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games17125
Win %65%83%20%
Points / game80.284.569.8
Allowed / game70.065.880.2
Point differential+10.2+18.8-10.4
Avg total150.2150.2150.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+47%67%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)100% (1)0% (1)
Overtime %6%8%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 Iowa State1816289%85.166.2+18.9
2 Houston1714382%76.255.0+21.2
3 Texas Tech1814478%82.965.7+17.3
4 Kansas1713476%76.563.5+13.0
5 West Virginia1813572%71.863.9+7.9
6 Arizona1812667%82.969.2+13.7
7 Brigham Young1812667%80.467.0+13.4
8 Cincinnati1812667%72.361.7+10.6
9 UCF Knights1812667%79.279.1+0.1
10 Baylor1711665%80.868.5+12.2
11 Utah Utes1711665%80.270.0+10.2
12 Arizona State1811761%74.271.5+2.7
13 TCU1710759%70.466.5+3.9
14 Oklahoma State1810856%74.274.9-0.7
15 Colorado189950%73.372.2+1.2
16 Kansas State1771041%73.271.9+1.4
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
Houston412970
Utah Utes171936
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