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Houston vs West Virginia Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 06 Jan 2024
Tip-off: 19:00
Final 89-55
48-22 41-33
Position#9
Record13-0
FormWWWWW
Points / game75.9
Allowed / game49.4
Houston 🏆
USA
vs
Position#338
Record5-8
FormWLLWL
Points / game68.3
Allowed / game69.5
USANCAA
Other2023-24
Meetings · Houston v West Virginia
13 Jan 2026
HOUS77
WEST48
15 Jan 2025
HOUS70
WEST54
06 Jan 2024
HOUS89
WEST55
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Houston winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
West Virginia 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
Towson
#135
W
65-49
65
49
+16
A16/11
NCAA
Utah Utes
#145
W
76-66
76
66
+10
A17/11
NCAA
Dayton
#30
W
69-55
69
55
+14
H20/11
NCAA
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
1H
2H
37-17
28-32
39-30
37-36
36-28
33-27
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
125.5Avg total
74.2Scored
51.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)75.949.4125.3+26.5100%
Season at home (10)78.046.7124.7+31.3100%
Season away (3)69.058.3127.3+10.7100%
Last 10 (10)74.251.3125.5+22.9100%
Last 5 (5)77.447.8125.2+29.6100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similarno games
vs Weaker ◀ (30)75.256.7131.8+18.593%
This opponent (West Virginia) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
West VirginiaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
SMU Mustangs
#99
L
58-70
58
70
-12
H21/11
NCAA
Virginia
#66
L
54-56
54
56
-2
A22/11
NCAA
Bellarmine
#342
W
62-58
62
58
+4
H26/11
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#121
L
73-79
73
79
-6
H02/12
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#69
L
63-80
63
80
-17
H07/12
NCAA
Drexel
#102
W
66-60
66
60
+6
H09/12
NCAA
UMass
#87
L
79-87
79
87
-8
A16/12
NCAA
Radford
#220
L
65-66
65
66
-1
H21/12
NCAA
Toledo
#107
W
91-81
91
81
+10
H23/12
NCAA
Ohio State
#123
L
75-78 OT
75
78
-3
H31/12
NCAA
1H
2H
36-25
22-45
23-26
31-30
36-30
26-28
36-36
37-43
35-36
28-44
31-33
35-27
29-44
50-43
28-29
37-37
45-33
46-48
26-28
39-37
140.1Avg total
68.6Scored
71.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)68.369.5137.8-1.238%
Season at home (11)68.669.2137.8-0.545%
Season away (2)66.571.5138.0-5.00%
Last 10 (10)68.671.5140.1-2.930%
Last 5 (5)75.274.4149.6+0.840%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (14)67.672.1139.7-4.429%
vs Similar (15)73.571.0144.5+2.560%
vs Weaker (1)93.061.0154.0+32.0100%
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: +14.1+14.11st half: +0.5+0.52nd half2nd half: +8.8+8.82nd half: -3.1-3.1
-18-9+0+9+181st half1st half: +14.1+14.11st half: +0.5+0.52nd half2nd half: +8.8+8.82nd half: -3.1-3.1
HoustonWest Virginia
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
Towson
#135
W
37-17
37
17
+20
A16/11
NCAA
Utah Utes
#145
W
39-30
39
30
+9
A17/11
NCAA
Dayton
#30
W
36-28
36
28
+8
H20/11
NCAA
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
59.1Avg total
36.6Scored
22.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.026.762.7+9.383%-
Last 30 at home (21)35.625.961.4+9.781%-
Last 30 away (9)37.028.765.7+8.389%-
Last 10 (10)36.622.559.1+14.1100%-
Last 5 (5)35.421.056.4+14.4100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similarno games
vs Weaker ◀ (30)36.026.762.7+9.383%-
This opponent (West Virginia) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
West VirginiaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
SMU Mustangs
#99
W
36-25
36
25
+11
H21/11
NCAA
Virginia
#66
L
23-26
23
26
-3
A22/11
NCAA
Bellarmine
#342
W
36-30
36
30
+6
H26/11
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#121
D
36-36
36
36
+0
H02/12
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#69
L
35-36
35
36
-1
H07/12
NCAA
Drexel
#102
L
31-33
31
33
-2
H09/12
NCAA
UMass
#87
L
29-44
29
44
-15
A16/12
NCAA
Radford
#220
L
28-29
28
29
-1
H21/12
NCAA
Toledo
#107
W
45-33
45
33
+12
H23/12
NCAA
Ohio State
#123
L
26-28
26
28
-2
H31/12
NCAA
64.5Avg total
32.5Scored
32.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.331.766.0+2.653%-
Last 30 at home (20)36.530.266.8+6.370%-
Last 30 away (10)29.734.664.3-4.920%-
Last 10 (10)32.532.064.5+0.530%-
Last 5 (5)31.833.465.2-1.620%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (14)31.732.664.3-0.936%-
vs Similar (15)35.231.066.2+4.267%-
vs Weaker (1)56.030.086.0+26.0100%-
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
0
Houston wins
0
West Virginia wins
No previous meetings.
Houstonlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
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
20/11/23HDayton69-55
17/11/23AUtah Utes76-66
16/11/23ATowson65-49
DateH/AOpponentScore
31/12/23HOhio State75-78 OT
23/12/23HToledo91-81
21/12/23HRadford65-66
16/12/23AUMass79-87
09/12/23HDrexel66-60
07/12/23HPittsburgh63-80
02/12/23HSt. John's (N.Y.)73-79
26/11/23HBellarmine62-58
22/11/23AVirginia54-56
21/11/23HSMU Mustangs58-70

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Houston
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 10 Wins / 0 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW100%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWWW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games13103
Win %100%100%100%
Points / game75.978.069.0
Allowed / game49.446.758.3
Point differential+26.5+31.3+10.7
Avg total125.3124.7127.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+85%90%67%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)100% (1)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
West Virginia
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLWL38%
HomeLWLWL45%
AwayLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games13112
Win %38%45%0%
Points / game68.368.666.5
Allowed / game69.569.271.5
Point differential-1.2-0.5-5.0
Avg total137.8137.8138.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+15%18%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won25% (4)33% (3)0% (1)
Overtime %8%9%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 Houston13130100%75.949.4+26.5
2 Brigham Young1312192%90.461.5+28.8
3 Kansas1312192%79.665.3+14.3
4 Iowa State1311285%86.259.1+27.2
5 Baylor1311285%89.269.3+19.8
6 TCU1311285%85.866.5+19.3
7 Cincinnati1311285%82.165.8+16.2
8 Texas Tech1311285%78.064.5+13.5
9 Arizona1411379%92.671.7+20.9
10 Colorado1411379%81.870.9+10.9
11 Utah Utes1411379%80.970.2+10.6
12 Kansas State1310377%75.869.4+6.5
13 UCF Knights129375%78.664.2+14.4
14 Arizona State149564%68.969.8-0.9
15 Oklahoma State138562%75.466.0+9.4
16 West Virginia135838%68.369.5-1.2
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
Houston484189
West Virginia223355
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