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Houston vs West Virginia Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 16 Jan 2025
Tip-off: 01:00
Final 70-54
40-27 30-27
Position#9
Record12-3
FormWWWWW
Points / game77.1
Allowed / game54.2
Houston 🏆
USA
vs
Position#131
Record12-3
FormWWWLW
Points / game74.5
Allowed / game63.9
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Meetings · Houston v West Virginia
13 Jan 2026
HOUS77
WEST48
15 Jan 2025
HOUS70
WEST54
06 Jan 2024
HOUS89
WEST55
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🎯 1. Model Analysis

Houston winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
West Virginia winLost
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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
Notre Dame
#241
W
65-54
65
54
+11
H28/11
NCAA
San Diego State
#65
L
70-73 OT
70
73
-3
H01/12
NCAA
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
1H
2H
39-31
26-23
30-25
35-40
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
126.4Avg total
73.9Scored
52.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)77.154.2131.3+22.980%
Season at home (12)77.452.0129.4+25.483%
Season away (3)75.763.0138.7+12.767%
Last 10 (10)73.952.5126.4+21.490%
Last 5 (5)77.051.2128.2+25.8100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (4)58.565.5124.0-7.025%
vs Weaker ◀ (26)77.857.5135.3+20.392%
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
Louisville
#26
L
70-79 OT
70
79
-9
H28/11
NCAA
Arizona
#88
W
83-76 OT
83
76
+7
H29/11
NCAA
Georgetown
#176
W
73-60
73
60
+13
H07/12
NCAA
N. Carolina Central
#262
W
79-45
79
45
+34
H11/12
NCAA
Bethune-Cookman
#202
W
84-61
84
61
+23
H14/12
NCAA
Mercyhurst Lakers
#219
W
67-46
67
46
+21
H22/12
NCAA
Kansas
#114
W
62-61
62
61
+1
A31/12
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#233
W
69-50
69
50
+19
H04/01
NCAA
Arizona
#88
L
56-75
56
75
-19
H08/01
NCAA
Colorado
#278
W
78-70
78
70
+8
A12/01
NCAA
1H
2H
28-24
34-38
39-37
27-29
28-30
45-30
36-18
43-27
41-30
43-31
35-22
32-24
33-20
29-41
46-19
23-31
28-39
28-36
40-29
38-41
134.4Avg total
72.1Scored
62.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)74.563.9138.3+10.680%
Season at home (11)75.460.3135.6+15.182%
Season away (4)72.073.8145.8-1.875%
Last 10 (10)72.162.3134.4+9.880%
Last 5 (5)66.460.4126.8+6.080%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (19)72.681.2153.8-8.626%
vs Similar (5)72.662.2134.8+10.480%
vs Weaker (6)76.556.5133.0+20.0100%
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

-17-9+0+9+171st half1st half: +13.7+13.71st half: +8.6+8.62nd half2nd half: +8.0+8.02nd half: +1.4+1.4
-17-9+0+9+171st half1st half: +13.7+13.71st half: +8.6+8.62nd half2nd half: +8.0+8.02nd half: +1.4+1.4
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
Notre Dame
#241
W
39-31
39
31
+8
H28/11
NCAA
San Diego State
#65
W
30-25
30
25
+5
H01/12
NCAA
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
57.7Avg total
35.7Scored
22.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.424.460.7+12.087%-
Last 30 at home (23)36.322.759.0+13.691%-
Last 30 away (7)36.629.966.4+6.771%-
Last 10 (10)35.722.057.7+13.7100%-
Last 5 (5)37.622.660.2+15.0100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (4)26.526.052.5+0.550%-
vs Weaker ◀ (26)37.924.162.0+13.892%-
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
Louisville
#26
W
28-24
28
24
+4
H28/11
NCAA
Arizona
#88
W
39-37
39
37
+2
H29/11
NCAA
Georgetown
#176
L
28-30
28
30
-2
H07/12
NCAA
N. Carolina Central
#262
W
36-18
36
18
+18
H11/12
NCAA
Bethune-Cookman
#202
W
41-30
41
30
+11
H14/12
NCAA
Mercyhurst Lakers
#219
W
35-22
35
22
+13
H22/12
NCAA
Kansas
#114
W
33-20
33
20
+13
A31/12
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#233
W
46-19
46
19
+27
H04/01
NCAA
Arizona
#88
L
28-39
28
39
-11
H08/01
NCAA
Colorado
#278
W
40-29
40
29
+11
A12/01
NCAA
62.2Avg total
35.4Scored
26.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.834.669.4+0.250%-
Last 30 at home (18)37.431.969.4+5.561%-
Last 30 away (12)30.938.669.5-7.733%-
Last 10 (10)35.426.862.2+8.680%-
Last 5 (5)36.425.862.2+10.680%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (19)33.139.572.5-6.432%-
vs Similar (5)33.027.660.6+5.460%-
vs Weaker (6)42.025.067.0+17.0100%-
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

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
1
Houston wins
0
West Virginia wins
DateGameScore
06/01/24Houston v West Virginia89-55
Houstonlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
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
01/12/24HSan Diego State70-73 OT
28/11/24HNotre Dame65-54
DateH/AOpponentScore
12/01/25AColorado78-70
08/01/25HArizona56-75
04/01/25HOklahoma State69-50
31/12/24AKansas62-61
22/12/24HMercyhurst Lakers67-46
14/12/24HBethune-Cookman84-61
11/12/24HN. Carolina Central79-45
07/12/24HGeorgetown73-60
29/11/24HArizona83-76 OT
28/11/24HLouisville70-79 OT

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Houston
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW80%
HomeWWWWW83%
AwayLWW67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games15123
Win %80%83%67%
Points / game77.177.475.7
Allowed / game54.252.063.0
Point differential+22.9+25.4+12.7
Avg total131.3129.4138.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+80%83%67%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (3)0% (2)0% (1)
Overtime %13%8%33%
West Virginia
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLW80%
HomeWWWWL82%
AwayLWWW75%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games15114
Win %80%82%75%
Points / game74.575.472.0
Allowed / game63.960.373.8
Point differential+10.6+15.1-1.8
Avg total138.3135.6145.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+47%64%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)-100% (1)
Overtime %20%18%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 Iowa State1615194%85.465.3+20.1
2 Houston1512380%77.154.2+22.9
3 West Virginia1512380%74.563.9+10.6
4 Texas Tech1612475%83.966.1+17.8
5 Kansas1612475%76.062.8+13.2
6 UCF Knights1612475%79.677.9+1.7
7 Arizona1611569%84.268.6+15.6
8 Brigham Young1611569%80.866.6+14.1
9 Baylor1611569%81.468.2+13.2
10 Cincinnati1510567%73.160.5+12.5
11 Arizona State1610662%75.772.7+3.0
12 Utah Utes159660%81.170.2+10.9
13 TCU159660%70.565.7+4.8
14 Colorado159660%74.571.0+3.5
15 Oklahoma State169756%73.474.0-0.6
16 Kansas State167944%73.271.1+2.1
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
Houston403070
West Virginia272754
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