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Houston vs Western Kentucky Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 26 Feb 2021
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 81-57
39-38 42-19
Position#7
Record18-3
FormLWWLW
Points / game76.5
Allowed / game57.6
Houston 🏆
USA
vs
Western Kentucky
USA
Position#35
Record15-4
FormWWWWW
Points / game75.0
Allowed / game69.4
USANCAA
Other2020-21
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Houston winWon
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Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Western Kentucky 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
UCF Knights
#199
W
75-58
75
58
+17
H17/01
NCAA
Tulsa
#198
W
86-59
86
59
+27
H21/01
NCAA
Temple
#300
W
68-51
68
51
+17
A23/01
NCAA
Tulane
#233
W
83-60
83
60
+23
A29/01
NCAA
SMU Mustangs
#62
W
70-48
70
48
+22
H31/01
NCAA
East Carolina
#238
L
73-82
73
82
-9
A03/02
NCAA
Our Lady Of The Lake
#350
W
112-46
112
46
+66
H06/02
NCAA
South Florida
#244
W
82-65
82
65
+17
A11/02
NCAA
Wichita State
#39
L
63-68
63
68
-5
A19/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#169
W
90-52
90
52
+38
H21/02
NCAA
1H
2H
45-19
30-39
45-19
41-40
36-21
32-30
44-14
39-46
28-24
42-24
40-37
33-45
60-22
52-24
43-35
39-30
34-33
29-35
50-26
40-26
139.1Avg total
80.2Scored
58.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (21)76.557.6134.0+18.986%
Season at home (13)79.754.2133.8+25.5100%
Season away (8)71.263.1134.4+8.162%
Last 10 (10)80.258.9139.1+21.380%
Last 5 (5)84.062.6146.6+21.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (1)76.043.0119.0+33.0100%
vs Weaker ◀ (29)74.258.4132.7+15.879%
This opponent (Western Kentucky) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Western KentuckyUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Charlotte
#276
W
67-63
67
63
+4
A01/01
NCAA
Charlotte
#276
L
71-75 OT
71
75
-4
A02/01
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#30
W
66-64
66
64
+2
H09/01
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#30
L
58-63
58
63
-5
H10/01
NCAA
Marshall
#64
W
81-73
81
73
+8
H15/01
NCAA
Marshall
#64
W
69-67
69
67
+2
A17/01
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#327
W
82-67
82
67
+15
A23/01
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#327
W
68-52
68
52
+16
A24/01
NCAA
Rice
#148
W
77-71
77
71
+6
H13/02
NCAA
Rice
#148
W
89-66
89
66
+23
H13/02
NCAA
1H
2H
28-36
39-27
30-36
34-28
31-28
35-36
24-38
34-25
46-34
35-39
27-35
42-32
38-30
44-37
31-20
37-32
50-38
27-33
43-28
46-38
138.9Avg total
72.8Scored
66.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (19)75.069.4144.4+5.679%
Season at home (9)78.869.2148.0+9.689%
Season away (10)71.669.6141.2+2.070%
Last 10 (10)72.866.1138.9+6.780%
Last 5 (5)77.064.6141.6+12.4100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (4)76.273.5149.8+2.875%
vs Similar (15)72.772.7145.4-0.160%
vs Weaker (11)79.568.6148.1+10.891%
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

-22-11+0+11+221st half1st half: +17.5+17.51st half: +2.5+2.52nd half2nd half: +3.8+3.82nd half: +4.6+4.6
-22-11+0+11+221st half1st half: +17.5+17.51st half: +2.5+2.52nd half2nd half: +3.8+3.82nd half: +4.6+4.6
HoustonWestern Kentucky
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
UCF Knights
#199
W
45-19
45
19
+26
H17/01
NCAA
Tulsa
#198
W
45-19
45
19
+26
H21/01
NCAA
Temple
#300
W
36-21
36
21
+15
A23/01
NCAA
Tulane
#233
W
44-14
44
14
+30
A29/01
NCAA
SMU Mustangs
#62
W
28-24
28
24
+4
H31/01
NCAA
East Carolina
#238
W
40-37
40
37
+3
A03/02
NCAA
Our Lady Of The Lake
#350
W
60-22
60
22
+38
H06/02
NCAA
South Florida
#244
W
43-35
43
35
+8
A11/02
NCAA
Wichita State
#39
W
34-33
34
33
+1
A19/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#169
W
50-26
50
26
+24
H21/02
NCAA
67.5Avg total
42.5Scored
25.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.525.561.0+10.073%-
Last 30 at home (18)36.723.059.7+13.783%-
Last 30 away (12)33.629.262.8+4.358%-
Last 10 (10)42.525.067.5+17.5100%-
Last 5 (5)45.430.676.0+14.8100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (1)38.018.056.0+20.0100%-
vs Weaker ◀ (29)35.425.861.1+9.672%-
This opponent (Western Kentucky) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Western KentuckyLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Charlotte
#276
L
28-36
28
36
-8
A01/01
NCAA
Charlotte
#276
L
30-36
30
36
-6
A02/01
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#30
W
31-28
31
28
+3
H09/01
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#30
L
24-38
24
38
-14
H10/01
NCAA
Marshall
#64
W
46-34
46
34
+12
H15/01
NCAA
Marshall
#64
L
27-35
27
35
-8
A17/01
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#327
W
38-30
38
30
+8
A23/01
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#327
W
31-20
31
20
+11
A24/01
NCAA
Rice
#148
W
50-38
50
38
+12
H13/02
NCAA
Rice
#148
W
43-28
43
28
+15
H13/02
NCAA
67.1Avg total
34.8Scored
32.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.933.769.7+2.257%-
Last 30 at home (14)38.133.571.6+4.664%-
Last 30 away (16)34.133.968.0+0.150%-
Last 10 (10)34.832.367.1+2.560%-
Last 5 (5)37.830.268.0+7.680%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (4)35.232.267.5+3.050%-
vs Similar (15)35.535.971.4-0.347%-
vs Weaker (11)36.731.468.1+5.473%-
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
0
Houston wins
0
Western Kentucky wins
No previous meetings.
Houstonlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
21/02/21HCincinnati90-52
19/02/21AWichita State63-68
11/02/21ASouth Florida82-65
06/02/21HOur Lady Of The Lake112-46
03/02/21AEast Carolina73-82
31/01/21HSMU Mustangs70-48
29/01/21ATulane83-60
23/01/21ATemple68-51
21/01/21HTulsa86-59
17/01/21HUCF Knights75-58
Western Kentuckylast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
13/02/21HRice89-66
13/02/21HRice77-71
24/01/21AMiddle Tenn. St.68-52
23/01/21AMiddle Tenn. St.82-67
17/01/21AMarshall69-67
15/01/21HMarshall81-73
10/01/21HLouisiana Tech58-63
09/01/21HLouisiana Tech66-64
02/01/21ACharlotte71-75 OT
01/01/21ACharlotte67-63

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Houston
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWLW86%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWWLWL62%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games21138
Win %86%100%62%
Points / game76.579.771.2
Allowed / game57.654.263.1
Point differential+18.9+25.5+8.1
Avg total134.0133.8134.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+76%92%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (2)-0% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Western Kentucky
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW79%
HomeWLWWW89%
AwayWLWWW70%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games19910
Win %79%89%70%
Points / game75.078.871.6
Allowed / game69.469.269.6
Point differential+5.6+9.6+2.0
Avg total144.4148.0141.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+26%33%20%
Close games (≤5 pts) won75% (8)75% (4)75% (4)
Overtime %5%0%10%
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 Baylor18180100%86.463.3+23.1
2 Houston2118386%76.557.6+18.9
3 Brigham Young2217577%79.267.8+11.5
4 West Virginia2216673%77.672.1+5.5
5 Oklahoma State2115671%75.670.5+5.0
6 Colorado2417771%74.063.5+10.5
7 Kansas2517868%73.666.4+7.2
8 Arizona2315865%76.068.5+7.5
9 Texas Tech2214864%73.463.4+10.0
10 TCU21111052%68.270.9-2.7
11 Cincinnati168850%67.971.2-3.4
12 Utah Utes1991047%69.567.8+1.7
13 Arizona State1981142%76.076.7-0.7
14 UCF Knights1981142%67.170.3-3.2
15 Kansas State2571828%62.071.7-9.7
16 Iowa State1921711%65.976.9-11.0
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 -).
Conference USA conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Liberty2419579%74.158.1+16.0
2 Western Kentucky1915479%75.069.4+5.6
3 Missouri State2015575%73.765.8+8.0
4 Louisiana Tech2317674%72.065.5+6.6
5 Sam Houston St.2417771%80.671.0+9.6
6 Jacksonville State2315865%74.268.4+5.8
7 UTEP20101050%71.069.6+1.4
8 Delaware147750%67.066.4+0.6
9 New Mexico State115645%70.367.6+2.6
10 Middle Tenn. St.1851328%63.670.4-6.8
11 Kennesaw State2241818%65.170.0-4.9
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
Houston394281
Western Kentucky381957
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