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Texas Tech vs Houston Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 24 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 19:00
Final 90-86
55-49 35-37
Position#63
Record15-4
FormLWWWW
Points / game83.8
Allowed / game73.1
Texas Tech 🏆
USA
vs
Houston
USA
Position#18
Record17-1
FormWWWWW
Points / game78.7
Allowed / game60.1
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Texas Tech v Houston
24 Jan 2026
TEXA90
HOUS86
24 Feb 2025
TEXA61
HOUS69
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Texas Tech winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Houston winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Texas TechUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Arkansas
#36
L
86-93
86
93
-7
A13/12
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#97
W
101-90
101
90
+11
H17/12
NCAA
Duke
#8
W
82-81
82
81
+1
A21/12
NCAA
Winthrop
#62
W
87-57
87
57
+30
H28/12
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#140
W
102-80
102
80
+22
H03/01
NCAA
Houston
#18
L
65-69
65
69
-4
A07/01
NCAA
Colorado
#183
W
73-71
73
71
+2
A11/01
NCAA
Utah Utes
#333
W
88-74
88
74
+14
H15/01
NCAA
Brigham Young
#76
W
84-71
84
71
+13
H18/01
NCAA
Baylor
#200
W
92-73
92
73
+19
A21/01
NCAA
1H
2H
49-43
37-50
56-51
45-39
36-46
46-35
59-21
28-36
46-38
56-42
31-31
34-38
43-27
30-44
50-38
38-36
32-31
52-40
55-36
37-37
161.9Avg total
86.0Scored
75.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (19)83.873.1156.9+10.779%
Season at home (12)88.569.6158.1+18.9100%
Season away (7)75.979.1155.0-3.343%
Last 10 (10)86.075.9161.9+10.180%
Last 5 (5)80.471.6152.0+8.880%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (3)74.777.0151.7-2.333%
vs Similar (14)82.675.3157.9+7.464%
vs Weaker (13)83.068.6151.6+14.4100%
This opponent (Houston) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
HoustonUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Florida State
#167
W
82-67
82
67
+15
H07/12
NCAA
Jackson State
#306
W
80-38
80
38
+42
H11/12
NCAA
New Orleans
#226
W
99-57
99
57
+42
H13/12
NCAA
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
1H
2H
41-33
41-34
40-16
40-22
44-23
55-34
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
142.5Avg total
81.7Scored
60.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (18)78.760.1138.7+18.694%
Season at home (14)78.957.8136.7+21.193%
Season away (4)77.868.0145.8+9.8100%
Last 10 (10)81.760.8142.5+20.9100%
Last 5 (5)78.660.2138.8+18.4100%
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)76.059.3135.3+16.796%
This opponent (Texas Tech) is Weaker. 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

-14-7+0+7+141st half1st half: +9.5+9.51st half: +11.0+11.02nd half2nd half: +0.6+0.62nd half: +9.9+9.9
-14-7+0+7+141st half1st half: +9.5+9.51st half: +11.0+11.02nd half2nd half: +0.6+0.62nd half: +9.9+9.9
Texas TechHouston
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
Texas TechLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Arkansas
#36
W
49-43
49
43
+6
A13/12
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#97
W
56-51
56
51
+5
H17/12
NCAA
Duke
#8
L
36-46
36
46
-10
A21/12
NCAA
Winthrop
#62
W
59-21
59
21
+38
H28/12
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#140
W
46-38
46
38
+8
H03/01
NCAA
Houston
#18
D
31-31
31
31
+0
A07/01
NCAA
Colorado
#183
W
43-27
43
27
+16
A11/01
NCAA
Utah Utes
#333
W
50-38
50
38
+12
H15/01
NCAA
Brigham Young
#76
W
32-31
32
31
+1
H18/01
NCAA
Baylor
#200
W
55-36
55
36
+19
A21/01
NCAA
81.9Avg total
45.7Scored
36.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)41.536.077.5+5.573%-
Last 30 at home (20)42.634.777.3+7.985%-
Last 30 away (10)39.338.677.9+0.750%-
Last 10 (10)45.736.281.9+9.580%-
Last 5 (5)42.232.674.8+9.680%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (3)33.040.773.7-7.70%-
vs Similar (14)42.937.180.0+5.971%-
vs Weaker (13)41.933.875.7+8.292%-
This opponent (Houston) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
HoustonLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Florida State
#167
W
41-33
41
33
+8
H07/12
NCAA
Jackson State
#306
W
40-16
40
16
+24
H11/12
NCAA
New Orleans
#226
W
44-23
44
23
+21
H13/12
NCAA
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
66.6Avg total
38.8Scored
27.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.127.564.6+9.780%-
Last 30 at home (24)38.026.164.0+11.988%-
Last 30 away (6)33.833.066.8+0.850%-
Last 10 (10)38.827.866.6+11.080%-
Last 5 (5)36.227.463.6+8.860%-
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)37.827.265.0+10.681%-
This opponent (Texas Tech) is Weaker. 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
1
Texas Tech wins
5
Houston wins
DateGameScore
07/01/26Houston v Texas Tech69-65
25/02/25Texas Tech v Houston61-69
01/02/25Houston v Texas Tech81-82 OT
15/03/24Houston v Texas Tech82-59
18/01/24Houston v Texas Tech77-54
29/11/20Houston v Texas Tech64-53
Texas Techlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
21/01/26ABaylor92-73
18/01/26HBrigham Young84-71
15/01/26HUtah Utes88-74
11/01/26AColorado73-71
07/01/26AHouston65-69
03/01/26HOklahoma State102-80
28/12/25HWinthrop87-57
21/12/25ADuke82-81
17/12/25HNorthern Colorado101-90
13/12/25AArkansas86-93
Houstonlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
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
13/12/25HNew Orleans99-57
11/12/25HJackson State80-38
07/12/25HFlorida State82-67

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Texas Tech
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWWW79%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLWLWW43%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games19127
Win %79%100%43%
Points / game83.888.575.9
Allowed / game73.169.679.1
Point differential+10.7+18.9-3.3
Avg total156.9158.1155.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+58%83%14%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (6)100% (2)50% (4)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Houston
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 10 Wins / 0 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW94%
HomeWWWWW93%
AwayWWWW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games18144
Win %94%93%100%
Points / game78.778.977.8
Allowed / game60.157.868.0
Point differential+18.6+21.1+9.8
Avg total138.7136.7145.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+61%71%25%
Close games (≤5 pts) won75% (4)67% (3)100% (1)
Overtime %6%7%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 Arizona19190100%89.968.3+21.6
2 Houston1817194%78.760.1+18.6
3 Brigham Young1816289%86.669.6+17.0
4 Iowa State1916384%84.865.4+19.4
5 Texas Tech1915479%83.873.1+10.7
6 UCF Knights1814478%83.776.5+7.2
7 Kansas1914574%77.867.6+10.3
8 Oklahoma State1914574%86.980.2+6.7
9 West Virginia1913668%73.363.1+10.2
10 TCU1912763%79.169.3+9.8
11 Colorado1912763%82.477.1+5.3
12 Baylor1811761%86.375.9+10.4
13 Cincinnati1910953%72.866.7+6.1
14 Kansas State1910953%85.380.2+5.1
15 Arizona State1910953%79.580.4-0.9
16 Utah Utes1991047%80.281.0-0.8
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
Texas Tech553590
Houston493786
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