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Houston vs California

Men's college basketball preview

Updated Sat, Nov 7 · 5:41 AM ET

#10 Houston1-0 · Big 12
vs
California2-0 · ACC

Sun, Nov 8 · 8:30 PM ET · CW

Neutral site · Tahoe Blue Event Center · Stateline, NV

The Call How this works

GordStats likes Houston by 16.6, 93% to win. No book line yet.

Houston 93%win chanceCalifornia 7%
GordStatsHouston by 16.693% to win · Houston 78–California 62
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Unit vs Unit

  • Houston's ball pressure (38th) meets California's ball security (241st).
  • Houston's offensive rebounding (50th) meets California's defensive rebounding (202nd).

National rank on each side, 1st the best; the longer bar has the edge.

Houston Offense vs California Defense

Houston offCalifornia def
Adj. efficiency
16th117.984th100.3
Effective FG%
52nd58.8%147th46.9%
Turnovers
176th17.2%161st18.0%
Offensive rebounding
50th40.6%202nd31.7%
Free-throw rate
6th64.9%77th23.1%
3-point %
113th35.7%90th24.1%

Houston: 67.6 possessions a game (355th fastest) · 25% of shots from three

California Offense vs Houston Defense

California offHouston def
Adj. efficiency
108th109.03rd91.4
Effective FG%
23rd63.6%40th31.7%
Turnovers
241st19.3%38th25.1%
Offensive rebounding
289th21.9%150th27.7%
Free-throw rate
288th23.7%222nd38.3%
3-point %
10th48.6%57th20.5%

California: 71.3 possessions a game (152nd fastest) · 59% of shots from three

Bart Torvik's adjusted figures, ranked across Division I. Every team: Team Stats.

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Houston

  • W94–55vs La Salle+15

California

  • W84–70vs Radford−2
  • W115–86vs Adams State—

The last column is the margin against our line before kickoff: + beat it, − fell short.

What These Numbers Mean
Adj. efficiency
Points per 100 possessions against an average D-I team on a neutral floor: the offense's scored, the defense's allowed.
Effective FG%
Field-goal percentage with a made three counted as 1.5 makes.
Turnovers
Per possession: the offense's committed, the defense's forced.
Offensive rebounding
The share of its own misses the offense gets back, against the share the defense lets its opponents get back.
Free-throw rate
Free throws attempted per field-goal attempt: drawn by the offense, allowed by the defense.