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Automated Team Capsule for 2016-17 Houston 21-11 (0.656) | American

All-Play Percentage: 0.869 (47^th)	Schedule Strength: 0.589 (92^nd)	Record Quality: 0.236 (64^th)	Avg. Season Rank: 35.83 (37^th)
Pace: 67.84 (294^th)	Momentum: -6.05 (345^th)	Off. Momentum: -4.22 (344^th)	Def. Momentum: -1.83 (259^th)
Consistency: -9.41 (236^th)	Res. Consistency: -14.81 (331^st)	Away From Home: -0.61 (220^th)	Paper Tiger Factor: -5.08 (341^st)

NOTE: All data below reflects predicted performance against the "AO" (average opponent), a fictitious opponent who represents the average in every stat category.
Hover over column headers or visit "ABOUT" page for an explanation of each measurement.
Includes games through April 3, 2017. Data shown on this page is based on time-independent ratings.

OFFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

110.78

25.63

72.96

86.63

46.43

29.45

39.51

32.53

37.53

24.65

66.46

8.97

13.92

7.36

33.99

37.55

28.45

2.06

RANK:

43^rd

238^th

93^rd

10^th

67^th

179^th

20^th

7^th

120^th

311^th

31^st

274^th

210^th

102^nd

232^nd

17^th

331^st

246^th

DEFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

95.83

26.29

80.99

40.85

32.14

33.63

26.25

34.81

22.60

58.13

9.20

14.37

5.69

39.69

32.41

27.90

2.12

RANK:

58^th

124^th

132^nd

50^th

285^th

85^th

280^th

92^nd

14^th

122^nd

50^th

175^th

74^th

303^rd

293^rd

15^th

19^th

ANALYSIS:
While this site doesn't quite consider them to be in the national title hunt, Houston has the potential to be a formidable opponent for many in Division I. They are ranked #47 (out of 351) in the most recent Haslametrics ratings and have a record of 21-11. Of the 11 schools in the AAC (average ranking 117.5), they're currently ranked as our #3 team in the conference.

The primary strength for Houston this year is offense. The team is ranked 43rd in efficiency on that end of the floor, and they'll rack up more than 110 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO. Houston is one of the very best when it comes to maximizing field goal opportunities. The team is ranked tenth in the NCAA in offensive field goal attempt rate with a rating of 86.63 vs. AO. And when they do shoot, they make a fair portion of their shots. Ranked in the top-75 in field goal shooting percentage, the squad converts about 46.4% of their total attempts vs. AO. Houston also loves taking the mid-range two, far more so than most other teams. The club is ranked 17th in ratio of mid-range attempts to total field goal attempts. As far as converting those mid-range shots goes, the team shoots a mediocre 37.5% vs. AO. Houston is lastly one of the most accurate teams when shooting from long-distance. They're ranked 20th nationally in three-point field goal percentage and make about 39.5% of their attempts from there vs. AO.

Houston plays at roughly the same level defensively as they do offensively. The team ranks 58th nationally in defensive efficiency, allowing about 96 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Houston boasts one of the better overall defensive field goal percentages in the country. The team ranks #50 nationally in field goal percentage allowed, as AO only makes good on about 40.8% of their total attempts from the floor. Houston also does an adequate job to prevent opponents from scoring off of offensive rebounds. The squad allows AO to convert only 5.7% of all second-chance opportunities (ranked 74th in the NCAA).

Houston has definitely not been as efficient as of late compared to earlier in the season and, consequently, the team is nationally ranked seventh from the bottom in positive momentum.

SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:


					ADJ. OFF. EFFICIENCY			ADJ. DEF. EFFICIENCY
Date	Opponent	Should	Did	Record	Should	Did	Diff.	Should	Did	Diff.	Rating
Fri 11/11/2016	vs Morgan State₃₂₅	W 80.37 - 54.28	W 93-52	1-0	116.11	128.22	▲ 12.11	82.41	58.74	▲ 23.67	▲ 35.78
Mon 11/21/2016	vs George Mason₁₃₁ *	W 75.99 - 66.30	W 93-56	2-0	111.18	135.29	▲ 24.11	97.17	74.00	▲ 23.17	▲ 47.28
Tue 11/22/2016	vs South Dakota₁₄₇ *	W 76.71 - 66.23	W 85-58	3-0	109.22	125.53	▲ 16.31	94.18	85.66	▲ 8.52	▲ 24.83
Wed 11/23/2016	vs Vermont₆₄ *	W 68.59 - 66.32	W 72-71	4-0	105.66	114.29	▲ 8.63	101.81	112.70	▼ 10.89	▼ 2.26
Sat 11/26/2016	vs Cornell₂₇₁	W 82.30 - 60.91	W 83-53	5-0	116.53	120.20	▲ 3.67	90.21	80.18	▲ 10.03	▲ 13.70
Tue 11/29/2016	@ LSU₁₆₆	W 80.41 - 71.97	L 65-84	5-1	115.46	99.19	▼ 16.27	99.51	124.35	▼ 24.84	▼ 41.11
Sat 12/3/2016	vs PV A&M₃₁₆	W 82.53 - 57.63	W 105-61	6-1	118.08	122.31	▲ 4.23	85.92	64.48	▲ 21.44	▲ 25.67
Tue 12/6/2016	@ Arkansas₃₄	L 71.11 - 75.90	L 72-84	6-2	105.60	102.22	▼ 3.38	107.54	114.93	▼ 7.39	▼ 10.77
Sat 12/10/2016	vs URI₄₄	W 69.45 - 67.02	W 82-77	7-2	102.67	116.63	▲ 13.96	103.15	113.81	▼ 10.66	▲ 3.30
Sat 12/17/2016	vs UT Rio Grande₃₀₀	W 90.41 - 64.54	W 83-58	8-2	120.05	126.88	▲ 6.83	89.83	81.85	▲ 7.98	▲ 14.81
Wed 12/21/2016	vs Liberty₂₀₉	W 71.67 - 55.41	W 77-54	9-2	110.51	126.36	▲ 15.85	89.63	93.44	▼ 3.81	▲ 12.04
Fri 12/23/2016	vs Harvard₁₁₃	W 74.90 - 64.00	L 56-57	9-3	109.29	85.28	▼ 24.01	97.74	91.28	▲ 6.46	▼ 17.55
Wed 12/28/2016	@ UConn₈₀	W 66.92 - 64.91	W 62-46	10-3	105.07	120.22	▲ 15.15	97.36	79.42	▲ 17.94	▲ 33.09
Sat 12/31/2016	@ USF₂₈₉	W 77.05 - 61.04	W 70-56	11-3	115.16	110.15	▼ 5.01	87.95	84.67	▲ 3.28	▼ 1.73
Wed 1/4/2017	vs Tulsa₁₄₆	W 76.20 - 63.19	W 64-61	12-3	110.22	97.78	▼ 12.44	96.04	100.60	▼ 4.56	▼ 17.00
Sat 1/7/2017	vs Cincinnati₁₆	L 63.93 - 67.14	L 58-67	12-4	98.30	83.08	▼ 15.22	107.28	100.74	▲ 6.54	▼ 8.68
Wed 1/11/2017	@ ECU₁₈₀	W 69.51 - 60.45	W 74-58	13-4	105.33	133.12	▲ 27.79	87.73	90.51	▼ 2.78	▲ 25.01
Sat 1/14/2017	@ UCF₆₉	W 64.59 - 64.11	L 70-77	13-5	100.58	103.73	▲ 3.15	95.42	112.71	▼ 17.29	▼ 14.14
Thu 1/19/2017	vs Memphis₁₀₀	W 75.16 - 65.64	L 67-70 (OT)	13-6	108.43	93.31	▼ 15.12	98.65	99.19	▼ 0.54	▼ 15.66
Sat 1/21/2017	@ SMU₁₅	L 62.54 - 71.80	L 64-85	13-7	100.98	98.58	▼ 2.40	110.72	137.07	▼ 26.35	▼ 28.75
Tue 1/24/2017	vs Tulane₂₄₃	W 83.01 - 63.23	W 65-51	14-7	116.28	97.78	▼ 18.50	92.74	69.43	▲ 23.31	▲ 4.81
Sat 1/28/2017	vs Temple₁₀₈	W 74.75 - 64.49	W 79-66	15-7	109.65	112.28	▲ 2.63	98.61	99.27	▼ 0.66	▲ 1.97
Wed 2/1/2017	vs UCF₆₉	W 67.49 - 61.34	W 82-64	16-7	100.58	118.42	▲ 17.84	95.42	95.87	▼ 0.45	▲ 17.39
Wed 2/8/2017	@ Tulane₂₄₃	W 79.90 - 66.28	W 91-62	17-7	116.28	132.98	▲ 16.70	92.74	71.25	▲ 21.49	▲ 38.19
Sat 2/11/2017	@ Tulsa₁₄₆	W 73.20 - 66.16	W 73-64	18-7	110.22	112.82	▲ 2.60	96.04	90.32	▲ 5.72	▲ 8.32
Sat 2/18/2017	vs SMU₁₅	L 65.34 - 69.03	L 66-76	18-8	100.98	105.98	▲ 5.00	110.72	124.80	▼ 14.08	▼ 9.08
Wed 2/22/2017	vs UConn₈₀	W 69.80 - 62.03	W 75-70	19-8	105.07	109.91	▲ 4.84	97.36	97.80	▼ 0.44	▲ 4.40
Sun 2/26/2017	@ Memphis₁₀₀	W 72.15 - 68.55	W 72-71	20-8	108.43	105.07	▼ 3.36	98.65	97.78	▲ 0.87	▼ 2.49
Thu 3/2/2017	@ Cincinnati₁₆	L 61.11 - 69.91	L 47-65	20-9	98.30	64.03	▼ 34.27	107.28	103.24	▲ 4.04	▼ 30.23
Sun 3/5/2017	vs ECU₁₈₀	W 72.50 - 57.63	W 73-51	21-9	105.33	100.96	▼ 4.37	87.73	75.23	▲ 12.50	▲ 8.13
Fri 3/10/2017	vs UConn₈₀ *	W 68.36 - 63.47	L 65-74	21-10	105.07	101.61	▼ 3.46	97.36	117.46	▼ 20.10	▼ 23.56
Wed 3/15/2017	vs Akron₁₁₁	W 75.79 - 65.39	L 75-78	21-11	112.61	106.48	▼ 6.13	101.41	112.07	▼ 10.66	▼ 16.79
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Projections are based on present-day ratings. Stars indicate games played at a neutral location.
Game efficiencies only account for data before a contest has gone analytically final and are adjusted to extract home-court advantage.

CURIOUS TRENDS:

	Houston is typically worse vs. teams that shoot the ball well from the field. Against foes that have an offensive field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 43.67%, Houston performs above their norm 27% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 100% of the time.
	When facing teams that are typically efficient on offense, Houston often performs worse than normal. Houston is more efficient than usual 8% of the time when facing teams that have an offensive efficiency rating vs. AO greater than 103.76. In their other contests, Houston performs better than the norm 79% of the time.
	Houston does worse vs. clubs that convert well from outside the arc. When playing squads that have an offensive three-point field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 35.04%, Houston performs above average 19% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 81% of the time.

HASLAMETRICS ALL-PLAY PERCENTAGE RANKING BY DAY: Select data to plot:

HASLAMETRICS TEAM HISTORY: Select data to view:

SUMMARY	Rk	AP%	Rec (WinPct)		RQ	Conference	Pace	Con	SOS	PTF	AFH	ASR

OFFENSE	Eff	FTAR	FT%	FGAR	FG%	3PAR	3P%	MRAR	MR%	NPAR	NP%	PPSt	PPSC	SCC%	%3PA	%MRA	%NPA	Prox

DEFENSE	Eff	FTAR	FT%	FGAR	FG%	3PAR	3P%	MRAR	MR%	NPAR	NP%	PPSt	PPSC	SCC%	%3PA	%MRA	%NPA	Prox

SUMMARY	Rk		AP%		Rec (WinPct)		RQ		Conference		Pace		Con		SOS		PTF		AFH		ASR

OFFENSE	Eff		FTAR		FT%		FGAR		FG%		3PAR		3P%		MRAR		MR%		NPAR		NP%		PPSt		PPSC		SCC%		%3PA		%MRA		%NPA		Prox

DEFENSE	Eff		FTAR		FT%		FGAR		FG%		3PAR		3P%		MRAR		MR%		NPAR		NP%		PPSt		PPSC		SCC%		%3PA		%MRA		%NPA		Prox