TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2016-17 Houston Baptist  17-14 (0.548)  |  Southland
All-Play Percentage: 0.383 (217th)
Schedule Strength: 0.415 (258th)
Record Quality: -0.108 (221st)
Avg. Season Rank: 224.46 (224th)
Pace: 71.70 (83rd)
Momentum: 1.37 (104th)
Off. Momentum: 2.59 (65th)
Def. Momentum: -1.22 (221st)
Consistency: -8.95 (173rd)
Res. Consistency: -12.10 (232nd)
Away From Home: -1.68 (308th)
Paper Tiger Factor: 0.24 (80th)
NOTE: All data below reflects predicted performance against the "AO" (average opponent), a fictitious opponent who represents the average in every stat category.
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Includes games through April 3, 2017. Data shown on this page is based on time-dependent ratings.
OFFENSE Eff Upc FTAR FT% FGAR FGMR FG% 3PAR 3PMR 3P% MRAR MRMR MR% NPAR NPMR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
RATING: 101.35 27.79 72.48 84.98 42.88 25.18 33.06 27.35 37.20 32.45 55.30 10.57 19.85 8.44 29.63 32.19 38.18 1.91
RANK: 168th 156th 108th 36th 220th 311th 269th 72nd 136th 38th 287th 177th 9th 37th 326th 89th 59th 25th

DEFENSE Eff Upc FTAR FT% FGAR FGMR FG% 3PAR 3PMR 3P% MRAR MRMR MR% NPAR NPMR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
RATING: 108.36 28.57 -- 81.67 46.31 31.13 36.95 20.74 38.45 29.80 61.56 12.46 15.13 8.06 38.12 25.39 36.49 2.02
RANK: 287th 210th -- 166th 258th 250th 256th 66th 260th 232nd 220th 297th 222nd 291st 257th 58th 235th 179th

ANALYSIS:
If you see Houston Baptist on the schedule, you will likely get one of the average to below-average teams in college hoops. Their record this season is 17-14, and the club is ranked 217th overall (out of 351) in Haslametrics' most recent ratings. Of the 13 schools in the Southland (average ranking 263.9), they're currently ranked as our #3 team in the conference.

Based on the data, Houston Baptist will likely find more success on offense than on defense. Scoring about 101 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO, they currently occupy the #168 slot in the rankings for offensive efficiency. Houston Baptist appears to be one of the top-notch offensive rebounding teams you will find this year. Against AO, the squad has a rating of 19.85 in potential points scored off of second chances (ranked ninth in the NCAA), and they convert 8.4% of their second-chance opportunities (ranked 37th) as well. Houston Baptist also has one of the better squads in the college game when it comes to maximizing opportunities to score. The team is ranked 36th in the NCAA in offensive field goal attempt rate with a rating of 84.98 vs. AO. As far as making those field goal attempts goes, the team is somewhat middle-of-the-road, converting about 42.9% of them vs. AO.

The defense for Houston Baptist, on the other hand, isn't nearly as efficient as the offense is. The team is ranked 287th in defensive efficiency, allowing about 108 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Houston Baptist does a less-than-adequate job to prevent opponents from scoring off of the offensive glass. The team allows AO to convert 8.1% of all second-chance opportunities (291st nationally).

When playing on the road, Houston Baptist performs somewhat worse than they normally do on their home court. The club is nationally ranked 308th in our site's away-from-home metric.
SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:
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:
When facing teams that convert well from the charity stripe, Houston Baptist often performs worse than normal. Houston Baptist is more efficient than usual 15% of the time when facing teams that have an adjusted free throw percentage vs. AO greater than 70.42%. In their other contests, Houston Baptist performs better than the norm 71% of the time.
Houston Baptist does better vs. clubs that allow more chances at the line. When playing squads that have a defensive free throw attempt rate vs. AO greater than 27.87, Houston Baptist performs above average 58% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 13% of the time.
Houston Baptist performs worse against squads that typically allow more than a fair share of breakaway opportunities. When facing teams that have a potential point rate allowed off steals vs. AO greater than 11.43, Houston Baptist is more efficient than normal 13% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 58% of the time.
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HASLAMETRICS TEAM HISTORY: Select data to view:
SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
2024-25280th280th294th294thSouthland301st56th243rd301st173rd308th
2023-24359th359th349th351stSouthland36th342nd265th305th73rd359th
2022-23346th346th319th353rdSouthland36th299th344th239th243rd351st
2021-22342nd342nd265th341stSouthland79th305th349th305th77th349th
2020-21347th347th314th339thSouthland27th33rd244th180th182nd346th
2019-20336th336th346th342ndSouthland2nd37th213th113th8th340th
2018-19286th285th257th290thSouthland7th41st283rd257th234th260th
2017-18325th325th339th342ndSouthland9th7th249th105th160th283rd
2016-17217th217th151st221stSouthland83rd173rd258th80th308th224th
2015-16295th295th186th237thSouthland55th120th268th314th233rd298th
2014-15322nd322nd234th302ndSouthland68th69th287th298th240th318th
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25305th295th291st236th277th109th298th204th74th285th272nd55th312th232nd101st192nd276th287th
2023-24345th158th355th270th307th350th353rd141st141st32nd352nd309th31st77th350th136th19th6th
2022-23279th85th120th328th308th199th168th279th335th174th315th276th110th257th136th262nd120th173rd
2021-22324th141st165th332nd295th292nd347th304th310th36th292nd64th200th214th254th284th9th34th
2020-21343rd326th92nd289th322nd224th277th269th316th100th338th89th242nd295th193rd254th68th103rd
2019-20206th144th121st239th184th309th56th122nd217th92nd289th268th85th162nd304th105th79th47th
2018-19233rd32nd301st178th245th335th253rd185th345th17th273rd38th34th92nd339th179th11th3rd
2017-18294th173rd348th23rd325th263rd301st122nd312th21st335th143rd32nd106th302nd157th46th40th
2016-17168th156th108th36th220th311th269th72nd136th38th287th177th9th37th326th89th59th25th
2015-16260th126th74th327th233rd303rd191st67th239th313th165th327th310th325th271st38th269th148th
2014-15273rd215th35th169th265th319th332nd70th270th106th204th267th65th79th319th63rd99th45th
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-25217th129th--121st311th60th164th213th362nd236th179th289th193rd359th78th225th262nd294th
2023-24362nd139th--347th361st170th280th284th354th296th359th354th260th310th77th238th223rd263rd
2022-23363rd283rd--186th363rd170th343rd18th308th352nd357th331st328th363rd161st13th351st312th
2021-22339th265th--59th353rd138th355th42nd272nd259th341st313th286th339th187th62nd300th257th
2020-21349th187th--262nd340th297th212th7th351st330th313th343rd275th345th291st4th324th232nd
2019-20352nd290th--261st352nd171st338th125th350th301st338th296th317th351st139th102nd288th263rd
2018-19326th230th--75th351st62nd341st107th317th241st336th306th110th338th93rd140th284th286th
2017-18332nd271st--107th334th135th334th124th337th196th299th151st229th285th162nd134th220th204th
2016-17287th210th--166th258th250th256th66th260th232nd220th297th222nd291st257th58th235th179th
2015-16310th206th--277th280th116th313th326th94th112th346th288th314th301st80th317th81st160th
2014-15342nd308th--219th336th41st341st244th217th290th330th287th341st350th33rd232nd286th309th