Houston Christian
- SRS
- −33.9 (#205)
Last game
Q2 11:58 - TD: (12:08) Shotgun #18 M.Kopp rush left for 26 yards gain to the UNT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:58, 1ST DOWN #42 L.Smolen kick attempt good (H: #35 J.Maceri, LS: #33 L.Frederic)
Expected points
YardLine's expected-points model values every snap by what a drive from that spot is worth on average, so a drive can be judged against where it started. How it works →
Drives vs. expectation, 2026
Points over expected per drive, from where each drive started.
Per drive against an average FBS opponent, neutral field.
Points over expected per trip inside the opponent's 40.
Average expected points where drives started.
Every snap has an expected-points value: what a drive from that spot, down and distance is worth on average. A drive over expected beat its starting spot; defense counts what Houston Christian allowed, so lower is better. The adjusted number fits every team against the opponents it actually played, so it leans toward average early in a season.
Game by game
Bars above the line: better than expected for Houston Christian.
Fourth downs
YardLine's fourth-down model values going for it, kicking and punting on every real fourth down, so each call can be checked against the numbers. How it works →
Fourth-down calls vs. the numbers, 2026
Calls that matched the option with the best modeled win probability.
Summed over every call that differed, in points of win probability.
Went for it when going beat every other option by a point or more.
Each real fourth down is valued three ways (go for it, kick, punt) from the score, clock and field position before the snap, using league-wide odds rather than Houston Christian's own. A call that differs gives up the gap to the best option; gaps under one point are close calls, and the 0 clear-cut ones account for 0.00 of the 0.01 expected wins. The model sees the situation, not the injury report, so a call it disagrees with can still be right.
Costliest calls against the numbers
- at UNTQ2 7:02 4th & 14 at HCU 28, down 14Went for it; the numbers favored punting (close call)−0.3 pts
- at RICEQ4 11:22 4th & 11 at RICE 33, down 21Went for it; the numbers favored a field goal (close call)−0.2 pts
- at RICEQ4 0:19 4th & 14 at RICE 31, down 28Went for it; the numbers favored a field goal (close call)−0.1 pts
Every call this season (18)
- Q1 9:244th & 10 at RICE 24, tied · Kicked a field goalAgreed
- Q2 14:064th & 3 at RICE 47, down 4 · Went for itAgreed
- Q2 8:174th & 8 at HCU 27, down 11 · PuntedAgreed
- Q2 0:474th & 8 at HCU 25, down 14 · PuntedAgreed
- Q3 12:054th & 9 at RICE 49, down 14 · PuntedAgreed
- Q3 4:134th & 1 at RICE 40, down 14 · Went for itAgreed
- Q4 11:224th & 11 at RICE 33, down 21 · Went for itClose call
- Q4 8:214th & 5 at HCU 42, down 28 · PuntedAgreed
- Q4 0:194th & 14 at RICE 31, down 28 · Went for itClose call
- Q1 9:144th & 13 at UNT 48, down 7 · PuntedAgreed
- Q1 5:414th & 1 at HCU 44, down 14 · Went for itAgreed
- Q2 7:024th & 14 at HCU 28, down 14 · Went for itClose call
- Q2 2:494th & 2 at UNT 4, down 14 · Went for itAgreed
- Q2 0:164th & 3 at UNT 47, down 21 · Went for itAgreed
- Q3 10:114th & 14 at HCU 34, down 28 · PuntedAgreed
- Q3 2:394th & 9 at HCU 36, down 28 · PuntedAgreed
- Q4 13:124th & 6 at HCU 29, down 42 · PuntedAgreed
- Q4 6:254th & 3 at HCU 32, down 49 · PuntedAgreed
After touchdowns: kick or go for two?
Tries that matched the option with the better modeled win probability.
Summed over every try that differed, in points of win probability.
Went for two when it beat kicking by a point or more.
Win probability
YardLine's model estimates each team's chance of winning before kickoff and again after every play, from the score, clock, down, distance and field position. How it works →
Record vs. expectation, 2026
Expected wins adds up Houston Christian's chance of winning each game as the model saw it at kickoff - a 70% favorite counts 0.7.
What moved it, 2026
Every game starts at Houston Christian's pregame chance; everything after that is the field. The model's own breakdown of each game's final play splits the on-field part by what drove it, and the parts add up exactly. How it works →
- Scoreboard−0.13
- Less the pregame edge, counted before kickoff+0.04
Game by game
- RICEL 3-31 at RICE8% → 0%Before kickoff −42 · On the field −8: Scoreboard −10
- UNTL 14-63 at UNT2% → 0%Before kickoff −48 · On the field −2: Scoreboard −3
Points of win probability, from Houston Christian's side.
Season arc, 2026
Every completed game this season, in order - each tile is Houston Christian's own win-probability curve.
Biggest swings of 2026
The largest single-play change in Houston Christian's win probability this season - one snap that moved the outcome the most.
Stolen wins
Houston Christian's own lowest win probability at any point in a game it went on to win, across the whole archive - the deepest holes it climbed out of.
Let it slip
Houston Christian's own highest win probability at any point in a game it went on to lose, across the whole archive - the biggest leads it didn't hold.
Stock & rivalries
Stock
Houston Christian's leaguewide Elo rating, tracked like a stock price - built from game results and margins, not the model's own win-probability predictions.
Series & rivalries
Houston Christian's most-played opponents across the whole archive - open one for the full head-to-head history.