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Grand Canyon vs Sam Houston St. Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 21 Dec 2023
Tip-off: 01:00
Final 76-64
39-29 37-35
Position#10
Record9-1
FormWWWWW
Points / game80.1
Allowed / game67.8
vs
Position#93
Record6-6
FormLWLWL
Points / game71.7
Allowed / game71.5
USANCAA
Other2023-24
Meetings · Grand Canyon v Sam Houston St.
20 Dec 2023
GRAN76
SAM 64
10 Mar 2022
GRAN71
SAM 66
26 Feb 2022
GRAN67
SAM 41
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Grand Canyon winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Sam Houston St. winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Grand CanyonUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Southeast Missouri State
#332
W
88-67
88
67
+21
H07/11
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#272
W
89-55
89
55
+34
H12/11
NCAA
San Francisco
#49
W
76-72
76
72
+4
A18/11
NCAA
South Carolina
#26
L
68-75
68
75
-7
H20/11
NCAA
North Dakota St
#235
W
86-71
86
71
+15
H26/11
NCAA
UTRGV
#359
W
79-69
79
69
+10
A30/11
NCAA
UT Arlington
#136
W
76-69
76
69
+7
H03/12
NCAA
San Diego State
#48
W
79-73
79
73
+6
H06/12
NCAA
Liberty
#158
W
69-64
69
64
+5
A09/12
NCAA
Portland
#305
W
91-63
91
63
+28
A17/12
NCAA
1H
2H
54-30
34-37
41-29
48-26
33-36
43-36
29-30
39-45
35-40
51-31
35-30
44-39
37-41
39-28
35-28
44-45
32-32
37-32
41-28
50-35
147.9Avg total
80.1Scored
67.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (10)80.167.8147.9+12.390%
Season at home (6)81.068.3149.3+12.783%
Season away (4)78.867.0145.8+11.8100%
Last 10 (10)80.167.8147.9+12.390%
Last 5 (5)78.867.6146.4+11.2100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)74.078.5152.5-4.550%
vs Similar (16)75.674.1149.7+1.462%
vs Weaker ◀ (12)76.361.2137.5+15.292%
This opponent (Sam Houston St.) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Sam Houston St.USALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Oklahoma State
#297
L
70-85
70
85
-15
A12/11
NCAA
Ole Miss
#109
L
67-70
67
70
-3
A18/11
NCAA
Troy
#98
W
88-86 OT
88
86
+2
A21/11
NCAA
Grambling St.
#141
W
86-68
86
68
+18
A22/11
NCAA
Paul Quinn
#523
W
78-61
78
61
+17
H26/11
NCAA
Arizona State
#267
L
61-78
61
78
-17
A30/11
NCAA
Lamar
#146
W
90-70
90
70
+20
H03/12
NCAA
Missouri State
#198
L
60-69
60
69
-9
A10/12
NCAA
Louisiana Monroe
#302
W
63-62
63
62
+1
H13/12
NCAA
Texas State
#214
L
60-73
60
73
-13
H16/12
NCAA
1H
2H
30-38
40-47
33-31
34-39
33-42
45-36
44-26
42-42
41-25
37-36
25-38
36-40
55-29
35-41
23-31
37-38
24-22
39-40
33-23
27-50
144.5Avg total
72.3Scored
72.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (12)71.771.5143.2+0.250%
Season at home (5)72.869.0141.8+3.860%
Season away (7)70.973.3144.1-2.443%
Last 10 (10)72.372.2144.5+0.150%
Last 5 (5)66.870.4137.2-3.640%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (2)71.580.5152.0-9.050%
vs Similar (5)70.072.2142.2-2.220%
vs Weaker (22)68.962.8131.6+6.177%
This opponent (Grand Canyon) is Stronger. 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

-9-5+0+5+91st half1st half: +4.8+4.81st half: +3.6+3.62nd half2nd half: +7.5+7.52nd half: -3.7-3.7
-9-5+0+5+91st half1st half: +4.8+4.81st half: +3.6+3.62nd half2nd half: +7.5+7.52nd half: -3.7-3.7
Grand CanyonSam Houston St.
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
Grand CanyonLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Southeast Missouri State
#332
W
54-30
54
30
+24
H07/11
NCAA
Northern Arizona
#272
W
41-29
41
29
+12
H12/11
NCAA
San Francisco
#49
L
33-36
33
36
-3
A18/11
NCAA
South Carolina
#26
L
29-30
29
30
-1
H20/11
NCAA
North Dakota St
#235
L
35-40
35
40
-5
H26/11
NCAA
UTRGV
#359
W
35-30
35
30
+5
A30/11
NCAA
UT Arlington
#136
L
37-41
37
41
-4
H03/12
NCAA
San Diego State
#48
W
35-28
35
28
+7
H06/12
NCAA
Liberty
#158
D
32-32
32
32
+0
A09/12
NCAA
Portland
#305
W
41-28
41
28
+13
A17/12
NCAA
69.6Avg total
37.2Scored
32.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (29)35.333.869.1+1.548%-
Last 30 at home (15)37.132.769.8+4.567%-
Last 30 away (14)33.335.068.3-1.729%-
Last 10 (10)37.232.469.6+4.850%-
Last 5 (5)36.031.867.8+4.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)36.041.077.0-5.00%-
vs Similar (16)33.834.968.6-1.144%-
vs Weaker ◀ (11)37.430.968.3+6.564%-
This opponent (Sam Houston St.) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Sam Houston St.Last 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Oklahoma State
#297
L
30-38
30
38
-8
A12/11
NCAA
Ole Miss
#109
W
33-31
33
31
+2
A18/11
NCAA
Troy
#98
L
33-42
33
42
-9
A21/11
NCAA
Grambling St.
#141
W
44-26
44
26
+18
A22/11
NCAA
Paul Quinn
#523
W
41-25
41
25
+16
H26/11
NCAA
Arizona State
#267
L
25-38
25
38
-13
A30/11
NCAA
Lamar
#146
W
55-29
55
29
+26
H03/12
NCAA
Missouri State
#198
L
23-31
23
31
-8
A10/12
NCAA
Louisiana Monroe
#302
W
24-22
24
22
+2
H13/12
NCAA
Texas State
#214
W
33-23
33
23
+10
H16/12
NCAA
64.6Avg total
34.1Scored
30.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.429.762.1+2.767%-
Last 30 at home (14)34.626.160.7+8.486%-
Last 30 away (16)30.532.963.4-2.450%-
Last 10 (10)34.130.564.6+3.660%-
Last 5 (5)32.028.660.6+3.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (2)26.040.066.0-14.00%-
vs Similar (5)34.227.661.8+6.680%-
vs Weaker (22)32.729.562.1+3.268%-
This opponent (Grand Canyon) is Stronger. 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
4
Grand Canyon wins
1
Sam Houston St. wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
17/12/23APortland91-63
09/12/23ALiberty69-64
06/12/23HSan Diego State79-73
03/12/23HUT Arlington76-69
30/11/23AUTRGV79-69
26/11/23HNorth Dakota St86-71
20/11/23HSouth Carolina68-75
18/11/23ASan Francisco76-72
12/11/23HNorthern Arizona89-55
07/11/23HSoutheast Missouri State88-67
DateH/AOpponentScore
16/12/23HTexas State60-73
13/12/23HLouisiana Monroe63-62
10/12/23AMissouri State60-69
03/12/23HLamar90-70
30/11/23AArizona State61-78
26/11/23HPaul Quinn78-61
22/11/23AGrambling St.86-68
21/11/23ATroy88-86 OT
18/11/23AOle Miss67-70
12/11/23AOklahoma State70-85

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Grand Canyon
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW90%
HomeWLWWW83%
AwayWWWW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1064
Win %90%83%100%
Points / game80.181.078.8
Allowed / game67.868.367.0
Point differential+12.3+12.7+11.8
Avg total147.9149.3145.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+50%50%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (2)-100% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Sam Houston St.
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLWL50%
HomeLWWWL60%
AwayLWWLL43%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1257
Win %50%60%43%
Points / game71.772.870.9
Allowed / game71.569.073.3
Point differential+0.2+3.8-2.4
Avg total143.2141.8144.1
Over main line---
Win by 10+25%40%14%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)100% (1)50% (2)
Overtime %17%20%14%
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

Mountain West conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Utah State1211192%81.465.8+15.7
2 New Mexico1110191%84.968.5+16.4
3 Colorado State1110191%83.569.0+14.5
4 Nevada109190%78.364.7+13.6
5 Grand Canyon109190%80.167.8+12.3
6 San Diego State119282%77.566.9+10.5
7 Boise State118373%76.465.8+10.5
8 Wyoming117464%76.270.6+5.5
9 Air Force117464%68.363.4+4.9
10 Fresno State116555%72.772.2+0.5
11 San Jose State126650%75.270.5+4.8
12 UNLV94544%73.072.7+0.3
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 -).
Conference USA conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Western Kentucky1310377%79.972.8+7.1
2 Liberty129375%79.259.2+20.1
3 Louisiana Tech129375%76.162.2+13.8
4 Kennesaw State129375%86.776.1+10.6
5 Delaware128467%76.870.3+6.5
6 Missouri State128467%74.067.6+6.4
7 UTEP116555%78.970.2+8.7
8 Sam Houston St.126650%71.771.5+0.2
9 Jacksonville State125742%66.662.7+3.9
10 Middle Tenn. St.125742%63.467.2-3.8
11 New Mexico State135838%72.274.3-2.2
12 Florida International134931%76.575.8+0.7
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
Grand Canyon393776
Sam Houston St.293564
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