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Pittsburgh vs Sam Houston St. Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 21 Dec 2024
Tip-off: 18:00
Final 110-78
52-40 58-38
Position#173
Record9-2
FormLWLWW
Points / game81.6
Allowed / game67.0
vs
Position#283
Record6-5
FormLWLWW
Points / game78.7
Allowed / game76.5
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Pittsburgh 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

PittsburghUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Murray State
#214
W
83-68
83
68
+15
H09/11
NCAA
Gardner Webb
#316
W
83-64
83
64
+19
H12/11
NCAA
West Virginia
#131
W
86-62
86
62
+24
H16/11
NCAA
VMI
#250
W
93-48
93
48
+45
H19/11
NCAA
LSU
#255
W
74-63
74
63
+11
A22/11
NCAA
Wisconsin
#43
L
75-81
75
81
-6
A24/11
NCAA
Ohio State
#172
W
91-90 OT
91
90
+1
A29/11
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#116
L
57-90
57
90
-33
A05/12
NCAA
Virginia Tech
#286
W
64-59
64
59
+5
A07/12
NCAA
Eastern Kentucky
#155
W
96-56
96
56
+40
H12/12
NCAA
1H
2H
41-39
42-29
38-23
45-41
44-22
42-40
39-20
54-28
27-28
47-35
34-27
41-54
39-48
38-29
25-47
32-43
28-36
36-23
39-36
57-20
148.3Avg total
80.2Scored
68.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (11)81.667.0148.6+14.682%
Season at home (6)89.559.0148.5+30.5100%
Season away (5)72.276.6148.8-4.460%
Last 10 (10)80.268.1148.3+12.180%
Last 5 (5)76.675.2151.8+1.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)69.377.3146.7-8.033%
vs Similar (11)77.572.3149.7+5.264%
vs Weaker ◀ (16)76.964.4141.2+12.588%
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
Tarleton
#308
W
91-62
91
62
+29
A10/11
NCAA
Baylor
#149
L
67-104
67
104
-37
A13/11
NCAA
Lamar
#123
W
85-72
85
72
+13
A17/11
NCAA
Trinity of Texas
#449
W
105-78
105
78
+27
H22/11
NCAA
Appalachian State
#157
L
63-66
63
66
-3
A27/11
NCAA
NC Wilmington
#27
L
60-69
60
69
-9
A29/11
NCAA
Colgate
#267
W
82-78
82
78
+4
H30/11
NCAA
Indiana
#132
L
71-97
71
97
-26
A04/12
NCAA
Texas Southern
#223
W
87-71
87
71
+16
H07/12
NCAA
St. Thomas (TX)
#445
W
80-54
80
54
+26
H17/12
NCAA
1H
2H
47-34
44-28
37-54
30-50
41-37
44-35
53-35
52-43
33-30
30-36
20-33
40-36
35-33
47-45
25-42
46-55
32-36
55-35
41-21
39-33
154.2Avg total
79.1Scored
75.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (11)78.776.5155.3+2.255%
Season at home (4)88.570.2158.8+18.2100%
Season away (7)73.180.1153.3-7.029%
Last 10 (10)79.175.1154.2+4.060%
Last 5 (5)76.073.8149.8+2.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (9)72.477.8150.2-5.344%
vs Similar (10)73.472.4145.8+1.070%
vs Weaker (9)78.262.6140.8+15.789%
This opponent (Pittsburgh) 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

-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +2.8+2.81st half: +0.9+0.92nd half2nd half: +9.2+9.22nd half: +3.1+3.1
-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +2.8+2.81st half: +0.9+0.92nd half2nd half: +9.2+9.22nd half: +3.1+3.1
PittsburghSam 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.
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PittsburghLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Murray State
#214
W
41-39
41
39
+2
H09/11
NCAA
Gardner Webb
#316
W
38-23
38
23
+15
H12/11
NCAA
West Virginia
#131
W
44-22
44
22
+22
H16/11
NCAA
VMI
#250
W
39-20
39
20
+19
H19/11
NCAA
LSU
#255
L
27-28
27
28
-1
A22/11
NCAA
Wisconsin
#43
W
34-27
34
27
+7
A24/11
NCAA
Ohio State
#172
L
39-48
39
48
-9
A29/11
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#116
L
25-47
25
47
-22
A05/12
NCAA
Virginia Tech
#286
L
28-36
28
36
-8
A07/12
NCAA
Eastern Kentucky
#155
W
39-36
39
36
+3
H12/12
NCAA
68.0Avg total
35.4Scored
32.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.132.667.7+2.467%-
Last 30 at home (15)36.130.766.8+5.573%-
Last 30 away (15)34.034.668.6-0.660%-
Last 10 (10)35.432.668.0+2.860%-
Last 5 (5)33.038.871.8-5.840%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)31.736.368.0-4.767%-
vs Similar (11)36.135.271.3+0.964%-
vs Weaker ◀ (16)35.030.265.2+4.869%-
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
Tarleton
#308
W
47-34
47
34
+13
A10/11
NCAA
Baylor
#149
L
37-54
37
54
-17
A13/11
NCAA
Lamar
#123
W
41-37
41
37
+4
A17/11
NCAA
Trinity of Texas
#449
W
53-35
53
35
+18
H22/11
NCAA
Appalachian State
#157
W
33-30
33
30
+3
A27/11
NCAA
NC Wilmington
#27
L
20-33
20
33
-13
A29/11
NCAA
Colgate
#267
W
35-33
35
33
+2
H30/11
NCAA
Indiana
#132
L
25-42
25
42
-17
A04/12
NCAA
Texas Southern
#223
L
32-36
32
36
-4
H07/12
NCAA
St. Thomas (TX)
#445
W
41-21
41
21
+20
H17/12
NCAA
71.9Avg total
36.4Scored
35.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.232.769.9+4.467%-
Last 30 at home (15)40.931.171.9+9.887%-
Last 30 away (15)33.534.467.9-0.947%-
Last 10 (10)36.435.571.9+0.960%-
Last 5 (5)30.633.063.6-2.440%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (9)36.236.272.4+0.056%-
vs Similar (10)31.833.865.6-2.050%-
vs Weaker (9)41.730.271.9+11.489%-
This opponent (Pittsburgh) 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

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Pittsburgh wins
0
Sam Houston St. wins
No previous meetings.
Pittsburghlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
12/12/24HEastern Kentucky96-56
07/12/24AVirginia Tech64-59
05/12/24AMississippi St.57-90
29/11/24AOhio State91-90 OT
24/11/24AWisconsin75-81
22/11/24ALSU74-63
19/11/24HVMI93-48
16/11/24HWest Virginia86-62
12/11/24HGardner Webb83-64
09/11/24HMurray State83-68
DateH/AOpponentScore
17/12/24HSt. Thomas (TX)80-54
07/12/24HTexas Southern87-71
04/12/24AIndiana71-97
30/11/24HColgate82-78
29/11/24ANC Wilmington60-69
27/11/24AAppalachian State63-66
22/11/24HTrinity of Texas105-78
17/11/24ALamar85-72
13/11/24ABaylor67-104
10/11/24ATarleton91-62

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Pittsburgh
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLWW82%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWLWLW60%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1165
Win %82%100%60%
Points / game81.689.572.2
Allowed / game67.059.076.6
Point differential+14.6+30.5-4.4
Avg total148.6148.5148.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+64%100%20%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (2)-100% (2)
Overtime %9%0%20%
Sam Houston St.
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLWW55%
HomeWWWW100%
AwayLWLLL29%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1147
Win %55%100%29%
Points / game78.788.573.1
Allowed / game76.570.280.1
Point differential+2.2+18.2-7.0
Avg total155.3158.8153.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+45%75%29%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)100% (1)0% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
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

Atlantic Coast conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Duke1210283%78.958.5+20.4
2 SMU Mustangs1210283%86.269.8+16.4
3 Pittsburgh119282%81.667.0+14.6
4 Stanford119282%79.669.4+10.3
5 Clemson129375%78.366.8+11.5
6 Florida State129375%78.467.4+11.0
7 Wake Forest129375%68.064.2+3.8
8 NC State117464%73.166.0+7.1
9 California117464%81.576.3+5.3
10 Boston College127558%70.871.8-1.1
11 North Carolina116555%86.579.7+6.8
12 Louisville116555%76.970.9+6.0
13 Notre Dame116555%74.570.0+4.5
14 Virginia116555%61.560.5+0.9
15 Syracuse115645%77.580.2-2.6
16 Georgia Tech125742%74.875.1-0.3
17 Virginia Tech125742%70.471.3-0.9
18 Miami (FL)114736%79.173.6+5.5
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 Liberty1211192%81.658.3+23.2
2 Louisiana Tech1210283%78.267.6+10.7
3 Middle Tenn. St.129375%80.870.2+10.7
4 UTEP118373%74.065.7+8.3
5 Western Kentucky118373%81.273.4+7.8
6 Kennesaw State117464%79.773.4+6.4
7 Delaware127558%78.274.8+3.3
8 Jacksonville State116555%78.068.7+9.3
9 Missouri State116555%75.673.3+2.4
10 Sam Houston St.116555%78.776.5+2.2
11 New Mexico State126650%73.771.8+1.8
12 Florida International114736%73.670.7+2.9
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
Pittsburgh5258110
Sam Houston St.403878
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