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Rice vs Sam Houston St. Prediction & Stats

Date: Sat 05 Dec 2026
Tip-off: 01:00
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Meetings · Rice v Sam Houston St.
04 Dec 2026
RICE v SAM
upcoming
29 Dec 2019
RICE61
SAM 75
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Rice win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
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Sam Houston St. win
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Best oddsnot yet
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Pythia's probabilities appear here once today's forecast has run (it covers the NBA and Europe's top competitions).

🏀 2. Points Analysis

RiceUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Charlotte
#216
L
70-80
70
80
-10
A31/01
NCAA
North Texas
#138
W
86-83 OT
86
83
+3
H05/02
NCAA
UAB
#99
L
65-71
65
71
-6
A08/02
NCAA
Florida Atlantic
#164
W
81-73
81
73
+8
H12/02
NCAA
East Carolina
#310
L
75-85
75
85
-10
H14/02
NCAA
Tulane
#173
L
75-81
75
81
-6
A22/02
NCAA
South Florida
#40
L
56-75
56
75
-19
H26/02
NCAA
Temple
#205
W
80-74
80
74
+6
A01/03
NCAA
North Texas
#138
L
58-62
58
62
-4
A05/03
NCAA
UTSA Roadrunners
#365
W
80-71
80
71
+9
H08/03
NCAA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
0-0
30-37
0-0
40-43
0-0
25-34
0-0
40-31
0-0
33-34
0-0
32-37
0-0
40-27
0-0
41-46
0-0
34-38
0-0
41-47
0-0
33-36
0-0
42-45
0-0
31-39
0-0
25-36
0-0
35-36
0-0
45-38
0-0
33-23
0-0
25-39
0-0
45-32
0-0
35-39
148.1Avg total
72.6Scored
75.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Seasonno games
Season at homeno games
Season awayno games
Last 10 (10)72.675.5148.1-2.940%
Last 5 (5)69.872.6142.4-2.840%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (12)69.879.1148.8-9.333%
vs Similar (12)71.873.9145.8-2.133%
vs Weaker (6)80.572.8153.3+7.767%
Sam Houston St.USALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Louisiana Tech
#131
L
78-87
78
87
-9
A07/02
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#113
W
83-79
83
79
+4
A14/02
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#179
W
78-70
78
70
+8
H19/02
NCAA
Jacksonville State
#228
W
82-78
82
78
+4
H21/02
NCAA
Florida International
#232
W
100-67
100
67
+33
H27/02
NCAA
Missouri State
#223
W
86-81
86
81
+5
H28/02
NCAA
Delaware
#326
L
80-83
80
83
-3
A06/03
NCAA
Liberty
#26
L
72-79
72
79
-7
A07/03
NCAA
New Mexico State
#178
W
69-61
69
61
+8
H12/03
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#113
L
73-79
73
79
-6
H13/03
NCAA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
0-0
38-37
0-0
40-50
0-0
45-42
0-0
38-37
0-0
44-32
0-0
34-38
0-0
36-26
0-0
46-52
0-0
50-31
0-0
50-36
0-0
43-34
0-0
43-47
0-0
33-33
0-0
47-50
0-0
31-41
0-0
41-38
0-0
37-26
0-0
32-35
0-0
37-31
0-0
36-48
156.5Avg total
80.1Scored
76.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Seasonno games
Season at homeno games
Season awayno games
Last 10 (10)80.176.4156.5+3.760%
Last 5 (5)76.076.6152.6-0.640%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (11)80.676.2156.8+4.564%
vs Weaker (18)81.772.9154.7+8.872%

📊 3. Team Totals

No team totals priced for this game yet.

⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-8-4+0+4+8Q1Q1: +0.0+0.0Q1: +0.0+0.0Q2Q2: +0.3+0.3Q2: +6.1+6.1Q3Q3: +0.0+0.0Q3: +0.0+0.0Q4Q4: -3.5-3.5Q4: -2.4-2.4
RiceSam Houston St.
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by quarter and half · pick a period
RiceLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Charlotte
#216
L
30-37
30
37
-7
A31/01
NCAA
North Texas
#138
L
25-34
25
34
-9
H05/02
NCAA
UAB
#99
L
33-34
33
34
-1
A08/02
NCAA
Florida Atlantic
#164
W
40-27
40
27
+13
H12/02
NCAA
East Carolina
#310
L
34-38
34
38
-4
H14/02
NCAA
Tulane
#173
L
33-36
33
36
-3
A22/02
NCAA
South Florida
#40
L
31-39
31
39
-8
H26/02
NCAA
Temple
#205
L
35-36
35
36
-1
A01/03
NCAA
North Texas
#138
W
33-23
33
23
+10
A05/03
NCAA
UTSA Roadrunners
#365
W
45-32
45
32
+13
H08/03
NCAA
67.5Avg total
33.9Scored
33.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.933.367.2+0.647%-
Last 30 at home (16)35.133.568.6+1.650%-
Last 30 away (14)32.533.165.6-0.643%-
Last 10 (10)33.933.667.5+0.330%-
Last 5 (5)35.433.268.6+2.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (12)31.635.266.8-3.733%-
vs Similar (12)33.131.064.1+2.158%-
vs Weaker (6)40.034.074.0+6.050%-
Sam Houston St.Last 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Louisiana Tech
#131
W
38-37
38
37
+1
A07/02
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#113
W
45-42
45
42
+3
A14/02
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#179
W
44-32
44
32
+12
H19/02
NCAA
Jacksonville State
#228
W
36-26
36
26
+10
H21/02
NCAA
Florida International
#232
W
50-31
50
31
+19
H27/02
NCAA
Missouri State
#223
W
43-34
43
34
+9
H28/02
NCAA
Delaware
#326
D
33-33
33
33
+0
A06/03
NCAA
Liberty
#26
L
31-41
31
41
-10
A07/03
NCAA
New Mexico State
#178
W
37-26
37
26
+11
H12/03
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#113
W
37-31
37
31
+6
H13/03
NCAA
72.7Avg total
39.4Scored
33.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)39.432.972.3+6.477%-
Last 30 at home (15)40.629.670.2+11.093%-
Last 30 away (15)38.136.374.4+1.960%-
Last 10 (10)39.433.372.7+6.180%-
Last 5 (5)36.233.069.2+3.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (11)36.834.271.0+2.673%-
vs Weaker (18)40.532.773.2+7.878%-
1st half bets · Pythia's probability, the best price and the edge
No 1st half markets priced for this game yet.

⭐ 6. Specials 🔒 Pro

No special markets priced for this game yet.

🔥 7. Top picks for this game

No priced selection above 70% for this game yet.

🎯 8. Shooting Profile

No box scores for these teams yet: the shooting profile appears once the data provider has them.

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Not enough box scores for both teams yet (the data provider has box scores for the NBA and Europe's top competitions, not every game).

🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Rice wins
2
Sam Houston St. wins
DateGameScore
19/12/20Sam Houston St. v Rice82-69
29/12/19Rice v Sam Houston St.61-75
Ricelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
08/03/26HUTSA Roadrunners80-71
05/03/26ANorth Texas58-62
01/03/26ATemple80-74
26/02/26HSouth Florida56-75
22/02/26ATulane75-81
14/02/26HEast Carolina75-85
12/02/26HFlorida Atlantic81-73
08/02/26AUAB65-71
05/02/26HNorth Texas86-83 OT
31/01/26ACharlotte70-80
DateH/AOpponentScore
13/03/26HKennesaw State73-79
12/03/26HNew Mexico State69-61
07/03/26ALiberty72-79
06/03/26ADelaware80-83
28/02/26HMissouri State86-81
27/02/26HFlorida International100-67
21/02/26HJacksonville State82-78
19/02/26HMiddle Tenn. St.78-70
14/02/26AKennesaw State83-79
07/02/26ALouisiana Tech78-87

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Rice
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
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Sam Houston St.
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
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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

No league table for this competition yet.
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