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Sam Houston St. vs Jacksonville State Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 14 Feb 2025
Tip-off: 00:30
Final 66-61
29-29 37-32
Position#283
Record8-16
FormLLLLL
Points / game76.0
Allowed / game76.5
vs
Position#92
Record17-7
FormWWWWW
Points / game76.8
Allowed / game69.1
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Meetings · Sam Houston St. v Jacksonville State
16 Jan 2027
SAM v JACK
upcoming
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SAM 82
JACK78
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SAM 66
JACK61
09 Mar 2024
SAM 81
JACK73
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🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Sam Houston St.USALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
UTEP
#163
L
72-81
72
81
-9
A05/01
NCAA
Liberty
#19
L
68-76
68
76
-8
H10/01
NCAA
Florida International
#330
W
81-74
81
74
+7
H11/01
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#142
L
69-75 OT
69
75
-6
A17/01
NCAA
Jacksonville State
#92
L
62-70
62
70
-8
A18/01
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#76
L
75-77
75
77
-2
H24/01
NCAA
Western Kentucky
#182
L
66-75
66
75
-9
H25/01
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#109
L
61-66 OT
61
66
-5
A01/02
NCAA
Florida International
#330
L
82-85 OT
82
85
-3
A07/02
NCAA
Liberty
#19
L
61-64
61
64
-3
A08/02
NCAA
1H
2H
29-39
43-42
33-35
35-41
36-27
45-47
25-29
37-33
32-26
30-44
38-36
37-41
34-36
32-39
30-32
21-19
39-38
35-36
29-33
32-31
144.0Avg total
69.7Scored
74.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (24)76.076.5152.4-0.533%
Season at home (9)83.972.0155.9+11.967%
Season away (15)71.279.1150.3-7.913%
Last 10 (10)69.774.3144.0-4.610%
Last 5 (5)69.073.4142.4-4.40%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (13)69.177.4146.5-8.315%
vs Similar (11)74.575.3149.7-0.845%
vs Weaker (5)93.265.6158.8+27.6100%
This opponent (Jacksonville State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Jacksonville StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Western Kentucky
#182
W
73-67
73
67
+6
A10/01
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#76
L
64-81
64
81
-17
A11/01
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#109
W
63-61
63
61
+2
H17/01
NCAA
Sam Houston St.
#283
W
70-62
70
62
+8
H18/01
NCAA
UTEP
#163
W
73-66
73
66
+7
A24/01
NCAA
New Mexico State
#175
W
65-59
65
59
+6
A26/01
NCAA
Florida International
#330
W
71-67
71
67
+4
H31/01
NCAA
Liberty
#19
W
72-61
72
61
+11
H01/02
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#76
W
77-63
77
63
+14
H07/02
NCAA
Western Kentucky
#182
W
85-83
85
83
+2
H08/02
NCAA
1H
2H
24-27
49-40
27-37
37-44
25-31
38-30
26-32
44-30
30-31
43-35
29-29
36-30
36-34
35-33
32-38
40-23
48-34
29-29
38-44
47-39
138.3Avg total
71.3Scored
67.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (24)76.869.1146.0+7.771%
Season at home (12)79.864.8144.6+14.992%
Season away (12)73.973.4147.3+0.550%
Last 10 (10)71.367.0138.3+4.390%
Last 5 (5)74.066.6140.6+7.4100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)72.072.0144.0+0.050%
vs Similar (13)72.172.1144.2+0.054%
vs Weaker ◀ (14)76.767.6144.3+9.171%
This opponent (Sam Houston St.) is Weaker. 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

-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: -0.6-0.61st half: -2.2-2.22nd half2nd half: -2.6-2.62nd half: +6.5+6.5
-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: -0.6-0.61st half: -2.2-2.22nd half2nd half: -2.6-2.62nd half: +6.5+6.5
Sam Houston St.Jacksonville State
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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Sam Houston St.Last 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
UTEP
#163
L
29-39
29
39
-10
A05/01
NCAA
Liberty
#19
L
33-35
33
35
-2
H10/01
NCAA
Florida International
#330
W
36-27
36
27
+9
H11/01
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#142
L
25-29
25
29
-4
A17/01
NCAA
Jacksonville State
#92
W
32-26
32
26
+6
A18/01
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#76
W
38-36
38
36
+2
H24/01
NCAA
Western Kentucky
#182
L
34-36
34
36
-2
H25/01
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#109
L
30-32
30
32
-2
A01/02
NCAA
Florida International
#330
W
39-38
39
38
+1
A07/02
NCAA
Liberty
#19
L
29-33
29
33
-4
A08/02
NCAA
65.6Avg total
32.5Scored
33.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.734.169.8+1.557%-
Last 30 at home (13)39.632.271.8+7.577%-
Last 30 away (17)32.635.668.3-3.041%-
Last 10 (10)32.533.165.6-0.640%-
Last 5 (5)34.035.069.0-1.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (13)33.236.269.4-2.938%-
vs Similar (11)32.433.465.7-1.055%-
vs Weaker (5)48.233.281.4+15.0100%-
This opponent (Jacksonville State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Jacksonville StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Western Kentucky
#182
L
24-27
24
27
-3
A10/01
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#76
L
27-37
27
37
-10
A11/01
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#109
L
25-31
25
31
-6
H17/01
NCAA
Sam Houston St.
#283
L
26-32
26
32
-6
H18/01
NCAA
UTEP
#163
L
30-31
30
31
-1
A24/01
NCAA
New Mexico State
#175
D
29-29
29
29
+0
A26/01
NCAA
Florida International
#330
W
36-34
36
34
+2
H31/01
NCAA
Liberty
#19
L
32-38
32
38
-6
H01/02
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#76
W
48-34
48
34
+14
H07/02
NCAA
Western Kentucky
#182
L
38-44
38
44
-6
H08/02
NCAA
65.2Avg total
31.5Scored
33.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (29)33.634.067.6-0.434%-
Last 30 at home (15)34.534.869.3-0.347%-
Last 30 away (14)32.633.165.8-0.521%-
Last 10 (10)31.533.765.2-2.220%-
Last 5 (5)36.635.872.4+0.840%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)36.039.575.5-3.50%-
vs Similar (13)32.535.167.5-2.615%-
vs Weaker ◀ (13)32.531.664.1+0.854%-
This opponent (Sam Houston St.) is Weaker. 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
1
Sam Houston St. wins
2
Jacksonville State wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
08/02/25ALiberty61-64
07/02/25AFlorida International82-85 OT
01/02/25ALouisiana Tech61-66 OT
25/01/25HWestern Kentucky66-75
24/01/25HMiddle Tenn. St.75-77
18/01/25AJacksonville State62-70
17/01/25AKennesaw State69-75 OT
11/01/25HFlorida International81-74
10/01/25HLiberty68-76
05/01/25AUTEP72-81
DateH/AOpponentScore
08/02/25HWestern Kentucky85-83
07/02/25HMiddle Tenn. St.77-63
01/02/25HLiberty72-61
31/01/25HFlorida International71-67
26/01/25ANew Mexico State65-59
24/01/25AUTEP73-66
18/01/25HSam Houston St.70-62
17/01/25HLouisiana Tech63-61
11/01/25AMiddle Tenn. St.64-81
10/01/25AWestern Kentucky73-67

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Sam Houston St.
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 1 Wins / 9 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLL33%
HomeWLWLL67%
AwayLLLLL13%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games24915
Win %33%67%13%
Points / game76.083.971.2
Allowed / game76.572.079.1
Point differential-0.5+11.9-7.9
Avg total152.4155.9150.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+25%44%13%
Close games (≤5 pts) won14% (7)50% (2)0% (5)
Overtime %12%0%20%
Jacksonville State
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW71%
HomeWWWWW92%
AwayLWLWW50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games241212
Win %71%92%50%
Points / game76.879.873.9
Allowed / game69.164.873.4
Point differential+7.7+14.9+0.5
Avg total146.0144.6147.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+29%42%17%
Close games (≤5 pts) won71% (7)100% (5)0% (2)
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

Conference USA conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Liberty2419579%77.061.8+15.3
2 Jacksonville State2417771%76.869.1+7.7
3 Louisiana Tech2417771%75.268.5+6.8
4 UTEP2316770%72.968.4+4.5
5 Middle Tenn. St.2416867%75.870.7+5.1
6 Kennesaw State24141058%77.974.0+4.0
7 Western Kentucky24141058%77.875.2+2.6
8 New Mexico State23121152%71.068.2+2.9
9 Delaware26121446%76.777.1-0.4
10 Missouri State2691735%69.571.4-2.0
11 Sam Houston St.2481633%76.076.5-0.5
12 Florida International2481633%72.172.7-0.5
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 -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Sam Houston St.293766
Jacksonville State293261
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