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Sam Houston St. vs Louisiana Tech Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 08 Dec 2019
Tip-off: 22:30
Final 71-68
29-36 42-32
Position#116
Record2-2
FormLLWWL
Points / game81.8
Allowed / game74.0
vs
Position#40
Record3-1
FormLWLWW
Points / game77.2
Allowed / game68.2
USANCAA
Other2019-20
Meetings · Sam Houston St. v Louisiana Tech
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LOUI90
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SAM 81
LOUI77
08 Dec 2019
SAM 71
LOUI68
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🎯 1. Model Analysis

Sam Houston St. winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Louisiana Tech winLost
-no forecast
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
Lafayette
#7
L
70-71
70
71
-1
H21/03
CIT
Jackson State
#11
L
77-81 OT
77
81
-4
H14/03
CIT
Eastern Michigan
#8
W
69-62
69
62
+7
H19/03
CIT
UTSA Roadrunners
#9
W
76-69
76
69
+7
A23/03
CIT
Northern Colorado
#1
L
80-99
80
99
-19
A29/03
CIT
TCU
#3
L
69-82
69
82
-13
A21/03
NIT
San Francisco
#123
L
81-90
81
90
-9
A24/11
NCAA
CSU Bakersfield
#266
W
74-65
74
65
+9
A27/11
NCAA
Randall University
#441
W
86-51
86
51
+35
H30/11
NCAA
UTRGV
#177
L
86-90 OT
86
90
-4
A04/12
NCAA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
0-0
29-38
0-0
41-33
0-0
31-48
0-0
40-23
0-0
35-23
0-0
34-39
0-0
28-37
0-0
48-32
0-0
39-42
0-0
41-57
0-0
30-34
0-0
39-48
0-0
32-49
0-0
49-41
0-0
29-25
0-0
45-40
0-0
54-20
0-0
32-31
0-0
39-29
0-0
31-41
152.8Avg total
76.8Scored
76.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (4)81.874.0155.8+7.850%
Season at home (1)86.051.0137.0+35.0100%
Season away (3)80.381.7162.0-1.333%
Last 10 (10)76.876.0152.8+0.840%
Last 5 (5)79.275.6154.8+3.640%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (2)74.580.5155.0-6.050%
vs Similar (3)81.083.0164.0-2.033%
vs Weaker (3)72.071.0143.0+1.033%
This opponent (Louisiana Tech) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Louisiana TechUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Iona
#17
W
89-88
89
88
+1
H19/03
NIT
Georgia
#15
W
79-71
79
71
+8
H22/03
NIT
Florida State
#3
L
75-78
75
78
-3
A26/03
NIT
Central Michigan
#23
W
89-79
89
79
+10
H17/03
NIT
Texas A&M
#11
W
84-72
84
72
+12
H23/03
NIT
Temple
#3
L
59-77
59
77
-18
A26/03
NIT
North Alabama
#237
W
82-61
82
61
+21
H23/11
NCAA
Indiana
#149
L
75-88
75
88
-13
A26/11
NCAA
Samford
#321
W
78-57
78
57
+21
H01/12
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#127
W
74-67
74
67
+7
A06/12
NCAA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
0-0
48-48
0-0
41-40
0-0
46-27
0-0
33-44
0-0
33-37
0-0
42-41
0-0
45-33
0-0
44-46
0-0
35-34
0-0
49-38
0-0
33-41
0-0
26-36
0-0
45-32
0-0
37-29
0-0
36-52
0-0
39-36
0-0
33-24
0-0
45-33
0-0
39-36
0-0
35-31
152.2Avg total
78.4Scored
73.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (4)77.268.2145.5+9.075%
Season at home (2)80.059.0139.0+21.0100%
Season away (2)74.577.5152.0-3.050%
Last 10 (10)78.473.8152.2+4.670%
Last 5 (5)73.670.0143.6+3.660%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)59.077.0136.0-18.00%
vs Similar (4)72.571.0143.5+1.550%
vs Weaker ◀ (4)77.268.2145.5+9.075%
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

-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: +0.1+0.11st half: +2.9+2.92nd half2nd half: +1.5+1.52nd half: +1.7+1.7
-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: +0.1+0.11st half: +2.9+2.92nd half2nd half: +1.5+1.52nd half: +1.7+1.7
Sam Houston St.Louisiana Tech
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
Lafayette
#7
L
29-38
29
38
-9
H21/03
CIT
Jackson State
#11
L
31-48
31
48
-17
H14/03
CIT
Eastern Michigan
#8
W
35-23
35
23
+12
H19/03
CIT
UTSA Roadrunners
#9
L
28-37
28
37
-9
A23/03
CIT
Northern Colorado
#1
L
39-42
39
42
-3
A29/03
CIT
TCU
#3
L
30-34
30
34
-4
A21/03
NIT
San Francisco
#123
L
32-49
32
49
-17
A24/11
NCAA
CSU Bakersfield
#266
W
29-25
29
25
+4
A27/11
NCAA
Randall University
#441
W
54-20
54
20
+34
H30/11
NCAA
UTRGV
#177
W
39-29
39
29
+10
A04/12
NCAA
69.1Avg total
34.6Scored
34.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (13)34.532.967.4+1.546%-
Last 30 at home (7)35.930.366.1+5.657%-
Last 30 away (6)32.836.068.8-3.233%-
Last 10 (10)34.634.569.1+0.140%-
Last 5 (5)36.831.468.2+5.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (2)37.032.569.5+4.550%-
vs Similar (3)33.038.371.3-5.333%-
vs Weaker (3)28.733.762.3-5.033%-
This opponent (Louisiana Tech) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Louisiana TechLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Iona
#17
D
48-48
48
48
+0
H19/03
NIT
Georgia
#15
W
46-27
46
27
+19
H22/03
NIT
Florida State
#3
L
33-37
33
37
-4
A26/03
NIT
Central Michigan
#23
W
45-33
45
33
+12
H17/03
NIT
Texas A&M
#11
W
35-34
35
34
+1
H23/03
NIT
Temple
#3
L
33-41
33
41
-8
A26/03
NIT
North Alabama
#237
W
45-32
45
32
+13
H23/11
NCAA
Indiana
#149
L
36-52
36
52
-16
A26/11
NCAA
Samford
#321
W
33-24
33
24
+9
H01/12
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#127
W
39-36
39
36
+3
A06/12
NCAA
75.7Avg total
39.3Scored
36.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (12)37.035.672.6+1.450%-
Last 30 at home (6)42.033.075.0+9.083%-
Last 30 away (6)32.038.270.2-6.217%-
Last 10 (10)39.336.475.7+2.960%-
Last 5 (5)37.237.074.2+0.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)33.041.074.0-8.00%-
vs Similar (4)35.233.268.5+2.050%-
vs Weaker ◀ (4)38.236.074.2+2.275%-
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

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Sam Houston St. wins
0
Louisiana Tech wins
No previous meetings.
DateH/AOpponentScore
04/12/19AUTRGV86-90 OT
30/11/19HRandall University86-51
27/11/19ACSU Bakersfield74-65
24/11/19ASan Francisco81-90
21/03/19ATCU69-82
29/03/18ANorthern Colorado80-99
23/03/18AUTSA Roadrunners76-69
19/03/18HEastern Michigan69-62
14/03/16HJackson State77-81 OT
21/03/15HLafayette70-71
DateH/AOpponentScore
06/12/19AMississippi St.74-67
01/12/19HSamford78-57
26/11/19AIndiana75-88
23/11/19HNorth Alabama82-61
26/03/15ATemple59-77
23/03/15HTexas A&M84-72
17/03/15HCentral Michigan89-79
26/03/14AFlorida State75-78
22/03/14HGeorgia79-71
19/03/14HIona89-88

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Sam Houston St.
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWL50%
HomeW100%
AwayLWL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games413
Win %50%100%33%
Points / game81.886.080.3
Allowed / game74.051.081.7
Point differential+7.8+35.0-1.3
Avg total155.8137.0162.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+25%100%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (1)-0% (1)
Overtime %25%0%33%
Louisiana Tech
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWW75%
HomeWW100%
AwayLW50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games422
Win %75%100%50%
Points / game77.280.074.5
Allowed / game68.259.077.5
Point differential+9.0+21.0-3.0
Avg total145.5139.0152.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+50%100%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
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 Liberty550100%79.445.2+34.2
2 Louisiana Tech43175%77.268.2+9.0
3 Delaware43175%72.564.8+7.8
4 UTEP32167%68.760.0+8.7
5 Missouri State53260%72.069.6+2.4
6 Sam Houston St.42250%81.874.0+7.8
7 New Mexico State63350%66.263.3+2.8
8 Western Kentucky63350%73.572.7+0.8
9 Jacksonville State41325%60.569.2-8.8
10 Middle Tenn. St.51420%66.871.0-4.2
11 Kennesaw State5050%54.674.4-19.8
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.294271
Louisiana Tech363268
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