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Sam Houston St. vs UTEP Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 05 Feb 2026
Tip-off: 00:30
Final 70-66
36-33 34-33
Position#69
Record15-7
FormWWWWW
Points / game83.8
Allowed / game73.5
vs
Position#307
Record8-14
FormLWLLW
Points / game69.3
Allowed / game71.5
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Sam Houston St. v UTEP
04 Feb 2026
SAM 70
UTEP66
06 Mar 2025
SAM 89
UTEP87
15 Mar 2024
SAM 63
UTEP65
27 Jan 2024
SAM 60
UTEP56
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Sam Houston St. winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
UTEP 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
Western Kentucky
#151
L
91-102
91
102
-11
A02/01
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#179
L
67-68
67
68
-1
A04/01
NCAA
Delaware
#326
W
72-60
72
60
+12
H09/01
NCAA
Liberty
#26
L
74-82
74
82
-8
H10/01
NCAA
Jacksonville State
#228
W
77-62
77
62
+15
A15/01
NCAA
Florida International
#232
W
76-63
76
63
+13
A17/01
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#113
W
93-87
93
87
+6
H22/01
NCAA
Western Kentucky
#151
W
73-58
73
58
+15
H24/01
NCAA
Missouri State
#223
W
80-71
80
71
+9
A29/01
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#131
W
83-67
83
67
+16
H01/02
NCAA
1H
2H
49-42
42-60
34-34
33-34
35-29
37-31
33-34
41-48
34-22
43-40
34-35
42-28
43-39
50-48
38-21
35-37
38-33
42-38
34-32
49-35
150.6Avg total
78.6Scored
72.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (22)83.873.5157.3+10.368%
Season at home (9)87.866.0153.8+21.889%
Season away (13)81.078.7159.7+2.354%
Last 10 (10)78.672.0150.6+6.670%
Last 5 (5)81.069.2150.2+11.8100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)69.573.5143.0-4.050%
vs Similar (11)80.576.2156.7+4.473%
vs Weaker ◀ (13)82.174.6156.7+7.562%
This opponent (UTEP) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
UTEPUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Missouri State
#223
L
55-79
55
79
-24
A03/01
NCAA
Florida International
#232
L
64-76
64
76
-12
A04/01
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#179
W
83-80 OT
83
80
+3
H09/01
NCAA
Western Kentucky
#151
L
56-68
56
68
-12
H10/01
NCAA
Delaware
#326
W
70-69
70
69
+1
A16/01
NCAA
Liberty
#26
L
69-80
69
80
-11
A17/01
NCAA
Florida International
#232
W
83-77
83
77
+6
H23/01
NCAA
Missouri State
#223
L
57-62
57
62
-5
H24/01
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#131
L
59-69
59
69
-10
H29/01
NCAA
Delaware
#326
W
70-55
70
55
+15
H01/02
NCAA
1H
2H
23-49
32-30
30-29
34-47
37-44
36-29
35-31
21-37
30-36
40-33
38-41
31-39
47-39
36-38
31-21
26-41
27-36
32-33
27-25
43-30
138.1Avg total
66.6Scored
71.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (22)69.371.5140.8-2.236%
Season at home (13)74.269.5143.7+4.854%
Season away (9)62.274.4136.7-12.211%
Last 10 (10)66.671.5138.1-4.940%
Last 5 (5)67.668.6136.2-1.040%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (18)64.273.4137.6-9.217%
vs Similar (9)72.274.0146.2-1.833%
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Sam Houston St.) 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

-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +5.1+5.11st half: -2.6-2.62nd half2nd half: +1.5+1.52nd half: -2.6-2.6
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +5.1+5.11st half: -2.6-2.62nd half2nd half: +1.5+1.52nd half: -2.6-2.6
Sam Houston St.UTEP
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
Western Kentucky
#151
W
49-42
49
42
+7
A02/01
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#179
D
34-34
34
34
+0
A04/01
NCAA
Delaware
#326
W
35-29
35
29
+6
H09/01
NCAA
Liberty
#26
L
33-34
33
34
-1
H10/01
NCAA
Jacksonville State
#228
W
34-22
34
22
+12
A15/01
NCAA
Florida International
#232
L
34-35
34
35
-1
A17/01
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#113
W
43-39
43
39
+4
H22/01
NCAA
Western Kentucky
#151
W
38-21
38
21
+17
H24/01
NCAA
Missouri State
#223
W
38-33
38
33
+5
A29/01
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#131
W
34-32
34
32
+2
H01/02
NCAA
69.3Avg total
37.2Scored
32.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)38.533.772.2+4.860%-
Last 30 at home (14)40.031.171.1+8.971%-
Last 30 away (16)37.235.973.2+1.350%-
Last 10 (10)37.232.169.3+5.170%-
Last 5 (5)37.432.069.4+5.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)33.835.569.2-1.825%-
vs Similar (11)38.034.572.5+3.555%-
vs Weaker ◀ (13)39.733.673.3+6.169%-
This opponent (UTEP) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
UTEPLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Missouri State
#223
L
23-49
23
49
-26
A03/01
NCAA
Florida International
#232
W
30-29
30
29
+1
A04/01
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#179
L
37-44
37
44
-7
H09/01
NCAA
Western Kentucky
#151
W
35-31
35
31
+4
H10/01
NCAA
Delaware
#326
L
30-36
30
36
-6
A16/01
NCAA
Liberty
#26
L
38-41
38
41
-3
A17/01
NCAA
Florida International
#232
W
47-39
47
39
+8
H23/01
NCAA
Missouri State
#223
W
31-21
31
21
+10
H24/01
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#131
L
27-36
27
36
-9
H29/01
NCAA
Delaware
#326
W
27-25
27
25
+2
H01/02
NCAA
67.6Avg total
32.5Scored
35.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.135.667.7-3.540%-
Last 30 at home (16)34.234.068.2+0.256%-
Last 30 away (14)29.837.467.2-7.621%-
Last 10 (10)32.535.167.6-2.650%-
Last 5 (5)34.032.466.4+1.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (18)31.235.866.9-4.633%-
vs Similar (9)30.836.066.8-5.244%-
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Sam Houston St.) 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
3
Sam Houston St. wins
3
UTEP wins
DateGameScore
11/03/25UTEP v Sam Houston St.79-65
07/03/25Sam Houston St. v UTEP89-87
05/01/25UTEP v Sam Houston St.81-72
15/03/24Sam Houston St. v UTEP63-65
25/02/24UTEP v Sam Houston St.54-65
27/01/24Sam Houston St. v UTEP60-56
DateH/AOpponentScore
01/02/26HLouisiana Tech83-67
29/01/26AMissouri State80-71
24/01/26HWestern Kentucky73-58
22/01/26HKennesaw State93-87
17/01/26AFlorida International76-63
15/01/26AJacksonville State77-62
10/01/26HLiberty74-82
09/01/26HDelaware72-60
04/01/26AMiddle Tenn. St.67-68
02/01/26AWestern Kentucky91-102
UTEPlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
01/02/26HDelaware70-55
29/01/26HLouisiana Tech59-69
24/01/26HMissouri State57-62
23/01/26HFlorida International83-77
17/01/26ALiberty69-80
16/01/26ADelaware70-69
10/01/26HWestern Kentucky56-68
09/01/26HMiddle Tenn. St.83-80 OT
04/01/26AFlorida International64-76
03/01/26AMissouri State55-79

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Sam Houston St.
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW68%
HomeWLWWW89%
AwayLLWWW54%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games22913
Win %68%89%54%
Points / game83.887.881.0
Allowed / game73.566.078.7
Point differential+10.3+21.8+2.3
Avg total157.3153.8159.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+50%67%38%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)-50% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
UTEP
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLLW36%
HomeLWLLW54%
AwayLLLWL11%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games22139
Win %36%54%11%
Points / game69.374.262.2
Allowed / game71.569.574.4
Point differential-2.2+4.8-12.2
Avg total140.8143.7136.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+18%31%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (6)50% (4)50% (2)
Overtime %9%15%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 Liberty2219386%79.367.2+12.1
2 Sam Houston St.2215768%83.873.5+10.3
3 Kennesaw State2214864%86.576.0+10.6
4 Missouri State2213959%75.372.3+3.0
5 Louisiana Tech2112957%68.462.2+6.1
6 Western Kentucky22121055%77.774.8+2.9
7 Jacksonville State21111052%73.066.7+6.4
8 New Mexico State21111052%75.470.2+5.2
9 Middle Tenn. St.21111052%73.570.3+3.2
10 Florida International21101148%82.878.5+4.3
11 UTEP2281436%69.371.5-2.2
12 Delaware2261627%65.471.6-6.2
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.363470
UTEP333366
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