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Sam Houston St. vs Western Kentucky Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 24 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 19:00
Final 73-58
38-21 35-37
Position#69
Record12-7
FormWLWWW
Points / game84.6
Allowed / game74.8
vs
Position#151
Record11-8
FormLWWLL
Points / game79.8
Allowed / game75.8
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Sam Houston St. v Western Kentucky
24 Jan 2026
SAM 73
WEST58
25 Jan 2025
SAM 66
WEST75
10 Jan 2024
SAM 78
WEST74
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Sam Houston St. winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Western Kentucky 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
Oregon State
#195
W
85-75
85
75
+10
A18/12
NCAA
New Mexico State
#178
L
78-87
78
87
-9
A21/12
NCAA
CBS Ambassadors
#681
W
117-57
117
57
+60
H28/12
NCAA
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
1H
2H
46-37
39-38
28-48
50-39
59-21
58-36
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
157.3Avg total
83.0Scored
74.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (19)84.674.8159.4+9.863%
Season at home (7)90.667.0157.6+23.686%
Season away (12)81.179.3160.4+1.850%
Last 10 (10)83.074.3157.3+8.760%
Last 5 (5)78.470.8149.2+7.680%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)66.770.7137.3-4.033%
vs Similar (11)80.577.8158.3+2.664%
vs Weaker ◀ (11)83.176.5159.5+6.655%
This opponent (Western Kentucky) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Western KentuckyUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Campbellsville
#569
W
102-59
102
59
+43
H16/12
NCAA
Tulsa
#23
L
81-82
81
82
-1
H20/12
NCAA
Jacksonville State
#228
L
67-78
67
78
-11
A30/12
NCAA
Sam Houston St.
#69
W
102-91
102
91
+11
H02/01
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#131
W
66-61
66
61
+5
H04/01
NCAA
New Mexico State
#178
L
64-80
64
80
-16
A09/01
NCAA
UTEP
#307
W
68-56
68
56
+12
A10/01
NCAA
Missouri State
#223
W
87-72
87
72
+15
H15/01
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#113
L
65-81
65
81
-16
H17/01
NCAA
Liberty
#26
L
69-76
69
76
-7
H22/01
NCAA
1H
2H
54-28
48-31
37-30
44-52
22-38
45-40
42-49
60-42
37-25
29-36
28-46
36-34
31-35
37-21
41-34
46-38
34-43
31-38
32-35
37-41
150.7Avg total
77.1Scored
73.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (19)79.875.8155.6+4.158%
Season at home (13)83.074.8157.8+8.269%
Season away (6)73.077.8150.8-4.833%
Last 10 (10)77.173.6150.7+3.550%
Last 5 (5)70.673.0143.6-2.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (10)78.182.4160.5-4.330%
vs Similar (14)71.573.1144.6-1.643%
vs Weaker (5)82.870.2153.0+12.6100%
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

-7-3+0+3+71st half1st half: +5.4+5.41st half: -0.5-0.52nd half2nd half: +3.3+3.32nd half: +4.0+4.0
-7-3+0+3+71st half1st half: +5.4+5.41st half: -0.5-0.52nd half2nd half: +3.3+3.32nd half: +4.0+4.0
Sam Houston St.Western Kentucky
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
Oregon State
#195
W
46-37
46
37
+9
A18/12
NCAA
New Mexico State
#178
L
28-48
28
48
-20
A21/12
NCAA
CBS Ambassadors
#681
W
59-21
59
21
+38
H28/12
NCAA
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
73.6Avg total
39.5Scored
34.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)38.134.372.4+3.953%-
Last 30 at home (12)40.731.972.6+8.767%-
Last 30 away (18)36.435.872.3+0.644%-
Last 10 (10)39.534.173.6+5.460%-
Last 5 (5)35.831.867.6+4.060%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)32.334.566.8-2.217%-
vs Similar (11)38.535.073.5+3.555%-
vs Weaker ◀ (11)40.034.874.8+5.264%-
This opponent (Western Kentucky) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Western KentuckyLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Campbellsville
#569
W
54-28
54
28
+26
H16/12
NCAA
Tulsa
#23
W
37-30
37
30
+7
H20/12
NCAA
Jacksonville State
#228
L
22-38
22
38
-16
A30/12
NCAA
Sam Houston St.
#69
L
42-49
42
49
-7
H02/01
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#131
W
37-25
37
25
+12
H04/01
NCAA
New Mexico State
#178
L
28-46
28
46
-18
A09/01
NCAA
UTEP
#307
L
31-35
31
35
-4
A10/01
NCAA
Missouri State
#223
W
41-34
41
34
+7
H15/01
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#113
L
34-43
34
43
-9
H17/01
NCAA
Liberty
#26
L
32-35
32
35
-3
H22/01
NCAA
72.1Avg total
35.8Scored
36.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.334.770.0+0.657%-
Last 30 at home (20)36.834.571.3+2.265%-
Last 30 away (10)32.535.067.5-2.540%-
Last 10 (10)35.836.372.1-0.540%-
Last 5 (5)33.238.671.8-5.420%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (10)35.837.373.1-1.550%-
vs Similar (14)32.834.567.3-1.750%-
vs Weaker (5)37.831.469.2+6.480%-
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

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
3
Sam Houston St. wins
2
Western Kentucky wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
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
28/12/25HCBS Ambassadors117-57
21/12/25ANew Mexico State78-87
18/12/25AOregon State85-75
DateH/AOpponentScore
22/01/26HLiberty69-76
17/01/26HKennesaw State65-81
15/01/26HMissouri State87-72
10/01/26AUTEP68-56
09/01/26ANew Mexico State64-80
04/01/26HLouisiana Tech66-61
02/01/26HSam Houston St.102-91
30/12/25AJacksonville State67-78
20/12/25HTulsa81-82
16/12/25HCampbellsville102-59

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Sam Houston St.
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW63%
HomeWWWLW86%
AwayLLLWW50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games19712
Win %63%86%50%
Points / game84.690.681.1
Allowed / game74.867.079.3
Point differential+9.8+23.6+1.8
Avg total159.4157.6160.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+47%57%42%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)-50% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Western Kentucky
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWLL58%
HomeWWWLL69%
AwayLLLLW33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games19136
Win %58%69%33%
Points / game79.883.073.0
Allowed / game75.874.877.8
Point differential+4.1+8.2-4.8
Avg total155.6157.8150.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+37%46%17%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (5)60% (5)-
Overtime %5%0%17%
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 Liberty2017385%79.467.2+12.2
2 Sam Houston St.1912763%84.674.8+9.8
3 New Mexico State1811761%77.269.2+8.0
4 Kennesaw State2012860%87.877.5+10.3
5 Louisiana Tech1911858%68.461.3+7.1
6 Middle Tenn. St.1911858%74.770.1+4.6
7 Western Kentucky1911858%79.875.8+4.1
8 Missouri State1911858%76.372.9+3.4
9 Jacksonville State1910953%73.165.9+7.2
10 Florida International1991047%83.378.5+4.8
11 UTEP1971237%70.573.0-2.5
12 Delaware1951426%65.471.9-6.5
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.383573
Western Kentucky213758
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