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NCAAB · Fri, Dec 4

Sam Houston Bearkats at Rice Owls

Tudor Fieldhouse · at Rice
#189SHSUSam Houston
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#177RICERice
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SHSUThis seasonRICE
0-0Record0-0
0-0ATS0-0
0-0O/U0-0

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model: projects RICE 76–74 · win probability RICE 56%
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Winner
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Total
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model 149.4
Model edge
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The model has not beaten the closing line: with an edge of 3 or more it went 409-367 in 2025-26. Model record

What could decide it: SHSU has more of the edges

SHSU 5, RICE 1 · 2025-26 numbers until both teams have played three games
SHSUBig
Three-pointers
SHSU hits 37.2% and allows 32.5%; RICE hits 34.3% and allows 34.0%. Threes are 35.8% and 44.1% of their shots
SHSUSmall
Rebounding
Offensive rebound rate: SHSU 35.9%, RICE 35.3%. Defensive: SHSU 69.9%, RICE 65.4%
SHSUSmall
Shooting
Effective FG%: SHSU 52.5 and allows 51.4; RICE 48.5 and allows 51.0
Context
Tempo
About 69 possessions: SHSU plays 70.7 a game (88th fastest), RICE 67.9 (236th). Faster games mean more points
RICESmall
Home court
RICE at home. This season: RICE 0-0 at home, SHSU 0-0 away
SHSUSmall
Turnovers
Turnover rate: SHSU 16.8%, RICE 17.9%. Forced: SHSU 16.1%, RICE 15.7%
SHSUSmall
Free throws
Free throw rate: SHSU 34.4, RICE 33.9. Allowed: SHSU 36.7, RICE 40.4
Even
Who is back
Minutes back from last season: SHSU 29%, RICE 44%. Transfers in: SHSU 2, RICE 3. Early in a season, turnover makes teams harder to price
Context
Schedule so far
SHSU has played the 138th-hardest schedule, RICE the 116th. A record against a soft schedule means less
Even
RICE offense vs SHSU defense
Offense 210th of 366 against a defense 228th, on the model’s ratings
Even
SHSU offense vs RICE defense
Offense 154th of 366 against a defense 163rd, on the model’s ratings
Sorted by how lopsided each matchup is, from national ranks. Reasons to look, not picks: the market already knows most of this.

Market

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Pre-game lines only (ESPN, DraftKings first). After tip-off the line shown is the closing line.

Model vs market

MarketModelModel edge
Spread—RICE -1.7—
Total—149.4—
Projected score—SHSU 73.8 · RICE 75.6

1st-half model

1st-half slate ›
ModelActual
1H spreadRICE -0.9—
1H total69.8—
1H projected scoreSHSU 34.5 · RICE 35.4—
The 1st-half model is fitted from the full-game model and past halves. ESPN has no 1st-half lines for college games, so there is no market to compare it with.

Sam Houston has the better starters

Position by position: Sam Houston 2, Rice 1, even 2
Sam HoustonBetterRice
G J. Begg10 pts · 2.6 reb · 3.5 ast Score 17
RICESmall
G C. Adkins TR13.1 pts · 5 reb · 1.6 ast Score 50
G J. Coleman8.3 pts · 2.4 reb · 1.3 ast Score 41
SHSUSmall
G C. Carroll6.5 pts · 2.5 reb · 2 ast Score 19
F E. St. Bernard TR5.6 pts · 5.3 reb · 0.9 ast Score 78
No call
G D. Hobbs4.6 pts · 1.4 reb · 2 ast Not ranked
F M. Dann2.8 pts · 2 reb · 0.4 ast Score 58
SHSUBig
F J. Elouna Eyenga TR3.5 pts · 3 reb · 0.8 ast Score 7
F R. Greppi TR0 pts · 0.4 reb · 0.1 ast Not ranked
No call
F E. Eguagie5.5 pts · 2.7 reb · 0.5 ast Score 24
Sam HoustonBetterRice
SHSU offense154th of 366 · -4.7
Even
RICE defense163rd of 366 · -3.6
SHSU defense228th of 366 · -6.1
Even
RICE offense210th of 366 · -6.4
Backcourt-3.6 · 2 players
SHSUSmall
Backcourt-4.8 · 3 players
Frontcourt+1.0 · 3 players
SHSUBig
Frontcourt-3.4 · 2 players
BenchNo numbers yet
No call
Bench-1.4 · 4 players
Score, worst to bestSHSU betterRICE betterTR transfer · NEW no Division I numbers
Projected starters: college teams publish no depth chart, so these come from minutes played, and a freshman or a new starter can change them. The score is the share of ranked players at the position that player is ahead of. Numbers are this season's once a player has 30 minutes, 2025-26's before that. Bench is the next five by minutes. Tap a player for the full numbers.

Depth chart

Projected rotation by position, starters outlined
Sam Houston
Guards
J. Begg27 minJ. Coleman22 minZ. PipkinNewA. McDowellNewN. NguyenNewK. PartainNew
Forwards
E. St. Bernard18 min · TRM. Dann9 minR. Greppi1 min · TRC. Sadibou NdiayeNewY. OkeNewA. LoustauNew
Rice
Guards
C. Adkins31 min · TRC. Carroll24 minD. Hobbs18 minJ. Dar10 min · TRB. Howell10 minC. Andrews-HeitzNew
Forwards
J. Elouna Eyenga18 min · TRE. Eguagie17 minJ. Oladokun17 minE. Cochran2 minA. LeethNewZ. FlasarNew
In order of minutes, from rosters as of today. ESPN lists players only as guards, forwards or centers, and no injury report exists for college basketball, so a player who is out may still show here.
Showing 2025-26 until both teams have played this season.

Matchup stats

2025-26 · rank among 365 teams
Scoring
Shooting
Possessions
Defense
SHSURICE
Scoring
80.0 #67Points per game72.0 #240
1.13 #78Points per possession1.06 #229
70.7 #88Pace (possessions)67.9 #236
Shooting
52.5 #128Effective FG%48.5 #303
37.2 #243-point %34.3 #153
35.8 #2533-point attempt rate44.1 #86
34.4 #199Free throw rate33.9 #214
Possessions
16.8 #186Turnover rate17.9 #265
35.9 #25Offensive rebound rate35.3 #38
14.9 #95Assists per game11.3 #320
Defense
76.9 #237Points allowed76.8 #235
1.09 #191Points allowed per possession1.13 #294
51.4 #180Opponent effective FG%51.0 #160
32.5 #89Opponent 3-point %34.0 #184
16.1 #220Turnovers forced15.7 #236
69.9 #168Defensive rebound rate65.4 #329
7.0 #128Steals per game6.5 #185
2.6 #288Blocks per game3.9 #91
From the box scores. A longer bar is a better national rank, on every row; the better team's bar is solid. A green rank is near the top of Division I, a red one near the bottom. Pace and 3-point rate are styles, so they have no better side.

Sam Houston

19-12 in 2025-26 overall · 14-8 in conference · Conference USA

Last five, 2025-26
  • L@ New Mexico83–107
  • Lvs Kennesaw St73–79
  • Wvs New Mexico St69–61
  • L@ Liberty72–79
  • L@ Delaware80–83

A week or more of rest.

Rice

11-18 in 2025-26 overall · 7-11 in conference · American Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Wvs UTSA80–71
  • L@ North Texas58–62
  • W@ Temple80–74
  • Lvs South Florida56–75
  • L@ Tulane75–81

A week or more of rest.