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NCAAB · Tue, Nov 24

Sam Houston Bearkats at Washington State Cougars

Beasley Coliseum · at Washington St
#189SHSUSam Houston
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#139WSUWashington St
LineNo line yet 
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SHSUThis seasonWSU
0-0Record0-0
0-0ATS0-0
0-0O/U0-0

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

Model: projects WSU 80–74 · win probability WSU 70%
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Winner
Line
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Total
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model 153.5
Model edge
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Public
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No split yet for this game
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 4, WSU 2 · 2025-26 numbers until both teams have played three games
SHSUSmall
Turnovers
Turnover rate: SHSU 16.8%, WSU 18.5%. Forced: SHSU 16.1%, WSU 14.5%
SHSUSmall
Three-pointers
SHSU hits 37.2% and allows 32.5%; WSU hits 36.5% and allows 35.4%. Threes are 35.8% and 44.8% of their shots
WSUSmall
WSU offense vs SHSU defense
Offense 130th of 366 against a defense 228th, on the model’s ratings
WSUSmall
Home court
WSU at home. This season: WSU 0-0 at home, SHSU 0-0 away
SHSUSmall
Who is back
Minutes back from last season: SHSU 29%, WSU 1%. Transfers in: SHSU 2, WSU 8. Early in a season, turnover makes teams harder to price
SHSUSmall
Rebounding
Offensive rebound rate: SHSU 35.9%, WSU 29.5%. Defensive: SHSU 69.9%, WSU 71.8%
Context
Tempo
About 70 possessions: SHSU plays 70.7 a game (88th fastest), WSU 68.9 (183rd). Faster games mean more points
Context
Schedule so far
SHSU has played the 138th-hardest schedule, WSU the 100th. A record against a soft schedule means less
Even
SHSU offense vs WSU defense
Offense 154th of 366 against a defense 166th, on the model’s ratings
Even
Shooting
Effective FG%: SHSU 52.5 and allows 51.4; WSU 54.7 and allows 52.6
Even
Free throws
Free throw rate: SHSU 34.4, WSU 30.2. Allowed: SHSU 36.7, WSU 33.0
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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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Moneyline
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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—WSU -6.0—
Total—153.5—
Projected score—SHSU 73.7 · WSU 79.8

1st-half model

1st-half slate ›
ModelActual
1H spreadWSU -3.5—
1H total71.8—
1H projected scoreSHSU 34.1 · WSU 37.6—
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.

The starting fives are even

Position by position: Sam Houston 1, Washington St 1, even 3
Sam HoustonBetterWashington St
G J. Begg10 pts · 2.6 reb · 3.5 ast Score 17
WSUBig
G S. Akins TR5.3 pts · 1.5 reb · 1.9 ast Score 57
G J. Coleman8.3 pts · 2.4 reb · 1.3 ast Score 41
SHSUSmall
F F. Roxburgh TR10.9 pts · 5.7 reb · 1.1 ast Score 21
F E. St. Bernard TR5.6 pts · 5.3 reb · 0.9 ast Score 78
Even
F R. Harrison TR14.2 pts · 6.2 reb · 1.8 ast Score 67
F M. Dann2.8 pts · 2 reb · 0.4 ast Score 58
No call
F L. Dembele TR5.2 pts · 4.2 reb · 1.4 ast Not ranked
F R. Greppi TR0 pts · 0.4 reb · 0.1 ast Not ranked
No call
F T. Kropp TR3.1 pts · 2.1 reb · 0.3 ast Score 48
Sam HoustonBetterWashington St
SHSU offense154th of 366 · -4.7
Even
WSU defense166th of 366 · -3.7
SHSU defense228th of 366 · -6.1
WSUSmall
WSU offense130th of 366 · -3.5
Backcourt-3.6 · 2 players
WSUBig
Backcourt-0.2 · 1 player
Frontcourt+1.0 · 3 players
SHSUBig
Frontcourt-2.6 · 4 players
BenchNo numbers yet
No call
Bench-0.5 · 4 players
Score, worst to bestSHSU betterWSU 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
Washington St
Guards
S. Akins15 min · TRJ. Phillips11 min · TRJ. Harrell9 min · TRR. Jones7 min · TRD. Blakely1 minC. JonesNew
Forwards
F. Roxburgh31 min · TRR. Harrison31 min · TRL. Dembele20 min · TRT. Kropp12 min · TRM. SankheNewB. KymanNew
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
SHSUWSU
Scoring
80.0 #67Points per game75.7 #152
1.13 #78Points per possession1.10 #136
70.7 #88Pace (possessions)68.9 #183
Shooting
52.5 #128Effective FG%54.7 #48
37.2 #243-point %36.5 #40
35.8 #2533-point attempt rate44.8 #73
34.4 #199Free throw rate30.2 #305
Possessions
16.8 #186Turnover rate18.5 #295
35.9 #25Offensive rebound rate29.5 #221
14.9 #95Assists per game13.8 #163
Defense
76.9 #237Points allowed77.3 #245
1.09 #191Points allowed per possession1.12 #266
51.4 #180Opponent effective FG%52.6 #248
32.5 #89Opponent 3-point %35.4 #273
16.1 #220Turnovers forced14.5 #322
69.9 #168Defensive rebound rate71.8 #71
7.0 #128Steals per game5.5 #299
2.6 #288Blocks per game2.9 #242
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.

Washington St

11-20 in 2025-26 overall · 7-12 in conference · Pac-12 Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Lvs Portland68–74
  • L@ Pepperdine79–88
  • L@ LMU66–67
  • Lvs Saint Mary's67–83
  • Wvs Pacific87–70

A week or more of rest.