Tarleton State (0-1) vs Sam Houston State (0-1)
November 9, 2024 at 08:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: Tarleton State +5.5 / Sam Houston State -5.5 — Over/Under: 148
The Sam Houston Bearkats and the Tarleton Texans meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Wisdom Gym. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Sam Houston vs. Tarleton prediction.
Sam Houston Recap
The Sam Houston Bearkats come into this one looking to bounce back from a 91-75 loss at the hands of Nevada last time out. After this game, Sam Houston will head on the road again for a game against Baylor.
Bearkats Struggle In Opener
Marcus Boykin led the Bearkats with 17 points on 5 of 10 shooting with 4 assists while Josiah Hammons had 14 points on 5 of 9 shooting with 4 threes. Dorian Finister added 11 points with a team-high 8 rebounds and Lamar Wilkerson added 11 points with 3 threes to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Sam Houston as well in the win. Brennen Burns added 4 assists as well in the losing effort for the Bearkats. As a team, Sam Houston is averaging 75 PPG on 42.1% shooting from the field, 40% from three, and 81% from the foul line this season.
Why the Sam Houston State Bearkats will win
- Sam Houston State has won seven of its last eight night games.
Tarleton Recap
The Tarleton Texans come into this one looking to bounce back from a 96-62 loss at the hands of SMU last time out. After this game, Tarleton will head on the road for a date with Florida State.
Texans Get Rocked In Opener
Bubu Benjamin led the way with 21 points most of it coming from the foul line where Benjamin went 14 of 16. Benjamin also had 4 rebounds and 3 assists while Matt Krass added 10 points on 4 of 7 shooting with a pair of threes as the only other double-digit scorer for Tarleton in the losing effort. Caleb Evans and Chris Mpaka each had a team-high 6 rebounds as well in the loss for the Texans. As a team, Tarleton is averaging 62 PPG on 36.7% shooting from the field, 46.2% from three, and 83.3% from the foul line this season.
Why the Tarleton State Texans will win
- Tarleton State has won eight of its last nine night games at Wisdom Gym following a road loss.
- Sam Houston State has lost each of its last five road games against non-conference opponents.
Sam Houston vs. Tarleton Recap
I’m on Sam Houston here. The Bearkats play outstanding defense and should make life very uncomfortable for a bad Tarleton team that’s basically in year zero of their rebuild. Sam Houston’s got plenty of talent on their side coming back and I think it’s really telling that Sam Houston’s favored on the road here. Give me Sam Houston.