Sam Houston State vs Texas Southern Prediction 12/6/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Sam Houston Bearkats and the Texas Southern Tigers meet Saturday in college basketball action from the H&PE Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Sam Houston Bearkats vs. Texas Southern Tigers prediction.

Sam Houston Bearkats Recap

The Sam Houston Bearkats come into this game looking to bounce back from a 93-83 loss at the hands of Oklahoma State last time out to sit at 5-3 this season. After this game, Sam Houston will take on Oregon State on the road.

Bearkats Have Four-Game Win Streak Snapped

Isaiah Manning leads the Bearkats in scoring with 11.3 PPG along with 3.9 RPG while Justin Begg has 10.3 PPG with 2.6 RPG and a team-high 4.5 APG to lead the Bearkats in assists so far this season. Po’Boigh King has 10.3 PPG while Kashie Natt has 10.1 PPG with a team-high 8 RPG to lead Sam Houston in rebounding and Jacobe Coleman has 10.1 PPG with 2.6 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Sam Houston so far this season. Damon Nicholas Jr. also has 9.1 PPG with 4.8 RPG and Veljko Ilic also has 8.9 PPG with 5.1 RPG as well so far this year for Sam Houston. As a team, Sam Houston is averaging 86.9 PPG on 46.6% shooting from the field, 35.4% from three and 79.2% from the foul line so far this season.

Texas Southern Tigers Recap

The Texas Southern Tigers come into this game looking to add on to their 102-44 win over subdivision College of Biblical Studies to sit at 1-5 this season. After this game, Texas Southern will head on the road for a game against Minnesota.

Tigers Trying To Add On First W Of Season

Troy Hupstead leads the Tigers in scoring and rebounding with 15.4 PPG and 7.4 RPG while Zaire Hayes has 10.5 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Texas Southern up to this point in the year. Cameron Patterson has 9.7 PPG with 2.3 RPG and Duane Posey has 9 PPG with 4.8 RPG as well on the year. Jaylen Wysinger also has a team-high 2 APG as well this season for Texas Southern. As a team, Texas Southern is averaging 74.3 PPG on 46.1% shooting from the field, 36.1% from three and 63.1% from the foul line this season.

Sam Houston State Bearkats @ Texas Southern Tigers Betting Trends: December 6, 2025

Why the Texas Southern Tigers will win

• Sam Houston State has lost each of its last seven Saturday road games.
• The home team has won five of Texas Southern’s last six games.
• The home team has won the first half in five of Texas Southern’s last six games.

Why the Sam Houston State Bearkats will win

• Texas Southern has lost each of its last 17 games against non-Conference opponents.
• Sam Houston State has won each of its last five games against the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
• Texas Southern has lost the first half in each of its last eight games against non-Conference opponents.

Sam Houston Bearkats vs. Texas Southern Tigers Prediction

I’m on the Bearkats in this one. I get the case to be made for Texas Southern catching points at home, but the Tigers I think are catching respect because of all of the big name teams they’ve played early on in the year as this is what the Tigers normally do every year. However, I think that’s overshadowing how solid Sam Houston’s been this season and the Bearkats have played some tough road teams themselves and I think Sam Houston is the better team that snags the win and cover on the road here. Give me Sam Houston laying the points.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Sam Houston -6.5