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Sam Houston St. vs Missouri St. Predictions

Game time: December 9, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Great Southern Bank Arena — Springfield, MO

Article updated Dec 9, 1:36 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Sam Houston St. Bearkats are on the road playing the Missouri St. Bears at the Great Southern Bank Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/9/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Missouri St. is the

Game outlook

The Sam Houston St. Bearkats are on the road playing the Missouri St. Bears at the Great Southern Bank Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/9/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Missouri St. is the betting favorite opening at -6 and the current line is Missouri St. -7.

Bearkats vs Bears Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Bears to win tonight's game by 2 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Sam Houston St. Bearkats to cover the 7 point spread and the total to go under 144.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Sam Houston St. 67 to Missouri St. 69

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Sam Houston St. Bearkats and Missouri St. Bears, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

51% of SportsJaw players predict Missouri St. Bears to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Missouri St. will win straight-up is 75%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be SAMHO 65.25, MOST 79.25.

OddsShark 's prediction is Sam Houston State will win, cover the spread, and the total will go under.

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Sam Houston St. Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 63, Sam Houston St. is ranked #173 in offense (scoring an average of 75.22 per game), #217 in defense (allowing an average of 72.67 points to be scored against them per game) and are 5-4 (4-3-1 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Bearkats hit an average of 41.34% of their field goals (ranked #302) and 73.83% of their free throws (ranked #85) and makes an average of 35.05% of their three pointers ranked #121 in the NCAAB). They average 37.44 rebounds per game (ranked # 148) and average 15.00 offensive assists and 13.89 turnovers per game (ranked # 91 and 288 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Sam Houston St. allows an average of 45.45% field goals (ranked #279) and 65.36% free throws (ranked #35 in the NCAAB) The Bearkats allow an average of 30.00% of the three pointers (ranked #92) and averages 35.89 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 35.89) Finally, the Bearkats average 16.00 defensive assists and 15.78 turnovers per game (ranked # 337 and 41 respectively).

Missouri St. Key Betting Stats

Missouri St. Bears has a power ranking of 163 and are #193 for offense (scoring an average of 74.38 per game), #111 for defense (giving up an average of 68.00 points per game) and 6-3 (5-4 ATS) overall. Sam Houston St. went 1-0 (1-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Missouri St..

For offense, the Bears hit an average of 45.25% of their field goals (ranked #154) and 71.75% of their free throws (ranked #148) and makes an average of 36.76% of their three pointers (ranked #74 in the NCAAB). They average 40.25 rebounds per game (ranked # 53) and average 13.88 offensive assists and 14.63 turnovers per game (ranked # 143) and 317 respectively).

On defense, Missouri St. allows an average of 39.16% field goals (ranked #41) and 73.45% free throws (ranked #281 in the NCAAB) The Bears allow an average of 26.92% of the three pointers (ranked #19) and averages 32.50 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 32.50) Finally, the Bears average 11.50 defensive assists and 9.50 turnovers per game (ranked # 113 and 349 respectively).

Betting Summary

Sam Houston St. has advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Sam Houston St. Bearkats to cover the 7 point spread and the total to go under 144.5 points.

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Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Bearkats vs Bears archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Bearkats vs Bears matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Sam Houston St. Bearkats+180 → +250Moved
  • Moneyline · Missouri St. Bears-225 → -300Moved
  • Spread · Sam Houston St. Bearkats+6 (-110) → +7 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Missouri St. Bears-6 (-110) → -7 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over144.5 (-110) → 144.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under144.5 (-110) → 144.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Sam Houston St. Bearkats
2-4 matchup record · 4-5-1 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Missouri St. Bears
5-3 matchup record · 6-3-1 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-12-09T06:36:02.092Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Sam Houston St. Bearkats and Missouri St. Bears, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Missouri St. Bears defeated Sam Houston St. Bearkats 69-60

Missouri St. Bears defeated Sam Houston St. Bearkats 69-60 on December 9, 2023, a 9-point decision in the series. Missouri St. Bears' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 31-23. Against SportsJaw's recorded Sam Houston St. Bearkats +7 (-110) spread, Missouri St. Bears covered, while the 129 combined points finished under the recorded total of 144.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • BadmanSpread · Missouri St. Bears -7.5 (-110)Win
  • JoeThomasSpread · Missouri St. Bears -7.5 (-110)Win
  • BrycetSpread · Missouri St. Bears -7 (-110)Win
  • PremierPicksSpread · Sam Houston St. Bearkats +7 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 144 (-110)Loss
  • TgodfreyTotal · Under 144 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Sam Houston St. Bearkats +7 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Under 145.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Sam Houston St. Bearkats +7 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Missouri St. Bears -7 (-110)Win