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Liberty Flames vs Sam Houston St. Bearkats Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: February 17, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET

Venue: Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum — Huntsville, TX

Article updated Feb 17, 6:36 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Liberty Flames are traveling to play the Sam Houston St. Bearkats at the Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum stadium on Saturday, 2/17/2024 @ 7:30pm EST. Liberty is the betting

Game outlook

The Liberty Flames are traveling to play the Sam Houston St. Bearkats at the Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum stadium on Saturday, 2/17/2024 @ 7:30pm EST. Liberty is the betting favorite opening at -4 and the current line is Liberty -4.5.

Flames vs Bearkats Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Bearkats to win tonight's game by 3 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Sam Houston St. Bearkats to cover the 4.5 point spread and the total to go under 138.75 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Liberty 67 to Sam Houston St. 70

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

50% of SportsJaw predicts Sam Houston St. Bearkats to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Liberty will win straight-up is 66%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be LIBRT 73.875, SAMHO 64.875.

OddsShark predicts Liberty will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

51% picked Sam Houston St. Bearkats on Covers.com

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Liberty Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 58, Liberty is ranked #140 in offense (scoring an average of 75.36 per game), #14 in defense (allowing an average of 63.92 points to be scored against them per game) and are 16-9 (11-11 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Flames hit an average of 46.73% of their field goals (ranked #74) and 65.93% of their free throws (ranked #332) and makes an average of 36.54% of their three pointers ranked #56 in the NCAAB). They average 34.88 rebounds per game (ranked # 221) and average 16.48 offensive assists and 9.72 turnovers per game (ranked # 30 and 21 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Liberty allows an average of 42.79% field goals (ranked #135) and 71.07% free throws (ranked #169 in the NCAAB) The Flames allow an average of 30.79% of the three pointers (ranked #45) and averages 33.04 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.04) Finally, the Flames average 9.28 defensive assists and 12.16 turnovers per game (ranked # 3 and 174 respectively).

Sam Houston St. Key Betting Stats

Sam Houston St. Bearkats has a power ranking of 246 and are #256 for offense (scoring an average of 71.21 per game), #168 for defense (giving up an average of 71.42 points per game) and 14-11 (11-11-1 ATS) overall. Liberty went 1-2 (1-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Sam Houston St..

For offense, the Bearkats hit an average of 40.98% of their field goals (ranked #334) and 71.22% of their free throws (ranked #202) and makes an average of 33.52% of their three pointers (ranked #202 in the NCAAB). They average 38.33 rebounds per game (ranked # 68) and average 12.92 offensive assists and 13.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 199) and 278 respectively).

On defense, Sam Houston St. allows an average of 43.83% field goals (ranked #190) and 69.34% free throws (ranked #62 in the NCAAB) The Bearkats allow an average of 32.15% of the three pointers (ranked #98) and averages 36.17 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 36.17) Finally, the Bearkats average 13.71 defensive assists and 13.79 turnovers per game (ranked # 262 and 65 respectively).

Betting Summary

Liberty has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Sam Houston St. Bearkats to cover the 4.5 point spread and the total to go under 138.75 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Liberty Flames-175 → -190Moved
  • Moneyline · Sam Houston St. Bearkats+150 → +160Moved
  • Spread · Liberty Flames-4 (-110) → -4 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · Sam Houston St. Bearkats+4 (-110) → +4 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Over138.5 (-110) → 137.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under138.5 (-110) → 137.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Liberty Flames
25-7 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Sam Houston St. Bearkats
22-11 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-02-17T11:36:21.769Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-01-20Sam Houston St. Bearkats 66 · Liberty Flames 82
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Sam Houston St. Bearkats defeated Liberty Flames 83-73

Sam Houston St. Bearkats defeated Liberty Flames 83-73 on February 17, 2024, a 10-point decision in the series. Sam Houston St. Bearkats' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 50-27. Against SportsJaw's recorded Liberty Flames -4 (-110) spread, Sam Houston St. Bearkats covered, while the 156 combined points finished over the recorded total of 137.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • SfdanTotal · Over 138.5 (-110)Win