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California Baptist vs Sam Houston St. Bearkats Predictions February 23, 2023

Game time: February 23, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET

Venue: Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum — Huntsville, TX

Article updated Feb 23, 3:12 AM EST

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The California Baptist are traveling to play the Sam Houston St. Bearkats at the Johnson Coliseum stadium on Thursday, 2/23/2023 @ 7:30pm EST. Sam Houston St. is the betting

Game outlook

The California Baptist are traveling to play the Sam Houston St. Bearkats at the Johnson Coliseum stadium on Thursday, 2/23/2023 @ 7:30pm EST. Sam Houston St. is the betting favorite opening at -8 and the current line is Sam Houston St. -6.5.

Lancers vs Bearkats Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Bearkats to win tonight's game by 9 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Sam Houston St. Bearkats to cover the 6.5 point spread and the total to go over 128.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: California Baptist 65 to Sam Houston St. 74

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

51% of SportsJaw predicts Sam Houston St. Bearkats to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Sam Houston St. will win straight-up is 73%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be CBU 57.75, SAMHO 70.75.

OddsShark predicts Sam Houston State will win, cal baptist will cover, and the total will go over.

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split down the middle on Covers.com

California Baptist Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 258, California Baptist is ranked #202 in offense (scoring an average of 70.70 per game), #43 in defense (allowing an average of 64.56 points to be scored against them per game) and are 15-12 (10-12-3 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Lancers hit an average of 43.61% of their field goals (ranked #245) and 65.41% of their free throws (ranked #335) and makes an average of 33.14% of their three pointers ranked #239 in the NCAAB). They average 37.78 rebounds per game (ranked # 43) and average 14.56 offensive assists and 11.15 turnovers per game (ranked # 83 and 47 respectively).

Defensively speaking, California Baptist allows an average of 42.13% field goals (ranked #92) and 72.30% free throws (ranked #243 in the NCAAB) The Lancers allow an average of 30.82% of the three pointers (ranked #38) and averages 33.33 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.33) Finally, the Lancers average 10.81 defensive assists and 11.11 turnovers per game (ranked # 46 and 315 respectively).

Sam Houston St. Key Betting Stats

Sam Houston St. Bearkats has a power ranking of 71 and are #96 for offense (scoring an average of 75.28 per game), #6 for defense (giving up an average of 59.24 points per game) and 20-6 (12-9-1 ATS) overall. California Baptist went 2-0 (2-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Sam Houston St..

For offense, the Bearkats hit an average of 47.12% of their field goals (ranked #48) and 66.75% of their free throws (ranked #321) and makes an average of 39.60% of their three pointers (ranked #5 in the NCAAB). They average 37.00 rebounds per game (ranked # 72) and average 14.28 offensive assists and 13.32 turnovers per game (ranked # 99) and 250 respectively).

On defense, Sam Houston St. allows an average of 39.39% field goals (ranked #13) and 71.43% free throws (ranked #190 in the NCAAB) The Bearkats allow an average of 32.22% of the three pointers (ranked #97) and averages 30.20 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 30.20) Finally, the Bearkats average 10.88 defensive assists and 17.72 turnovers per game (ranked # 52 and 6 respectively).

Betting Summary

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

The Scorecaster model predicts the Sam Houston St. Bearkats to cover the 6.5 point spread and the total to go over 128.5 points.

For the best predictions available, make sure to checkout the best bets made by our certified NCAAB experts.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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Lines, trends and availability

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No qualifying consensus sample is available yet.

Qualified handicappers need at least 20 graded picks and a 52.5% win rate. A market needs at least three current qualified picks. Selection share is not a win probability.

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · California Baptist+315 → +225Moved
  • Moneyline · Sam Houston St. Bearkats-345 → -265Moved
  • Spread · California Baptist+8 (-110) → +6.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Sam Houston St. Bearkats-8 (-110) → -6.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over128.5 (-110) → 128.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under128.5 (-110) → 128.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

California Baptist
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Last 0 completed games on file
Sam Houston St. Bearkats
22-11 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-02-23T08:12:11.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-02-01Sam Houston St. Bearkats 67 · UT Rio Grande Valley 65
  • 2023-01-21UT Rio Grande Valley 64 · Sam Houston St. Bearkats 83
  • 2023-01-14Sam Houston St. Bearkats 78 · Utah Tech 53
  • 2022-12-17Sam Houston St. Bearkats 69 · Texas State 62
  • 2022-03-09California Baptist 35 · Sam Houston St. Bearkats 65
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Sam Houston St. Bearkats defeated California Baptist 56-45

Sam Houston St. Bearkats defeated California Baptist 56-45 on February 23, 2023, a 11-point decision in the series. Sam Houston St. Bearkats' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 29-22. Against SportsJaw's recorded California Baptist +6.5 (-110) spread, Sam Houston St. Bearkats covered, while the 101 combined points finished under the recorded total of 128.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • FreePickCapperSpread · Sam Houston St. Bearkats -6 (-110)Win
  • Desert_DudeMoneyline · Sam Houston St. Bearkats -250Win
  • CoolioSpread · California Baptist +6 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 128.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · California Baptist +6 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 128.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Sam Houston St. Bearkats -6 (-110)Win