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Sam Houston St. Bearkats vs Fla. International Golden Panthers Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: February 3, 2024 at 2:00 PM ET

Venue: Ocean Bank Convocation Center — Miami, FL

Article updated Feb 3, 6:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Sam Houston St. Bearkats are traveling to play the Fla. International Golden Panthers at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center stadium on Saturday, 2/3/2024 @ 2:00pm EST. Sam

Game outlook

The Sam Houston St. Bearkats are traveling to play the Fla. International Golden Panthers at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center stadium on Saturday, 2/3/2024 @ 2:00pm EST. Sam Houston St. is the betting favorite opening at -3 and the current line is Sam Houston St. -2.5.

Bearkats vs Panthers Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Bearkats to win today's game by 2 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Fla. International Golden Panthers to cover the 2.5 point spread and the total to go under 148.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Sam Houston St. 73 to Fla. International 71

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Sam Houston St. Bearkats to cover the spread (52%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Sam Houston St. will win straight-up is 58%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be SAMHO 76.75, FLAIN 71.75.

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OddsShark predicts Sam Houston State will win, cover the spread, and the total will go under.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Sam Houston St. Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 124, Sam Houston St. is ranked #247 in offense (scoring an average of 71.82 per game), #163 in defense (allowing an average of 71.23 points to be scored against them per game) and are 13-9 (10-9-1 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Bearkats hit an average of 41.16% of their field goals (ranked #326) and 70.98% of their free throws (ranked #206) and makes an average of 32.92% of their three pointers ranked #231 in the NCAAB). They average 38.32 rebounds per game (ranked # 74) and average 13.05 offensive assists and 13.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 198 and 272 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Sam Houston St. allows an average of 44.10% field goals (ranked #212) and 69.21% free throws (ranked #75 in the NCAAB) The Bearkats allow an average of 31.75% of the three pointers (ranked #93) and averages 36.00 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 36.00) Finally, the Bearkats average 13.59 defensive assists and 14.18 turnovers per game (ranked # 250 and 60 respectively).

Fla. International Key Betting Stats

Fla. International Golden Panthers has a power ranking of 286 and are #157 for offense (scoring an average of 75.18 per game), #321 for defense (giving up an average of 77.95 points per game) and 7-15 (9-12 ATS) overall. Sam Houston St. went 1-2 (0-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Fla. International.

For offense, the Panthers hit an average of 44.31% of their field goals (ranked #209) and 67.37% of their free throws (ranked #311) and makes an average of 34.35% of their three pointers (ranked #163 in the NCAAB). They average 32.23 rebounds per game (ranked # 337) and average 14.73 offensive assists and 14.77 turnovers per game (ranked # 97) and 344 respectively).

On defense, Fla. International allows an average of 48.66% field goals (ranked #359) and 71.34% free throws (ranked #186 in the NCAAB) The Panthers allow an average of 38.93% of the three pointers (ranked #361) and averages 37.32 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 37.32) Finally, the Panthers average 15.82 defensive assists and 18.27 turnovers per game (ranked # 348 and 2 respectively).

Betting Summary

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

The Scorecaster model predicts the Fla. International Golden Panthers to cover the 2.5 point spread and the total to go under 148.5 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Sam Houston St. Bearkats-145 → -140Moved
  • Moneyline · Fla. International Golden Panthers+120 → +118Moved
  • Spread · Sam Houston St. Bearkats-3 (-110) → -2.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Fla. International Golden Panthers+3 (-110) → +2.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over147.5 (-110) → 148.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under147.5 (-110) → 148.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Sam Houston St. Bearkats
9-9 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Fla. International Golden Panthers
1-13 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-02-03T11:35:34.201Z). 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 Fla. International Golden Panthers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

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Final result

Matchup pick recap

Fla. International Golden Panthers defeated Sam Houston St. Bearkats 68-61

Fla. International Golden Panthers defeated Sam Houston St. Bearkats 68-61 on February 3, 2024, a 7-point decision in the series. Fla. International Golden Panthers' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 42-25. Against SportsJaw's recorded Sam Houston St. Bearkats -2.5 (-110) spread, Fla. International Golden Panthers covered, while the 129 combined points finished under the recorded total of 148.5.

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  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoversSpread · Sam Houston St. Bearkats -2.5 (-110)Loss