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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Sam Houston St. · #171 · CUSA · 0–0Middle Tennessee · #160 · CUSA · 1–0Thu, Jan 7 · 7:30 PM ETMurphy Center · Murfreesboro, TN
Model line
Middle Tennessee −7.6
Win probability
Middle Tennessee 79%
Projected tempo
70.9
possessions
Site
Middle Tennessee home
21%Win probability79%

The model makes Middle Tennessee a 7.6-point favorite, winning about 79 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

Sam Houston St. offense vs Middle Tennessee defense

Sam Houston St. OStatMiddle Tennessee D
70.6#73Tempo#26366.6
52.5#126eFG%#15951.0
16.8#186TOV%#29115.0
35.9#28ORB%#8628.5
34.4#200FT rate#20335.7
8.4#95Block%#10110.7
52.6#176Assist%#5147.2
50.6#2312P%#13951.0
37.2#243P%#17433.9
71.6#219FT%—
35.8#2533PA rate#31035.3

Middle Tennessee offense vs Sam Houston St. defense

Middle Tennessee OStatSam Houston St. D
66.6#263Tempo#7370.6
51.6#169eFG%#17951.4
17.1#209TOV%#22116.1
30.7#172ORB%#16530.1
32.7#246FT rate#22936.7
8.3#78Block%#2847.6
53.5#150Assist%#12350.4
52.3#1562P%#24953.3
33.8#1843P%#8832.5
70.2#266FT%—
45.3#603PA rate#10041.8

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

Sam Houston St.

Wed, Mar 18ANew Mexico66L 83–107
Fri, Mar 13NKennesaw St.146L 73–79
Wed, Mar 11NNew Mexico St.140W 69–61
Sat, Mar 7ALiberty149L 72–79
Thu, Mar 5ADelaware258L 80–83

Middle Tennessee

Mon, Nov 2HFiskW 117–73
Thu, Mar 12NLouisiana Tech282L 69–80
Sat, Mar 7AMissouri St.263W 75–63
Thu, Mar 5AFIU187W 73–67
Sat, Feb 28HNew Mexico St.140W 86–85