Men's College Basketball
MATCHUP
Western Kentucky at Sam Houston St.
Stats: Overall | Home/Away | Conference | Favorite | Underdog | Last 5
Records: ATS Overall | Last 5 | Days Rest | After Win | After Loss | vs Scoring | Over/Under
Teams: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | Sam Houston St. Bearkats
Summary
3:30 PM ET W/L ATS H A N CONF AF AA O/U
Western Kentucky 11-8 9-7-2 9-2 2-6 0-0 2-4 76.9 75.5 6-12-0
Sam Houston St. 8-12 3-14-0 5-2 2-9 1-1 1-6 77.7 77.2 12-5-0
Live Odds | All Odds
Home O/U
Opening line -2.5 -104 154.5 -109
FanDuel 10.5 -360 133.5 -106
Westgate OFF OFF
Wynn OFF OFF
Best home line Recent line moves
Recent Trends
Western Kentucky:
  • WKU are 6-2-2 ATS in their last 10 Sat. games.
Sam Houston St.:
  • Over is 8-1 in SHSU last 9 Sat. games.
  • SHSU are 3-15 ATS in their last 18 games overall.
  • Over is 8-3 in SHSU last 11 overall.
Quickchart Matchup
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Off vs  Sam Houston St. Sam Houston St. Defense
Western Kentucky 74.5 Points For
Sam Houston St. 79.3 Points Against
Western Kentucky 41.0 FG%
Sam Houston St. 47.6 FG%
Western Kentucky 34.0 Reb
Western Kentucky 31.9 Reb
Sam Houston St. Sam Houston St. Off vs  Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Defense
Sam Houston St. 73.9 Points For
Western Kentucky 75.8 Points Against
Sam Houston St. 43.3 FG%
Western Kentucky 40.2 FG%
Sam Houston St. 30.1 Reb
Western Kentucky 38.6 Reb
* Overall Stats | In Depth
Off For FG% 3P% FT% Reb
WKU
SHSU		 74.5
73.9		 41.0
43.3		 31.2
38.7		 72.9
72.1		 34.0
30.1
Def Agst FG% 3P% FT% Reb
WKU
SHSU		 75.8
79.3		 40.2
47.6		 29.3
35.7		 73.0
70.9		 38.6
31.9
* Home/Away Stats | In Depth
Off For FG% 3P% FT% Reb
WKU
SHSU		 68.0
77.8		 38.3
43.6		 25.0
44.2		 72.9
78.0		 32.5
35.2
Def Agst.
 FG%
 3P%
 FT% Reb
WKU
SHSU		 80.1
74.5		 43.5
44.9		 34.7
35.8		 70.7
66.7		 39.5
29.5
* Last 5 | In Depth
Off For
 FG%
 3P%
 FT% Reb
WKU
SHSU		 68.4
71.0		 35.8
39.0		 26.8
40.5		 78.9
76.5		 31.0
33.4
Def Agst
 FG%
 3P%
 FT% Reb
WKU
SHSU		 75.0
74.4		 42.3
43.4		 28.5
30.4		 69.2
69.4		 40.0
34.0
* ATS Records | In Depth
  Overall Home Away
WKU
SHSU		 8-7-2
3-14-0		 4-3-2
1-3-0		 4-4-0
2-11-0
* Over/Under Records | In Depth
  Overall Home Away
WKU
SHSU		 5-12-0
12-5-0		 4-5-0
4-0-0		 1-7-0
8-5-0

* These numbers exclude Div II games.

More Records:
Last 5 | After Win | After Loss | vs Scoring

More Stats:
Conference | Favorite | Underdog

Injuries
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Julius Thedford G Out indefinitely - Knee - 1/24/25 Thedford suffered a dislocated kneecap and a tore ligament, and he will be out of action for multiple weeks.
Babacar Faye F Mid Feb - Knee - 1/24/25 Faye is managing with a knee injury, and he has been sidelined till the mid part of February.
Sam Houston St. Bearkats
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Dorian Finister G Ques Sat - Undisclosed - 1/24/25 Finister sat out the last game due to an undisclosed injury, and it is up in the air if he will be active against Western Kentucky on Saturday.
Recent Meetings
Date Home Away Line ATS
2/1/24 WKU 77 SHSU 79 -5/158 SHSU/U
1/10/24 SHSU 78 WKU 74 -2.5/157 SHSU/U
Western Kentucky: Last 10 Games | Season
Date vs Score Line ATS WKU FG Opp FG Reb
1/23/25 @LT 67-77 (L) 5.5/144.5 LU 22/65 20/47 38-38
1/18/25 @MTU 57-71 (L) 6/157.5 LU 21/63 26/55 30-39
1/11/25 KENN 85-69 (W) -7/163.5 WU 26/61 23/70 40-40
1/9/25 JVST 67-73 (L) -6.5/150 LU 21/64 28/63 27-47
1/4/25 @FIU 66-85 (L) -5/155 LU 21/57 27/58 20-36
1/2/25 @LIB 71-70 (W) 9.5/147 WU 28/62 27/62 38-35
12/29/24 @MICH 64-112 (L) 21/159.5 LO 24/66 33/64 24-52
12/21/24 KYWES 91-71 (W) -12.5/150.5 WO 34/69 29/55 27-31
12/17/24 SEA 86-73 (W) -6/149.5 WO 29/49 21/63 35-37
12/14/24 MURR 81-76 (W) (OT) -5/147.5 PO 27/71 25/66 44-39
Sam Houston St.: Last 10 Games | Season
Date vs Score Line ATS SHSU FG Opp FG Reb
1/23/25 MTU 75-77 (L) 1.5/149 LO 25/58 27/57 34-27
1/18/25 @JVST 62-70 (L) 2/146.5 LU 23/57 24/56 28-33
1/16/25 @KENN 69-75 (L) (OT) 1/161.5 LU 21/69 25/65 39-44
1/11/25 FIU 81-74 (W) -8.5/152.5 LO 21/51 29/67 33-35
1/9/25 LIB 68-76 (L) 3.5/141.5 LO 24/57 26/57 33-31
1/4/25 @UTEP 72-81 (L) 5.5/145.5 LO 25/56 28/51 25-26
1/2/25 @NMSU 71-75 (L) -1/150.5 LU 26/59 24/58 31-28
12/28/24 DAL 111-65 (W) -/- -- 41/69 23/60 40-22
12/21/24 @PITT 78-110 (L) 17/152 LO 30/56 38/65 19-33
12/16/24 STHOTX 80-54 (W) -/- -- 28/66 19/70 60-35
Abbreviations Legend