Sam Houston Bearkats Football

Sam Houston opens the 2026 season against Troy on Saturday, Sep 5 at Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL).

The Read

Sam Houston opens a 16.5-point underdog. Our model gives Sam Houston a 15% chance.

WIN PROBABILITY

TROY 85% SHSU 15%

PROJECTED FINAL

Troy

35

Sam Houston

19

SHSU win
15% One-score game
26%

What's driving the model

Ratings edge (Elo) TROY

Home-field edge TROY

Market lean TROY

Model projection TROY

Each game samples a margin around the market spread and a final total around the market total.

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Sam Houston @ Troy

Sat, Sep 5 · 6:00 PM CDT

CFB VIBES MODELTROY 86% to win

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Tulsa @ Sam Houston

Sat, Sep 12 · 6:00 PM CDT

CFB VIBES MODELTLSA 83% to win

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Nicholls @ Sam Houston

Sat, Sep 19 · 6:00 PM CDT

CFB VIBES MODELSHSU 63% to win

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Sam Houston @ Texas Tech

TBD

CFB VIBES MODELTTU 99% to win

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Standings

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Place	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
6	MTSUMiddle TennesseeMTSU	0–0	0–0
7	MOSTMissouri StateMOST	0–0	0–0
8	NMSUNew Mexico StateNMSU	0–0	0–1
9	SHSUSam HoustonSHSU	0–0	0–0
10	WKUWestern KentuckyWKU	0–0	0–0

Rankings

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Rank	AP TOP 25
1	OSUOhio StateOSU
2	OREOregonORE
3	UGAGeorgiaUGA
4	NDNotre DameND
–	SHSUSam HoustonSHSU

Rank	COACHES
1	OSUOhio StateOSU
2	OREOregonORE
3	UGAGeorgiaUGA
4	TEXTexasTEX
–	SHSUSam HoustonSHSU