Check out our free Sam Houston State vs UT Arlington pick and preview for this NCAA Basketball game in Arlington. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this College Basketball matchup.
Sam Houston State vs UT Arlington Pick & Preview: Saturday, February 4th Betting Odds
Bearkats vs Mavericks Matchup at a Glance
- Sport: NCAAB
- Teams: Sam Houston State Bearkats at UT Arlington Mavericks
- Where: Arlington at College Park Center
- Date: Saturday, February 4th
- Betting Odds: Sam Houston State -7, SMHO -341 | TXA +261 O/U 126.0
Bearkats Preview:
The Sam Houston State Bearkats will be looking to pick up their 23rd win of the season and are in the middle of a 5 game win streak. So far, the Bearkats have played 12 games on the road, with a record of 8-4. This season, Sam Houston State has been favored to win in 11 games, sitting with a mark of 10-1. For today’s contest, Sam Houston State has a betting line set -7 points in their favor.
Sam Houston State’s leading scorer this season is Qua Grant, who is averaging 13.68 points per contest. So far, Grant has accounted for 17.79% of the team’s scoring. In addition, he is contributing 4.09 rebounds per game and 4.09 assists. Donte Powers is the second leading scorer for the Bearkats, averaging 11.05 points per game. Between him and Powers, they are accounting for 32.2% of the team’s scoring.
Offensive production has been hard to come by for Sam Houston State this season, as they are currently ranked 274th in college basketball at 68.8 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Bearkats’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 34.3%, placing them 227th in the NCAA.
Mavericks Preview:
Coming into today’s matchup, the UT Arlington Mavericks are in the middle of a 2 game losing streak and have an overall record of 7-15. Currently, the Mavericks have been the home team 13 times, sitting with a record of 4-9. So far, the Mavericks have been the underdog 19 times, going 3-16 straight up. Heading into today’s contest, they are the +7 underdogs on the spread.
Shemar Wilson comes into today’s game as the Mavericks’ leading scorer at 11.18 points per contest. Not only has Wilson been key to the team’s scoring efforts, but he is UT Arlington’s top rebounder at 8.18 boards per contest. Behind Wilson, the team has benefited from the strong play of Kyron Gibson, who is second on the team in scoring at 11.0 points per game. Overall, he has hit 40.6% of his shots and is adding 2.05 boards per game.
Offensive production has been hard to come by for UT Arlington this season, as they are currently ranked 323rd in college basketball at 67.2 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Mavericks’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 31.3%, placing them 399th in the NCAA.
Free Spread Prediction: Sam Houston State Bearkats -7
According to our key indicators, the best bet for today’s matchup between the UT Arlington Mavericks and Sam Houston State Bearkats is to get money down on the Sam Houston State to win an cover as -7 point favorites. Even though the team has not been great vs the spread as the road team, we see them putting together a strong game from behind the arc, as they are one of the NCAA’s best 3-point shooting units at 8.7 made 3’s per game. When it comes time to getting your bets down, we like the Sam Houston State Bearkats at -7.
