Nicholls St at Sam Houston St Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Sam Houston St by 39.09
TOTAL POINTS
51
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
*Ratings are relative to Division (FBS, FCS, D2, D3, NAIA)
Sam Houston St
Nicholls St 
|
61
D-
|
Overall |
75
C
|
|
64
D
|
Power |
64
D
|
|
63
D-
|
Offensive |
65
D
|
|
67
D+
|
Defensive |
65
D
|
|
67
D+
|
SoS (Current) |
82
B-
|
|
64
D
|
SoS (Full Season) |
83
B-
|
|
61
D-
|
SoR (Current) |
79
C+
|
|
61
D-
|
SoR (Full Season) |
76
C
|
RANKINGS
Sam Houston StFBS
Nicholls StFCS
| 136 #398 overall |
Overall | 80 #341 overall |
| 123 #130 overall |
Power | 115 #303 overall |
| 127 #144 overall |
Offensive | 111 #298 overall |
| 115 #122 overall |
Defensive | 113 #310 overall |
| 114 #125 overall |
SoS (Current) | 56 #199 overall |
| 124 #136 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 52 #194 overall |
Sam Houston StFBS #13698%
Nicholls StFCS #802%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Sam Houston St 98%, Nicholls St 2% at Sam Houston St.
Sam Houston St's win probability against Nicholls St is trending up — from 70% to 97% over the last 6 weeks.
Sam Houston St's win probability against Nicholls St is trending up — from 75% to 98% over the last 6 weeks.
Sam Houston St's win probability against Nicholls St is trending up — from 80% to 98% over the last 6 weeks.
Sam Houston St favored
Nicholls St favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Nicholls St | Neutral | At Sam Houston St |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 56% | 62% | 68% |
| Wk 1 | 51% | 57% | 63% |
| Wk 2 | 68% | 74% | 79% |
| Wk 3 | 70% | 75% | 80% |
| Wk 4 | 96% | 97% | 98% |
| Wk 5 | 96% | 97% | 98% |
| Wk 6 | 97% | 98% | 98% |
| Wk 7 | 97% | 98% | 98% |
| Wk 8 | 97% | 98% | 98% |
| Wk 9 | 97% | 98% | 98% |
RECORDS
Sam Houston St
Nicholls St
|
1-0 (100%) |
Head to Head |
0-1 (0%) |
|
1-6 (14.3%) |
Overall |
3-5 (37.5%) |
|
1-3 (25%) |
Home |
2-2 (50%) |
|
0-3 (0%) |
Away |
1-3 (25%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus Own Division Top 25 |
0-2 (0%) |
|
0-3 (0%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
1-4 (20%) |
|
1-3 (25%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
2-1 (66.7%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Last 5 Games |
1-4 (20%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Sam Houston St
Nicholls St
| #341 Nicholls St | Best Win | #238 Texas-Rio Grande Valley |
| #254 Troy | Worst Loss | #398 Sam Houston St |
| 59 pts vs #341 Nicholls St | Largest MOV | 34 pts vs #494 Mississippi Valley St |
| 35 pts vs #17 Texas Tech | Largest MOD | 68 pts vs #79 Kansas St |
OTHER STATISTICS
Sam Houston St
Nicholls St
| 20.1 | Points per Game | 16.1 |
| 25.3 | Points Against | 39.5 |
| 25.8 | Home PPG | 23.3 |
| 17.3 | Home PA | 35.8 |
| 12.7 | Away PPG | 9 |
| 36 | Away PA | 43.3 |
| 28-23 | Opponent Record | 30-32 |
| 187.9 | Avg Opponent Rank | 274.5 |
| L 4 | Longest Streak | L 4 |
| L 4 | Current Streak | W 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Sam Houston St
Nicholls St
| Oct 21 | vs New Mexico St (3-4) | L24-30 | Oct 24 | at Northwestern St (0-8) | W31-27 |
| Oct 14 | vs Western Kentucky (3-4) | L3-16 | Oct 17 | vs Stephen F. Austin (8-0) | L0-56 |
| Oct 8 | at Liberty (6-1) | L3-35 | Oct 3 | at Houston Christian (4-4) | L2-16 |
| Sep 26 | at #17 Texas Tech (6-1) | L14-49 | Sep 26 | vs Lamar (6-2) | L18-49 |
| Sep 19 | vs Nicholls St (3-5) | W59-0 | Sep 19 | at Sam Houston St (1-6) | L0-59 |
| Sep 12 | vs Tulsa (4-4) | L17-23 | Sep 12 | vs Texas-Rio Grande Valley (4-4) | W31-28 |
| Sep 5 | at Troy (3-4) | L21-24 | Sep 5 | at Kansas St (4-3) | L3-71 |