Nicholls St at Sam Houston St Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Sam Houston St by 36.37
TOTAL POINTS
48
UPDATED
Sunday, November 1, 2026
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RATINGS
*Ratings are relative to Division (FBS, FCS, D2, D3, NAIA)
Sam Houston St
Nicholls St 
|
60
D-
|
Overall |
70
C-
|
|
63
D-
|
Power |
64
D
|
|
61
D-
|
Offensive |
64
D
|
|
66
D
|
Defensive |
66
D
|
|
64
D
|
SoS (Current) |
81
B-
|
|
63
D-
|
SoS (Full Season) |
84
B
|
|
61
D-
|
SoR (Current) |
75
C
|
|
61
D-
|
SoR (Full Season) |
70
C-
|
RANKINGS
Sam Houston StFBS
Nicholls StFCS
| 138 #431 overall |
Overall | 95 #380 overall |
| 129 #141 overall |
Power | 115 #301 overall |
| 133 #162 overall |
Offensive | 116 #308 overall |
| 118 #124 overall |
Defensive | 110 #286 overall |
| 125 #136 overall |
SoS (Current) | 59 #201 overall |
| 126 #135 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 50 #190 overall |
Sam Houston StFBS #13898%
Nicholls StFCS #952%Wk 10 (Nov 1), 2026-27: Sam Houston St 98%, Nicholls St 2% at Sam Houston St.
Sam Houston St's win probability against Nicholls St has held at 96% over the last 6 weeks — this matchup has settled.
Sam Houston St's win probability against Nicholls St has held at 97% over the last 6 weeks — this matchup has settled.
Sam Houston St's win probability against Nicholls St has held at 98% over the last 6 weeks — this matchup has settled.
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% |
| Wk 10 | 96% | 97% | 98% |
RECORDS
Sam Houston St
Nicholls St
|
1-0 (100%) |
Head to Head |
0-1 (0%) |
|
1-7 (12.5%) |
Overall |
3-6 (33.3%) |
|
1-3 (25%) |
Home |
2-2 (50%) |
|
0-4 (0%) |
Away |
1-4 (20%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus Own Division Top 25 |
0-2 (0%) |
|
0-4 (0%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
0-3 (0%) |
|
1-3 (25%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
3-3 (50%) |
|
0-5 (0%) |
Last 5 Games |
1-4 (20%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Sam Houston St
Nicholls St
| #380 Nicholls St | Best Win | #245 Texas-Rio Grande Valley |
| #286 New Mexico St | Worst Loss | #431 Sam Houston St |
| 59 pts vs #380 Nicholls St | Largest MOV | 34 pts vs #509 Mississippi Valley St |
| 35 pts vs #12 Texas Tech | Largest MOD | 68 pts vs #108 Kansas St |
OTHER STATISTICS
Sam Houston St
Nicholls St
| 18 | Points per Game | 14.7 |
| 25.1 | Points Against | 36.9 |
| 25.8 | Home PPG | 23.3 |
| 17.3 | Home PA | 35.8 |
| 10.3 | Away PPG | 7.8 |
| 33 | Away PA | 37.8 |
| 34-31 | Opponent Record | 36-43 |
| 194.3 | Avg Opponent Rank | 273.9 |
| L 5 | Longest Streak | L 4 |
| L 5 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Sam Houston St
Nicholls St
| Oct 27 | at Missouri St (3-5) | L3-24 | Oct 31 | at McNeese St (4-5) | L3-16 |
| Oct 21 | vs New Mexico St (3-5) | L24-30 | Oct 24 | at Northwestern St (0-9) | W31-27 |
| Oct 14 | vs Western Kentucky (3-5) | L3-16 | Oct 17 | vs Stephen F. Austin (9-0) | L0-56 |
| Oct 8 | at Liberty (7-1) | L3-35 | Oct 3 | at Houston Christian (4-5) | L2-16 |
| Sep 26 | at #12 Texas Tech (7-1) | L14-49 | Sep 26 | vs Lamar (7-2) | L18-49 |
| Sep 19 | vs Nicholls St (3-6) | W59-0 | Sep 19 | at Sam Houston St (1-7) | L0-59 |
| Sep 12 | vs Tulsa (4-4) | L17-23 | Sep 12 | vs Texas-Rio Grande Valley (4-5) | W31-28 |
| Sep 5 | at Troy (4-4) | L21-24 | Sep 5 | at Kansas St (4-4) | L3-71 |