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Closing number

Spread
TLSA -12.5
SHSU +12.5
Open –
Total
Over 51.5
Under 51.5

Source: DraftKings.

TLSA 23, SHSU 17. SHSU covered by 6.5, under by 11.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and picks our users log.

Public cappers

Spread1 capper on Sam Houston
Tulsa 01 Sam Houston

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Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 2 common opponents
Opponent Tulsa Sam Houston
New Mexico St
L 14-21 away
-7 · -3.5 Didn't cover
L 10-37 away
-27 · -1.5 Didn't cover
Oregon St
W 31-14 home
+17 · -1.5 Covered
W 21-17 away
+4 · +21.5 Covered

Against 2 common opponents: Tulsa won by 5.0 on average, 1-1 against the spread. Sam Houston lost by 11.5 on average, 1-1 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
0 Tulsa1 Sam Houston
Sam Houston +13.51
Josh Pate *Line +13.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 11 10:00 PM ET · Flat record 34-31, -0.1u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
No picks
Moneyline
No picks

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

Tulsa WLWLWL

ATSTotals
All games3-3 50%Small sample2-4 33% overSmall sample
Road0-3 0%Small sample1-2 33% overSmall sample
As favorite1-1 50%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Sam Houston WWWLLL

ATSTotals
All games3-3 50%Small sample2-4 33% overSmall sample
Home2-1 67%Small sample1-2 33% overSmall sample
As underdog2-3 40%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); over-under vs the closing total

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Sep 12, 2026TLSA 23, SHSU 17TLSA -12.5SHSU covered51.5Under

Tulsa 0-1 ATS in these meetings. 1 meeting is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

TLSASHSU
3-3Record1-5
3-3Against the spread3-3
2-4Over-under2-4
-0.4Avg cover margin+4.4
27.5Points per game19.5
23.3Points allowed24.5
5.24Yards per play5.02
357.8Yards per game342.0
4.70Rush yards per carry3.10
57.9Completion %62.6
28.4Third down %36.4
+13Turnover margin+2
8Sacks allowed17
45.0Penalty yards per game67.3

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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