Tulsa at Sam Houston
Fan take
Tulsa fans
Sam Houston fans
How they got here
Last three games · 2025 season
Tulsa · 4-8
Picked #107 in the preseason · now #144.
2-1 in its last three, capped by a 1-point win over Army as a 9.5-point underdog.
L 24–31 vs UAB #161 of 668
lost by 7 as a 9.5-point favorite
W 26–25 @ Army #100 of 668
won by 1 as a 9.5-point underdog
W 31–14 vs Oregon State #149 of 668
won by 17 as a 1-point favorite
L 21–40 @ Florida Atlantic #117 of 668
lost by 19 as a 4.5-point underdog
L 37–38 vs Temple #84 of 668
lost by 1 as a 5-point underdog
L 27–41 @ East Carolina #61 of 668
lost by 14 as a 16.5-point underdog
L 7–45 @ MemphisTop 25 #46 of 668
lost by 38 as a 21.5-point underdog
L 14–31 vs TulaneTop 25 #63 of 668
lost by 17 as a 14.5-point underdog
W 19–12 @ Oklahoma State #102 of 668
won by 7 as a 10-point underdog
L 23–42 vs NavyTop 25 #28 of 668
lost by 19 as a 13.5-point underdog
L 14–21 @ New Mexico State #250 of 668
lost by 7 as a 3.5-point favorite
W 35–7 vs Abilene Christian #134 of 668
won by 28 as a 5.5-point favorite
Last three games · 2025 season
Sam Houston · 2-10
Picked #163 in the preseason · now #150 — better than expected.
1-2 in its last three, capped by a 3-point win over Delaware as a 13.5-point underdog.
L 16–56 vs Florida International #97 of 668
lost by 40 as a 10.5-point underdog
L 17–31 @ Middle Tennessee #184 of 668
lost by 14 as a 7-point underdog
W 26–23 vs Delaware #152 of 668
won by 3 as a 13.5-point underdog
W 21–17 @ Oregon State #136 of 668
won by 4 as a 21.5-point underdog
L 14–55 @ Louisiana Tech #104 of 668
lost by 41 as a 16.5-point underdog
L 17–35 vs UTEP #162 of 668
lost by 18 as a 3.5-point underdog
L 27–29 vs Jacksonville State #86 of 668
lost by 2 as a 7-point underdog
L 10–37 @ New Mexico State #227 of 668
lost by 27 as a 2-point favorite
L 0–55 @ TexasTop 25 #5 of 668
lost by 55 as a 39.5-point underdog
L 20–37 @ Hawai'i #96 of 668
lost by 17 as a 7.5-point underdog
L 21–38 vs UNLV #100 of 668
lost by 17 as a 9-point underdog
L 24–41 @ Western Kentucky #116 of 668
lost by 17 as a 9.5-point underdog
What’s at stake
Make the CFP field
Win the conference
Win it all
CFP odds as of September 13, 2026
The series
Tulsa leads the series 2-0
2 meetings since 2009 · Tulsa has won the last 2
- 2026Tulsa 23–17
- 2009Tulsa 56–3
Best players
Tulsa
- Dax Collins (LB) · 19 tackles
- Chris Thompson Jr. (LB) · 18 tackles
- Zane Woodham (DB) · 13 tackles
Sam Houston
- Landyn Locke (QB) · 651 passing yards
- Railyn Adams (S) · 13 tackles
- Grady O'Neill (WR) · 148 receiving yards
The line, and the room
Tulsa fans are feeling it more than most fanbases this week (96th percentile) — the mood matches the numbers.
- Model · 38%
- Market · 16%
- Sam Houston fans · 77th
- Tulsa fans · 96th
Home +12.5 · O/U 51.5
Conditions
86°F · 10 mph wind · Light Rain
Sam Houston is worth +8.1 points (±5.4) more at home than on the road since 2018 — top tenth of FBS, 98th percentile.
62% at home, 24% on the road against FBS opponents (8–5 home, 5–16 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3.
Night kickoff — historically worth about half a point more to the home side against the number, and not much more than that. The visitors travel about 376 miles to get here.
Tulsa 23 – Sam Houston 17
Called it — picked Tulsa to win.
Recent games
Sam Houston
- Wk 1Lat Troy21-24
Tulsa
- Wk 1Wvs Oklahoma State24-10
Trajectory
Tulsa beat Sam Houston 23-17 — exactly what the pregame pick had.