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Sam Houston State Bearkats vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Odds, Stats - August 23, 2025

Final Score
Aug 23rd, 7:00 PM EDT
Sam Houston State
Bearkats
Western Kentucky
Hilltoppers
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Sam Houston State Bearkats
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Scoreboard 1 2 3 4 Odds
Sam Houston State Bearkats 2-10 3 7 14 0 +5
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 8-4 7 13 14 7 +17.5

Latest Encounters

Date Result Competition Stats Recap
12/23/25
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU ( 8-4 )
Southern Miss Golden Eagles USM ( 7-5 )
27   -   16
11/29/25
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU ( 8-4 )
Jacksonville State Gamecocks JSU ( 8-5 )
34   -   37
11/29/25
Florida International Panthers FIU ( 7-5 )
Sam Houston State Bearkats SHSU ( 2-10 )
56   -   16
11/22/25
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU ( 8-4 )
Louisiana State Tigers LSU ( 7-5 )
10   -   13
11/22/25
Sam Houston State Bearkats SHSU ( 2-10 )
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders MTU ( 3-9 )
17   -   31
11/15/25
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens DEL ( 6-6 )
Sam Houston State Bearkats SHSU ( 2-10 )
23   -   26
11/15/25
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders MTU ( 3-9 )
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU ( 8-4 )
26   -   42
11/08/25
Sam Houston State Bearkats SHSU ( 2-10 )
Oregon State Beavers ORST ( 2-10 )
21   -   17
11/01/25
New Mexico State Aggies NMSU ( 4-8 )
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU ( 8-4 )
16   -   35
10/31/25
Sam Houston State Bearkats SHSU ( 2-10 )
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs LT ( 7-5 )
14   -   55
10/21/25
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU ( 8-4 )
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs LT ( 7-5 )
28   -   27
10/15/25
Texas El Paso Miners UTEP ( 2-10 )
Sam Houston State Bearkats SHSU ( 2-10 )
35   -   17

Matchup Odds

Team Spread Moneyline Over / Under
Sam Houston State Bearkats SHSU
-17.5 +185 +900 U+50
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU
+17.5 -250 -2000 O+50

Line History

time fav line total
Opening 6 Jun 3:43am SHSU O +61.5 -110
Closing 24 Aug 2:16am SHSU O +5 -155

Line History

Team Leaders

Sam Houston State Bearkats SHSU
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU
La'Vell Wright
Running Back Sam Houston State
11 Touchdowns 5
Landan Brown
Running Back Western Kentucky
Marvis Parrish
Running Back Sam Houston State
511 Rushing 487
Landan Brown
Running Back Western Kentucky
Maverick McIvor
Quarterback Sam Houston State
1863 Passing 1108
Hunter Watson
Quarterback Western Kentucky
K.D. Hutchinson
Wide Receiver Sam Houston State
61 Receiving 38
Grady O'Neill
Wide Receiver Western Kentucky
Christopher Eaton Jr.
Defensive End Western Kentucky
5 Sacks 2
Jalen Emery
Defensive Back Sam Houston State
Emon Allen
Defensive Back Western Kentucky
3 Interceptions 2
Jaylen Lewis
Defensive Back Sam Houston State
Sam Houston State Bearkats SHSU
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU
George Hart III
Running Back Sam Houston State
1 Touchdowns
Marvis Parrish
Running Back Sam Houston State
65 Rushing
Maverick McIvor
Quarterback Sam Houston State
199 Passing Did not qualify
Matthew Henry
Wide Receiver Sam Houston State
7 Receiving
Anthony Brackenridge
Linebacker Sam Houston State
1 Sacks
Jaylen Lewis
Defensive Back Sam Houston State
1 Interceptions

Matchup Details

team win loss last 10 w/l streak ats money home away total
Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State Bearkats
0 0 2-8 2L 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
0 0 6-4 2L 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Recent Meetings

date home-away ats o/u WKU:Total Net Yards WKU:Net Rushing Yards WKU:Passing Yards SHSU:Total Net Yards SHSU:Net Rushing Yards SHSU:Passing Yards
08/23/2025 WKU 41 - SHSU 24 WKU -10 Over 61.5 506 105 401 382 173 209
10/16/2024 SHSU 14 - WKU 31 WKU +3 Under 55.5 411 130 281 400 165 235
11/18/2023 WKU 28 - SHSU 23 SHSU +12.5 Under 52 357 86 271 465 73 392
date score ats o/u Total Net Yards Net Rushing Yards Passing Yards
11/29/2025 SHSU 16 - FIU 56 L +10 Over 52.5 594 303 291
11/22/2025 MTU 31 - SHSU 17 L +6.5 Under 53.5 360 79 281
11/15/2025 SHSU 26 - DEL 23 W +11.5 Under 56.5 433 95 338
11/08/2025 ORST 17 - SHSU 21 W +18.5 Under 52.5 157 72 85
10/31/2025 LT 55 - SHSU 14 L +16.5 Over 48.5 502 296 206
10/15/2025 SHSU 17 - UTEP 35 L +3.5 Over 47.5 411 175 236
10/09/2025 SHSU 27 - JSU 29 W +7 Over 55.5 499 370 129
10/02/2025 NMSU 37 - SHSU 10 L -1.5 Under 53.5 313 69 244
09/20/2025 TEX 55 - SHSU 0 L +41.5 Over 51.5 113 27 86
09/06/2025 HAW 37 - SHSU 20 L +7 Over 47.5 248 89 159
date score ats o/u Total Net Yards Net Rushing Yards Passing Yards
12/23/2025 USM 16 - WKU 27 W -3.5 Under 59.5 377 119 258
11/29/2025 JSU 37 - WKU 34 L -2.5 Over 54.5 515 293 222
11/22/2025 LSU 13 - WKU 10 W +24.5 Under 50.5 328 126 202
11/15/2025 WKU 42 - MTU 26 W -13.5 Over 53.5 642 271 371
11/01/2025 WKU 35 - NMSU 16 W -7.5 Under 53.5 429 128 301
10/21/2025 LT 27 - WKU 28 W +5.5 Over 50.5 449 109 340
10/14/2025 WKU 6 - FIU 25 L -10 Under 55.5 341 116 225
10/03/2025 DEL 24 - WKU 27 W +1.5 Under 62.5 435 121 314
09/27/2025 MOST 22 - WKU 27 W -5.5 Under 59.5 414 214 200
09/20/2025 WKU 31 - NEV 16 W -11.5 Under 54.5 361 145 216

Matchup Edge - Scoring Stats

Sam Houston State Bearkats SHSU
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU
avg rank edge in rank avg
17.75 138 Points Per Game 54 29.75
37.83 145 Points Allowed Per Game 58 23.42
3.08 83 1st Quarter Scoring Per Game 54 5.67
9.08 91 1st Quarter Scoring Allowed Per Game 46 5.25
4.17 102 2nd Quarter Scoring Per Game 42 9.67
9.67 82 2nd Quarter Scoring Allowed Per Game 56 7.75
6.33 47 3rd Quarter Scording Per Game 44 6.58
7.17 74 3rd Quarter Scoring Allowed Per Game 64 6.42
4.17 92 4th Quarter Scoring Per Game 53 7.17
11.92 106 4th Quarter Scoring Allowed Per Game 12 3.42
65.6 94 Red Zone Efficiency 53 83.0
316.83 118 Total Yards Per Game 50 405.42
9.77 124 Total Yards Per Play 107 10.69
4.31 56 Rushing Yards Per Play 65 4.18
32.42 38 Passing Attempts Per Game 11 37.92
10.37 115 Passing Yards Per Completion 97 10.8
1 30 Passing Tds Per Game 17 1.75
17.75 64 Completions Per Game 5 25.25
54.8 108 Completion % 29 66.6
107.47 154 Qb Rating 67 137.38
3 10 Defense Sacks Per Game 29 1.67
0.83 9 Defense Interceptions Per Game 8 0.92
0.5 11 Opponent Fumbles Lost Per Game 9 0.58
6.42 67 Penalties Per Game 63 6.08
59 132 Penalty Yards Per Game 135 60.25
16 14 Takeaway / Giveaway Differential 16 18
1.95 91 Yards Per Punt Return 136 0.18
20.19 81 Yards Per Kickoff Return 100 18.9

Odds Analysis

Team Rankings

offence
Sam Houston State Bearkats SHSU
Season stats rank
Total Yards 316.8 119
Passing Yards 184 108
Rushing Yards 132.83 93
Points Scored 17.75 574
Field Goal % 0.61 168
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU
Season stats rank
Total Yards 405.4 50
Passing Yards 272.58 24
Rushing Yards 132.83 92
Points Scored 29.75 237
Field Goal % 0.8 95
defence
Sam Houston State Bearkats SHSU
Season stats rank
Total Yards 316.8 119
Passing Yards 184 108
Rushing Yards 132.83 93
Points Scored 17.75 574
Field Goal % 0.61 168
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU
Season stats rank
Total Yards 405.4 50
Passing Yards 272.58 24
Rushing Yards 132.83 92
Points Scored 29.75 237
Field Goal % 0.8 95

Injuries

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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU

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Sam Houston State Vs Western Kentucky Betting Trends

Sam Houston State Bearkats SHSU

Bearkats are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 conference games.

Under is 4-0 in Bearkats last 4 games as a favorite.

Under is 10-2 in Bearkats last 12 games on fieldturf.

Bearkats are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog of 0.5-3.0.

Bearkats are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games.

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU

Hilltoppers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 conference games.

Hilltoppers are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games as a home underdog of 0.5-3.0.

Under is 5-1 in Hilltoppers last 6 games as a home underdog of 10.5 or greater.

Under is 5-2 in Hilltoppers last 7 games as a home favorite of 10.5 or greater.

Under is 7-3 in Hilltoppers last 10 games on fieldturf.

Line Up - Last Game

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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
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  • SHSU
  • +17.5 -17.5
  • WKU
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