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Week 13 • November 22, 2025, 08:00 PM UTC
Sam Houston @ Middle Tennessee
2-8
CUSA
Power Rank: -17.7
17 FINAL 31
1-9
CUSA
Power Rank: -15.8
Middle Tennessee covered by 7.5 | Game went Under by 5.5

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Middle Tennessee defeated Sam Houston 31–17 in a double-digit victory.

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General Information

Week: Week 13
Kick Off (at stadium): 02:00 PM CST
Stadium: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Capacity: 27,303
Elevation: 656 ft
HFA Rating: 2.8
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread Middle Tennessee -6.5
Total (O/U) 53.5
Expected Score SHSU 23.5 - 30.0 MTSU
Power Rank Implied Line Middle Tennessee +1.9
Prediction Markets Middle Tennessee 69% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Overcast

Overcast

29.1°F

Wind Chill: 23.1°F
Wind: 5.4 mph SSW
Gusts: 11.2 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 81%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Sam Houston (Away)

This Week: 637.7 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 15616.1 miles
Body Clock Time: 14:00
Rest Days: 7

Middle Tennessee (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: 156.7 miles
Season Total: 8867.0 miles
Body Clock Time: 14:00
Rest Days: 7

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Betting Information
Current Line Middle Tennessee -6.5
Total Points 53.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Sam Houston -17.7
Middle Tennessee -15.8
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 638 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Even
HFA: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Capacity 27,303
Elevation 656 ft
Weather: Overcast
Temperature 29.1°F
Wind Speed 5.4 mph
Your Line Middle Tennessee +1.9
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What are the key factors for Sam Houston vs Middle Tennessee?

Sam Houston: Key Factors

Middle Tennessee: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Sam Houston travels 638 miles to this game, a moderate road trip.

Middle Tennessee won by 14 in a double-digit victory.

Middle Tennessee covered the spread, covering by a solid margin.

The total went Under by 5.5 points.

Does weather affect this game at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium?

At 29.1°F, this is a cold-weather game. Cold conditions below 35°F historically compress scoring and reduce passing efficiency, favouring unders and run-heavy offences.

Full conditions are shown in the data panel above. Forecast data sourced from WeatherAPI.com. Use the Line Value Calculator to apply a manual weather adjustment to your projected line.

How do Sam Houston and Middle Tennessee compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Middle Tennessee (-15.8) over Sam Houston (-17.7) by 1.9 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Middle Tennessee brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.8). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input — cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

Where can I find more data on Sam Houston and Middle Tennessee?

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Model & Methodology

Middle Tennessee won and Middle Tennessee covered the spread.