Sam Houston State vs FIU NCAA Matchup: Style Clash in Late-Night Tip

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A slight lean could favor Sam Houston against the spread, assuming normal rotations and no surprise injuries, with an estimated 56–60 percent probability that their defense and rebounding secure a narrow cover.

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This lean would be weakened or invalidated by a major absence for Sam Houston, early foul trouble to their main interior players, an unexpected shift to a high-possession shootout that favors FIU, or motivational factors such as one side resting players or already having secured its preferred seed.