Wk 9 · 2026
Sam Houston Bearkats at Missouri State Bears — Tue, Oct 27
Tue, Oct 27 ·
Robert W. Plaster Stadium, Springfield, MO
· ESPN2
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 16 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
CUSA · 1-4
at
8:00pET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential SHSU by 1.1
CUSA · 1-4
What is at stake
A CUSA game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Sam Houston form
L 3-35at LIBL 14-49at TTUW 59-0vs NICHL 17-23vs TLSAL 21-24at TROY
2026 season
Missouri St form
L 13-34at WKUL 24-34at SMUL 24-30vs MRSHW 48-14vs LINL 0-50at TA&M
2026 season
Sam Houston this season
Straight up1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Against the spread3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Over / under2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Missouri St this season
Straight up1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 6
| Opponent | Sam Houston | Missouri St |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty CUSA | at L 3-35 preview | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Western KY CUSA | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at L 13-34 preview |
| New Mexico St CUSA | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Jax State CUSA | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Kennesaw St CUSA | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| FIU CUSA | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
These teams have not met in the 2006–2026 window.
Sam Houston leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Landyn Locke QB #8 | 116/175, 1306 YDS, 11 TD, 3 INT |
| Brett Holloway QB #9 | 3/5, 64 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Alton McCaskill RB #22 | 50 CAR, 201 YDS, 1 TD |
| Landan Brown RB #10 | 25 CAR, 105 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jerrian Parker Jr. RB #6 | 12 CAR, 68 YDS | |
| Receiving | Grady O'Neill WR #7 | 25 REC, 255 YDS, 2 TD |
| Chris Reed WR #2 | 14 REC, 238 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Tim Burns Jr. WR #3 | 9 REC, 205 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Kyan Berry-Johnson WR #5 | 13 REC, 165 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Dean Ford LB #21 | 26 |
| Caesar Magee CB #7 | 24 | |
| Brody Henderson DE #3 | 24 | |
| Sacks | Elijah Groves LB #12 | 2.5 |
| Zion Taylor DE #28 | 1 | |
| Justin Terrell DT #98 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Tyler Bailey S #8 | 1 |
| Cameron Franklin S #15 | 1 | |
| Railyn Adams S #13 | 1 |
Missouri St leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Skyler Locklear QB #9 | 71/108, 788 YDS, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| Henry Belin IV QB #2 | 19/34, 250 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Breezy Dubar RB #1 | 42 CAR, 218 YDS, 2 TD |
| Ramone Green Jr. RB #22 | 46 CAR, 209 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Skyler Locklear QB #9 | 33 CAR, 107 YDS | |
| Receiving | Isaiah Myers WR #3 | 20 REC, 419 YDS, 3 TD |
| Mekhi Miller WR #6 | 13 REC, 146 YDS | |
| Jmariyae Robinson WR #0 | 19 REC, 134 YDS | |
| Jeron Askren TE #88 | 8 REC, 59 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jared Lloyd LB #0 | 62 |
| J.J. O'Neal S #16 | 33 | |
| Christian Ford S #29 | 31 | |
| Sacks | Josh Lukusa DE #92 | 1 |
| Malik Ganaway CB #7 | 1 | |
| Jared Lloyd LB #0 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Joel Boamah CB #12 | 1 |
| Jashawn Cooper LB #21 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.