Sat, Nov 14, 2:00 PM ET· Bowers Stadium· Kennesaw State -8.5 · O/U 47.5
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 680 mi / 0 miForecast: 67°F · wind 8 mph · Partially cloudy
Market context
Kennesaw State -8.5 · O/U 47.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Kennesaw State as road favorite
2026 overall: 6-3 ATS (9 games) · 3-6 O/U (9 games)
2026 as road favorite: 0-1 ATS (1 game) · 0-1 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): 3-2 ATS (5 games) · 3-2 O/U (5 games)
Since 2020: 3-3 ATS (6 games) · 3-3 O/U (6 games)
Sam Houston as home underdog
2026 overall: 3-6 ATS (9 games) · 4-5 O/U (9 games)
2026 as home underdog: 1-2 ATS (3 games) · 1-2 O/U (3 games)
Last season (2025): 2-3 ATS (5 games) · 3-2 O/U (5 games)
Since 2020: 8-5-1 ATS (14 games) · 7-7 O/U (14 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalKennesaw State · 5 of 9
364.4
Yards / game
315.1
2.09
Points / drive
1.20
2.9
TDs / game
2.1
40.3
3rd-down %
33.1
58.1
RZ TD %
52.6
-0.1
Turnover margin
0.0
1.3
Sacks / game
1.8
4.1
TFL / game
5.6
10.6
Havoc / game
13.4
52.0 / 48.0
Pass / Rush split
55.2 / 44.8
2026 · Situational matchup
When Kennesaw State has the ball
Kennesaw State's early-down offense ranks 89th of 138. Sam Houston's early-down defense ranks 88th of 138.
Kennesaw State's passing-down offense ranks 97th of 138. Sam Houston's passing-down defense ranks 54th of 138.
Kennesaw State's third-down offense ranks 71st of 138. Sam Houston's third-down defense ranks 21st of 138.
Kennesaw State's red-zone offense ranks 87th of 138. Sam Houston's red-zone defense ranks 61st of 138.
When Sam Houston has the ball
Sam Houston's early-down offense ranks 128th of 138. Kennesaw State's early-down defense ranks 78th of 138.
Sam Houston's passing-down offense ranks 110th of 138. Kennesaw State's passing-down defense ranks 106th of 138.
Sam Houston's third-down offense ranks 125th of 138. Kennesaw State's third-down defense ranks 101st of 138.
Sam Houston's red-zone offense ranks 119th of 138. Kennesaw State's red-zone defense ranks 119th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▼Offense form-0.148 last 3 vs -0.075 season (-0.073)
Defense formabout the same(-0.064 last 3 vs -0.039 season)
▼Offense form-0.314 last 3 vs -0.214 season (-0.100)
Defense formabout the same(-0.012 last 3 vs -0.060 season)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingRickie Collins — 1687 yd, 7 TD
RushingBoogie Woods III — 448 yd, 8 TD
ReceivingBrayden Munroe — 440 yd, 0 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingLandyn Locke — 1779 yd, 13 TD
RushingAlton McCaskill — 235 yd, 1 TD
ReceivingChris Reed — 437 yd, 4 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Kennesaw State offense
89thof 138-0.022373 plays
vs
Sam Houston defense · allowed
88thof 1380.009Kennesaw State defense · allowed
78thof 138-0.009vs
Sam Houston offense
128thof 138-0.141359 plays
Passing downs
Kennesaw State offense
97thof 138-0.071196 plays
vs
Sam Houston defense · allowed
54thof 138-0.056198 plays
Kennesaw State defense · allowed
106thof 1380.090209 plays
vs
Sam Houston offense
110thof 138-0.110211 plays
Third down
Kennesaw State offense
71stof 1380.044120 plays
vs
Sam Houston defense · allowed
21stof 138-0.187118 plays
Kennesaw State defense · allowed
101stof 1380.137122 plays
vs
Sam Houston offense
125thof 138-0.181127 plays
Red zone
Kennesaw State offense
87thof 138-0.03781 plays
vs
Sam Houston defense · allowed
61stof 138-0.05263 plays
Kennesaw State defense · allowed
119thof 1380.17990 plays
vs
Sam Houston offense
119thof 138-0.21656 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Kennesaw State offense
98thof 13843.1%vs
Sam Houston defense · allowed
50thof 13841.2%Kennesaw State defense · allowed
101stof 13848.0%vs
Sam Houston offense
136thof 13834.3%Away
Home
Kennesaw State Offense vs Sam Houston DefenseSam Houston · 9 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.12#93
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#700.02
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.061#100
487 plays
EPA/Play
#51-0.048
allowed · 525 plays
-0.063#88
252 plays
EPA/Pass
#2-0.286
allowed · 220 plays
-0.058#107
235 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#1200.124
allowed · 305 plays
46.4%#74
487 plays
Success Rate
#6745.3%
allowed · 525 plays
47.2%#46
Pass Success Rate
#837.3%
allowed
45.5%#99
Rush Success Rate
#12551.6%
allowed
43.1%#98
Available Yards %
#5041.2%
allowed
71.0#81
Net Field Position
#7071.1
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.022#89
373 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#880.009
allowed
7.0#71
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#637.2
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Kennesaw State Defense vs Sam Houston OffenseKennesaw State · 11 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.04#81
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#135-0.49
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.007#71
allowed · 567 plays
EPA/Play
#136-0.218
476 plays
-0.016#73
allowed · 288 plays
EPA/Pass
#117-0.171
275 plays
0.002#73
allowed · 279 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#136-0.283
201 plays
47.1%#93
allowed · 567 plays
Success Rate
#13637.8%
476 plays
43.7%#81
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#11739.6%
50.0%#111
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#13835.3%
48.0%#101
allowed
Available Yards %
#13634.3%
70.2#96
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#11672.6
-0.009#78
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#128-0.141
359 plays
7.4#45
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1087.5
2026 · Situational EPAEven · 3-3-0
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.050
502 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.213
466 plays
-0.001
578 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.055
522 plays
-0.037
81 plays
Red Zone · Off
-0.216
56 plays · small sample
0.179
90 plays
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.052
63 plays
0.044
120 plays
3rd Down · Off
-0.181
127 plays
0.137
122 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.187
118 plays