Earning a win and covering the posted spread will be the goals for Southern when they take on the Texas Southern Tigers on Thursday in college hoops betting action.

Texas Southern will face the 20-8 Jaguars, who own a 4-0 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Tigers are 1-0 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Jaguars are 1-0 favoring the OVER.



View Southern vs Texas Southern Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Tigers - Jaguars odds would favor the Tigers if the lines were set according to our power ranks. Texas Southern is rated No. 83 in the current Odds Shark poll, while Southern is at No. 86. Mathematical models based on recent stats and predictive formulas point to a 77-70 win for the Jaguars.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Jaguars is ranked No. 148 in NCAA hoops at 35.4 per game. Contrast that with Texas Southern’s No. 157 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Texas Southern is the No. 5-ranked team in the country at 8.9 per game, while Southern rates No. 94 at 7 per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Southern owns the country's No. 41-rated mark, allowing 62.6 points per game on the highway. Texas Southern, on the other hand, rates No. 40 in scoring at home.

In their last action, Southern was a 61-48 Sportsbook at home against Alcorn State. The Jaguars got 22 points from Malcolm Miller as Southern ran past Alcorn State 61-48 on Saturday at Clark Center.

In their last action, Texas Southern was a 70-50 Sportsbook on the road against Alabama State. The battle between the Tigers and Hornets didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Alabama State was handed a 70-50 defeat on Monday at ASU Acadome.

Next up:
Southern at Prairie View A&M, Saturday, March 2
Texas Southern home to Alcorn State, Saturday, March 2