The Texas Southern Tigers will try to pay off for their supporters on Tuesday when they play host to the Oakland Grizzlies at Health and PE Arena in NCAA basketball action.

Texas Southern battles the Grizzlies, currently sitting with a 1-3 mark (2-1 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 0-0 for the Tigers and 0-0 for the Grizzlies.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 91 (Tigers) and the No. 224 (Grizzlies) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 74-54 result in favor of the Grizzlies has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Scoring and defensive stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Texas Southern's No. 323-ranked scoring average of 56.8 PPG, against a Grizzlies defense rated No. 316 and allowing 78 PPG. The Tigers FG% has averaged 31.5% to date this season, less than the Grizzlies shooters have managed so far (50% per game).

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Oakland owns the country's No. 303-rated mark, allowing 83.3 points per game on the highway. Texas Southern, on the other hand, rates No. 169 in scoring at home.

Oakland was a 72-62 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Pittsburgh. They covered the 21-point spread as underdogs. The Grizzlies endured a 72-62 loss at the hands of the Panthers on Saturday, despite a 19-point effort from Corey Petros at Petersen Events Center.

Texas Southern was a 69-41 loser in its last match on the road against Michigan State. Texas Southern was crushed on Sunday, getting blown out by Michigan State and falling by a 69-41 score at Breslin Center.

Next up:
Oakland at Michigan State, Friday, November 23
Texas Southern at Middle Tennessee, Saturday, November 24