Bettors will hope to hit paydirt on Monday when the Alabama State Hornets try to run the Tigers off the court at ASU Acadome in college hoops action.

Supporters of the Tigers have watched them go 7-13 and 0-0 ATS on the year, while the Hornets are at 7-13 and 0-0 ATS. In totals betting, the Hornets are 0-0, while the Tigers have a 0-0 mark.



View Texas Southern vs Alabama State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
College basketball odds makers opened the Hornets as 3-point underdogs in this matchupl.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
According to new college basketball power rankings here, it's the No. 302-ranked Hornets and the No. 158-rated Tigers in this matchup. Computer formulas aimed at predicting NCAAB scores point to a 57-54 win for the Tigers on Monday.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Alabama State has the nation's No. 326-rated offensive output, at 59 PPG. The visiting Tigers defense ranks No. 109 allowing on average 64.4 PPG. The Hornets FG% has averaged 37.6% so far, less than the Tigers marksmen have achieved on the year, 40.8% per game.

Defensively, Texas Southern features the nation's No. 143-rated defense on the road, allowing 69.1 points per game. Alabama State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 295 nationally in scoring at home.

Texas Southern won its last outing, a 73-61 result against Alabama A&M on January 28. Fred Sturdivant scored 19 points leading the Tigers to a 73-61 victory over Alabama A&M at Elmore Gymnasium on Saturday.

Alabama State was a 64-57 loser in their most recent outing at home against Prairie View A&M. The Hornets got 19 points from Tramaine Butler, but it was Prairie View A&M that prevailed in a 64-57 final on Saturday at ASU Acadome.

Next up:
Texas Southern at Prairie View A&M, Saturday, February 4
Alabama State at Miss Valley State, Saturday, February 4