Southern vs. Texas Southern betting: College basketball preview for January 4

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The Southern Jaguars (5-8, 0-0 SWAC) will attempt to stop a four-game losing streak when they visit the Texas Southern Tigers (3-10, 0-0 SWAC) on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at H&PE Arena as only 1-point favorites. The matchup airs at 6:00 PM ET on SWAC Digital Network. The point total for the matchup is 146.5.

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Southern Cover -1 vs Texas Southern -109

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Southern vs. Texas Southern betting lines

  • Southern moneyline odds to win: -116
  • Texas Southern moneyline odds to win: -104
  • Spread: Southern (-1)
  • Total: 146.5

Southern statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Southern had a better record against the spread in home games (8-3-0) than it did in away games (7-11-0) last season.
  • At home last season, the Jaguars eclipse the over/under 9.1% of the time (one of 11 games). They hit the over more often in away games, going over the total in 38.9% of games (seven of 18).
  • At home last season, Southern won more consistently as a moneyline favorite, posting a record of 8-2 (.800). In away games, it was 2-2 (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Jaguars were the 251st-ranked squad in the nation (71.1 points per game) last year. Defensively, they were 78th (68.7 points conceded per game).
  • Southern grabbed 30.0 rebounds per game and gave up 30.6 boards last season, ranking 308th and 126th, respectively, in the nation.
  • At 13.8 assists per game last year, the Jaguars were 124th in the nation.

Southern betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-5-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1+: 0-2-0 (As Favorite: 0-2-0; As Underdog: 5-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-6-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 3-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.1 (272nd in nation) 44.4 (252nd) 34.2 (113th) 31.4 (209th) 13.6 (209th) 11.8 (209th)

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Texas Southern statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Texas Southern has had better results on the road (2-7-0) than at home (0-2-0).
  • Tigers games have gone above the over/under 50% of the time at home (one of two), and 55.6% of the time on the road (five of nine).
  • The Tigers’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .000, both at home (0-1) and on the road (0-9).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Tigers put up 70.2 points per game (276th-ranked in college basketball) last season. They ceded 71.1 points per contest at the other end (147th-ranked).
  • Texas Southern averaged 32.0 boards per game (181st-ranked in college basketball) last season, while allowing 32.3 rebounds per contest (222nd-ranked).
  • The Tigers averaged 11.6 dimes per game, which ranked them 300th in the country.

Texas Southern betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 2-9-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 2-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1+: 2-8-0 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 2-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-5-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-10 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-9)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.8 (287th in nation) 44.3 (246th) 31.1 (277th) 35.1 (333rd) 14.4 (155th) 12.7 (286th)
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