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Texas Southern vs Southern Pick & Preview: Monday, February 13th Betting Odds

Tigers vs Jaguars Matchup at a Glance

  • Sport: NCAAB
  • Teams: Texas Southern Tigers at Southern Jaguars
  • Where: Baton Rouge at F. G. Clark Activity Center
  • Date: Monday, February 13th
  • Betting Odds: Texas Southern +6, TXS +215 | SOUTH -270 O/U 142.5

Tigers Preview:

Heading into today’s matchup vs Southern, the Texas Southern Tigers will be taking the floor for the 26th time this season and have an overall record of 8-17. So far, the Tigers have played 14 games on the road, with a record of 3-11. For the season, Texas Southern has been the underdog in 10 games, sitting with a mark of 1-9. Currently, the oddsmakers have the lines set with the Tigers being +6 point underdogs.

Texas Southern’s leading scorer this season is Davon Barnes, who is averaging 14.57 points per contest. So far, Barnes has accounted for 19.8% of the team’s scoring. In addition, he is contributing 4.43 rebounds per game and 2.0 assists. John Walker III is the second leading scorer for the Tigers, averaging 12.68 points per game. Between him and III, they are accounting for 38.5% of the team’s scoring.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for Texas Southern this season, as they are currently ranked 258th in college basketball at 69.2 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Tigers’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 31.4%, placing them 393rd in the NCAA.

Jaguars Preview:

Southern will take the floor against the Tigers with an overall record of 13-12. Currently, the Jaguars have been the home team 8 times, sitting with a record of 8-0. The Jaguars’ are sitting with a betting line that is -6 points in their favor. For the season, Southern has been favored to win in 13 games, sitting with a mark of 8-5.

Southern will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Brion Whitley who is averaging 12.28 points per game for the Jaguars. Whitley is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Jaguars’ offensive game plan is the play of Bryson Etienne who has hit 40.4% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 11.0 points per game.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for Southern this season, as they are currently ranked 176th in college basketball at 71.9 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Jaguars’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 35.3%, placing them 164th in the NCAA.

Free Spread Prediction: Southern Jaguars -6

Heading into this matchup, our NCAA betting model has identified this game as a profitable opportunity and recommends taking the Southern Jaguars to pick up the win and cover the spread as -6 point betting favorites. Although Southern as a team is just 228th in overall shooting percentage, we see their offense putting together a strong performance against the Tigers’ defense. At -6 we see there being plenty of value in grabbing the Jaguars to come out on top and cover.