Texas Southern vs Southern: NCAA Basketball Betting Odds & Trends 3/6/2021

The Texas Southern Tigers (12-8) are 6-point favorites as they try to extend a five-game win streak when they host the Southern Jaguars (8-9) on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at H&PE Arena. The contest airs at 8:30 PM ET. The over/under is set at 143.5 in the matchup.

The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of March 6, 2021, 2:19 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.

Betting Odds

Texas Southern Betting Information

  • With a mark of 6-10-2, Texas Southern has a losing record against the spread this season.
  • When favored by at least 6 points, the Tigers are 3-5-1 against the spread in 2020-21.
  • 10 of 18 Texas Southern games this season (55.6%) resulted in a total greater than the contest’s over/under.
  • The Tigers knocked off Alcorn State 80-78 in their last contest on Thursday. Michael Weathers totaled a team-high 18 points to lead the team to the victory. They were favored by 12 points and failed to cover the spread, and the teams combined to hit the over on the 145.5 point total.

Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.

Texas Southern Players to Watch

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Michael Weathers 18 15.6 5.2 3.2 2.3 0.9 0.7
John Walker III 18 11.7 5.3 1.1 0.6 1.2 0.3
Galen Alexander 20 11.2 5.3 1.1 1.1 0.5 1.2
Joirdon Karl Nicholas 20 10.2 6.4 0.8 0.5 1.1 0.0
Justin Hopkins 20 7.8 3.5 1.3 0.8 0.1 0.7

Southern Betting Information

  • The Jaguars hold a losing record ATS this season, covering seven times and failing to cover nine times.
  • The Jaguars hold an even 4-4 record against the spread this season when they play as at least a 6-point underdog.
  • The Jaguars have hit the over in eight games this season, half of the 16 games they have played this season.
  • The Jaguars lost 68-61 to Prairie View A&M in their last game on Thursday. Samkelo Cele racked up a team-high 21 points in the loss. They didn’t cover the spread as 6.5-point underdogs, and the teams combined to go under the 138.5 point total.

Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.

Southern Players to Watch

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Jayden Saddler 15 11.3 3.9 5.3 1.6 0.1 0.3
Samkelo Cele 17 11.3 4.0 0.6 1.4 0.2 1.6
Ahsante Shivers 10 10.0 3.6 1.3 1.5 0.3 1.4
Harrison Henderson 17 8.4 6.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3
Lamarcus Lee 10 7.3 3.7 1.3 1.4 0.3 0.9

Total Facts

  • Texas Southern and its opponents have gone over Saturday’s 143.5 total in 13 out of 20 games (65%) this season.
  • In 29.4% of Southern’s games this season (5 of 17), the total points scored was greater than Saturday’s 143.5-point over/under.
  • The Tigers average 73.6 points per game against the Jaguars’ 69.8, totaling 0.1 points under the matchup’s point total of 143.5.
  • The 139.6 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 3.9 fewer than the 143.5 total in this contest.
  • The Tigers have seen a 143.7 average over/under in their games this season, 0.2 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
  • The over/under for this matchup is 4.1 points more than the average over/under in Jaguars games this season (139.4 points).

Head to Head

Date Favorite Home Team Spread Total Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Game Type Result
3/5/2020 Southern Southern -4 142.5 -190 +154 Regular Season 89-74 SOUTHR
1/4/2020 Texas Southern Texas Southern -10 148.5 -590 +410 Regular Season 77-68 TX SOU
3/9/2019 N/A Texas Southern N/A N/A N/A N/A Regular Season 87-77 SOUTHR
1/7/2019 N/A Southern N/A N/A N/A N/A Regular Season 77-67 TX SOU

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