Southern Jaguars vs Texas Southern Tigers Prediction, 1/2/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Jaguars vs Texas Southern Tigers

Date: Monday, January 2, 2023

Location: H&PE Arena in Houston, TX

TV: Youtube TV

The Texas Southern Tigers (4-9) are welcoming the Southern Jaguars (4-9) at H&PE Arena on Monday.

The Southern Jaguars faced SE Louisiana and took a loss by a score of 80-62 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Jaguars ended up with 17 while SE Louisiana racked up 16 personal fouls. They also made 9 of their 18 shots from beyond the arc. SE Louisiana walked away from this one shooting 78.6% at the free throw line by burying 11 of their 14 tries. Furthermore, SE Louisiana had 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. SE Louisiana recorded 20 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. In regard to the defense, Southern allowed the other team to shoot 49.2% from the field on 30 out of 61 shooting. They also distributed 15 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they collected 23 with 5 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Jaguars converted 7 of their 14 shots for a percentage of 50.0%. Southern walked away from the game with a 45.1% FG percentage (23 out of 51) and made 9 out of their 31 shots from distance.

Bryson Etienne is one player who was a contributor in the matchup. He accounted for 14 points on 5 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 25 mins and also snagged 3 boards. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and distributed 7 dimes.

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Southern enters this one with a record of 4-9 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 15.4 times per game and as a unit they are committing 22.1 fouls per game. As a team, Southern is pulling in 31.3 rebounds per contest and has 202 assists on the campaign, which ranks 94th in the nation in terms of passing. The Jaguars are hitting 34.8% on 3-pointers (108 of 310) and 68.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 73.3 points per game (164th in the country) while hitting 43.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Jaguars are forcing 18.9 turnovers every game while drawing 16.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 332nd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 214 relinquished for the campaign. The Jaguars are giving up a FG percentage of 45.3% (319 of 704) and they concede 38.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 32.9% from beyond the arc while they are 329th in college basketball in points per game allowed (75.6).

In their last game, the Texas Southern Tigers went home victorious with a score of 92-54 when they faced Huston-Tillotson. In reference to attacking the glass, Texas Southern permitted Huston-Tillotson to snag 19 in all (7 offensive). They shot 30.8% from distance by going 8 of 26 and finished the contest at 8 of 13 from the free throw line (61.5%). The Tigers allowed Huston-Tillotson to bury 19 of 58 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 32.8% for the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Tigers finished 31 out of 67 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.3%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Texas Southern made 6 of their 23 attempts (26.1%). They were able to knock down 24 of those for a percentage of 72.7%. Huston-Tillotson committed 20 personal fouls for the game which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for 33 tries. They coughed it up 14 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Tigers collected 31 defensive boards and 24 offensive rebounds totaling 55 for this contest.

Joirdon Karl Nicholas was important for the Tigers for the game. He made 10 out of 14 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and added 15 rebounds. He scored 28 points in his 24 mins on the hardwood, but finished this game without an assist.

Texas Southern has a mark of 4-9 so far this season. The Tigers are committing 16.5 fouls per game while shooting 61.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.7 times per game (307th in the nation) and they turn it over 13.5 times per game. Texas Southern has accumulated 875 pts for the season (67.3 per game) and they snag 38.6 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Tigers are hitting on 40.7% from the field, which ranks them 333rd in Division 1.

The Tigers on defense are ranked 272nd in D-1 in PPG allowed with 72.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the field (242nd in Division 1). The Texas Southern defense concedes 32.7% on 3-point attempts (100 of 306) and their opponents are making 72.1% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 13.6 assists and 37.9 boards every game, which ranks them 252nd and 333rd in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas Southern

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