Alabama A&M Bulldogs vs Texas Southern Tigers Prediction, 3/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama A&M Bulldogs vs Texas Southern Tigers

Date: Friday, March 15, 2024

Location: Bartow Arena in Birmingham, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Southern Tigers (14-15) will take on the Alabama A&M Bulldogs (11-21) at Bartow Arena on Friday.

The Alabama A&M Bulldogs took the court against Alcorn State and walked away with a win by a score of 75-63 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Bulldogs ended up finishing with 22 while Alcorn State finished the game with 21 fouls. They also made 5 of 17 shots from distance. Alcorn State finished the contest at 72.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of 25 attempts. Moreover, Alcorn State snagged 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Alcorn State earned 11 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. When discussing defense, Alabama A&M allowed their opponent to shoot 37.0% from the field on 20 out of 54 shooting. They also recorded 15 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they earned 38 with 11 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Bulldogs converted 22 of 26 attempts for a percentage of 84.6%. Alabama A&M finished the game with a 41.1% FG percentage (23 out of 56) and converted 7 out of their 22 shots from distance.

Lorenzo Downey is a guy who was a factor in this matchup. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He played for 21 minutes played and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 16 points on 4 out of 6 shooting.

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Alabama A&M heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 11-21 on the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 16.3 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 21.1 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Alabama A&M is grabbing 35.4 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 335 assists so far this season, which ranks 339th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Bulldogs are shooting 28.7% on 3-pointers (135 of 471) and 71.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 68.8 points per contest (303rd in D-1) while shooting 41.9% from the field.

On defense, the Bulldogs are forcing 14.5 turnovers per game and they draw 20.2 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.8% from 3-point land while they are 294th in college basketball in PPG allowed (75.9). The Bulldogs defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 42.7% (776 of 1,819) and they concede 36.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 232nd in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 425 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Texas Southern Tigers got the victory with a final of 93-78 when they faced Prairie View A&M. The Tigers were able to snag 25 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 9 steals for this game. Prairie View A&M earned 18 fouls for this game which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to make 19 of those for a percentage of 90.5%. When talking about three-point attempts, Texas Southern buried 14 out of 30 tries (46.7%). When the game finished, the Tigers finished the game shooting 30 out of 66 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.5%. The Tigers permitted Prairie View A&M to make 28 of 62 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 45.2% for the matchup. They finished 31.6% from 3-point land by going 6 of 19 and finished the game at 16 of 20 from the free throw line (80.0%). In regard to rebounding, Texas Southern permitted Prairie View A&M to collect 23 in all (7 offensive).

PJ Henry ended up having an impact for the Tigers in this contest. He earned 21 points in his 28 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist for the contest. He buried 7 out of 17 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 41.2%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

Texas Southern has a mark of 14-15 so far this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Tigers are shooting 41.2% from the floor, which is ranked 331st in D-1. Texas Southern has scored 2,034 points this year (70.1 per contest) and they grab 35.7 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 12.0 times per game (277th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 12.8 times per game. The Tigers commit 18.4 personal fouls every game while shooting 71.2% from the free throw line.

The Texas Southern defense allows 32.7% on shots from 3-point land (197 of 602) and opponents are making 70.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 12.6 dimes and 36.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 155th and 281st in those categories on the defensive end. The Tigers defensively are ranked 150th in college hoops in PPG given up with 71.1. They are able to force 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (120th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Alabama A&M

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