Tarleton State vs Charleston Southern 12/5/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers will travel to Wisdom Gym to take on the Tarleton Texans this Sunday night in College Basketball action.

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers lost their 4^th straight game and dropped to 2-6 on the season after being defeated by the Jacksonville Dolphins, 67-56, this past Thursday. Charleston Southern trailed by a 27-23 margin at halftime and could not fight back after Jacksonville took a 49-31 lead with 12:26 left in regulation. Charleston Southern shot just 35.8% from the field & 17.9% from beyond the arc while allowing Jacksonville to shoot 45.6% from the field & 25.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Buccaneers was Claudell Harris Jr. who had 18 points, 3 rebounds, & 1 steal.

On the season, Charleston Southern is averaging 75.1 ppg on 40.7% shooting from the field. The Buccaneers are averaging 7.0 three-pointers per game on 26.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Charleston Southern has been led by Tahlik Chavez (11.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.4 spg), Kalib Clinton (10.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.3 spg), Deontaye Buskey (9.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg), & Claudell Harris Jr. (8.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.5 apg).

Defensively, Charleston Southern is allowing their opponents to average 81.8 ppg on 45.5% shooting from the field. The Buccaneers have a rebound margin of 2.0 and a turnover margin of -1.6.

The Tarleton Texans lost their 3^rd straight game and dropped to 1-6 on the season after being defeated by the 3^rd ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs, 64-55, this past Monday. Tarleton trailed by a just a 26-25 margin at halftime, however, struggled defensively in the 2^nd half and could not fight back for the upset victory after Gonzaga took a 55-47 lead with 4:20 left in regulation. Tarleton shot 37.5% from the field & 29.4% from beyond the arc while allowing Gonzaga to shoot 46.9% from the field 7 21.1% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Texans was Tahj Small who had 25 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block, & 2 steals.

On the season, Tarleton is averaging 56.3 ppg on 39.1% shooting from the field. The Texans are averaging 4.1 three-pointers per game on 26.6% from beyond the arc. Offensively, Tarleton has been led by Montre Gipson (14.0 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.3 spg), Tahj Small (13.7 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.4 spg), Freddy Hicks (7.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.0 spg), & Shakur Daniel (5.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.6 spg).

Defensively, Tarleton is holding their opponents to an average of 62.9 ppg on 44.1% shooting from the field. The Texans have a rebound margin of -6.1 and a turnover margin of -4.6.

The Buccaneers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a straight up loss & 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games. The Texans are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win & 7-1-1 ATS in their last 9 games overall.

When you look at the records, you might think this is a matchup of two below average teams, however, you do not want to overlook Tarleton who probably has the most impressive 1-6 record in recent memory as the Texans have been competitive in games at Stanford, Wichita State, Michigan, & Gonzaga. Charleston Southern has really struggled defensively this season as the Buccaneers come into this game ranked just 336^th in scoring defense & 293^rd in defensive FG% and as I think Tarleton is just the much better team in this one, I think the Texans have no trouble covering this large home spread. Good Luck!