Texas Southern vs Alabama A&M College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/1/21

The Alabama A&M Bulldogs and Texas Southern Tigers meet Monday in college basketball action at the H&PE Arena.

The Alabama A&M Bulldogs look for a win to build on their 4-1 record. The Alabama A&M Bulldogs are averaging 73.2 points on 43.6 percent shooting and allowing 73.2 points on 41.2 percent shooting. Jalen Johnson is averaging 19.4 points and 6.8 rebounds while Garrett Hicks is averaging 18.8 points and 4.4 rebounds. Cameron Tucker is dishing 5.4 assists and EJ Williams is grabbing seven rebounds. The Alabama A&M Bulldogs are shooting 27.3 percent from beyond the arc and 66.1 percent from the free throw line. The Alabama A&M Bulldogs are allowing 22.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.8 rebounds per game.

The Texas Southern Tigers need a win after losing four of their last six games. The Texas Southern Tigers are averaging 71.4 points on 44.3 percent shooting and allowing 73.2 points on 40.9 percent shooting. Michael Weathers is averaging 14.9 points and 4.4 rebounds while John Walker III is averaging 13.6 points and 5.5 rebounds. Galen Alexander is the third double-digit scorer and Yahuza Rasas is grabbing 5.4 rebounds. The Texas Southern Tigers are shooting 26.9 percent from beyond the arc and 66.7 percent from the free throw line. The Texas Southern Tigers are allowing 30.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.7 rebounds per game.

The Bulldogs are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Monday games and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Tigers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The under is 18-7 in Bulldogs last 25 overall. The over is 13-5-1 in Tigers last 19 overall.

I’m not going to touch this game personally and there are numbers that favor the Alabama A&M Bulldogs, but oddsmakers are giving us clear signs with this line. The fact the Texas Southern Tigers are laying eight points and the number keeps moving shows us something is up with Alabama A&M. The Alabama A&M Bulldogs are losing on the road by an average of 10 points while allowing 47.5 percent shooting from the field. I’ll lay the chalk, but there’s better options out there.