Jackson State Tigers (15-15) vs. Texas Southern Tigers (14-15)
March 14, 2024 3:00 pm EDT
The Line: Texas Southern Tigers -3.5; Over/Under: +140.5
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The Jackson State Tigers and Texas Southern Tigers meet Thursday in the college basketball SWAC Tournament Quarterfinal at the Bartow Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Jackson State Tigers vs Texas Southern Tigers prediction.
Jackson State Tigers Betting Preview
The Jackson State Tigers are coming off wins over Prairie View A&M, Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Miss Valley State. The Jackson State Tigers are averaging 71.5 points on 41.9 percent shooting and allowing 75.6 points on 45.6 percent shooting. Ken Evans Jr. is averaging 18.9 points and 5.5 rebounds, while Jordan O’Neal is averaging 12.7 points and 6.1 rebounds. Coltie Young is dishing 0.8 assists and Chase Adams is grabbing 2.6 rebounds. The Jackson State Tigers are shooting 32.9 percent from beyond the arc and 70.3 percent from the free throw line. The Jackson State Tigers are allowing 35.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.2 rebounds per game.
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Texas Southern Tigers Betting Preview
The Texas Southern Tigers recently beat Jackson State and Prairie View A&M while losing to Alcorn State. The Texas Southern Tigers are averaging 70.1 points on 41.2 percent shooting and allowing 71.1 points on 42.7 percent shooting. PJ Henry is averaging 15.3 points and 2.8 rebounds, while Jonathan Cisse is averaging 12.8 points and 3.1 rebounds. Grayson Carter is grabbing 4.3 rebounds and Deon Stroud is dishing 1.1 assists. The Texas Southern Tigers are shooting 32.1 percent from beyond the arc and 71.2 percent from the free throw line. The Texas Southern Tigers are allowing 32.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.6 rebounds per game.
Jackson State Tigers vs Texas Southern Tigers prediction
Both Jackson State and Texas Southern have been subpar at best teams, but the Tigers are easily playing their best ball of the season with wins in 7 of their last 10 games. In other words, 50 percent of Texas Southern’s wins this season have come in their last 10 games. Texas Southern beat Jackson State by 10 points less than two weeks ago. The Jackson State Tigers have failed to cover 7 of their last 10 games. Give me Texas Southern and the reasonable chalk.
