Texas Southern vs Mississippi Valley State 1/10/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils will travel to H&PE Arena to take on the Texas Southern Tigers this Monday night in College Basketball action.

The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils picked up their first win of the season and improved to 1-12 on the season after defeating the Prairie View A&M Panthers, 84-82 (OT), this past Saturday. Mississippi Valley State fought back from a 62-54 deficit with 7:22 left in regulation to force OT and was able to secure the victory after Robert Carpenter hit a pair of game-winning FT’s with just :09 seconds left in OT. Mississippi Valley State shot 45.0% from the field & 21.1% from beyond the arc while allowing Prairie View A&M Panthers to shoot 47.7% from the field & 33.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Delta Devils was Robert Carpenter who had 26 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, & 3 steals.

On the season, Mississippi Valley State is averaging 64.4 ppg on 36.1% shooting from the field. The Delta Devils are averaging 6.8 three-pointers per game on 28.8% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Mississippi Valley State has been led by Robert Carpenter (17.8 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.1 bpg), Caleb Hunter (12.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.3 spg), David McCoy (6.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.7 spg), & Elijah Davis (4.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 3.3 apg, 1.5 spg).

Defensively, Mississippi Valley State is allowing their opponents to average 88.0 ppg on 53.1% shooting from the field. The Delta Devils have a rebound margin of -14.2 and a turnover margin of 2.4.

The Texas Southern Tigers won their 2^nd straight game and improved to 4-8 on the season after defeating the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions, 90-71, this past Saturday. Texas Southern led by a 44-32 margin at halftime and had no trouble pulling away after taking a 68-48 lead with 8:59 left in regulation. Texas Southern shot 55.0% from the field & 42.9% from beyond the arc while allowing Arkansas-Pine Bluff to shoot 40.7% from the field & 42.9% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Tigers was Bryson Etienne who had 21 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, Texas Southern is averaging 62.1 ppg on 41.0% shooting from the field. The Tigers are averaging 4.2 three-pointers per game on 28.4% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Texas Southern has been led by Joirdon Karl Nicholas (11.4 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.1 spg), PJ Henry (11.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.0 apg), John Walker III (11.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.3 bpg), & Jordan Gilliam (4.9 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.1 spg).

Defensively, Texas Southern is allowing their opponents to average 68.5 ppg on 41.6% shooting from the field. The Tigers have a rebound margin of 6.5 and a turnover margin of -6.1.

The Delta Devils are 7-6 ATS on the season, however, are just 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. The Tigers are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games following a straight up win and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games.

Mississippi Valley State has really struggled on both ends of the court this season as the Delta Devils come into this game ranked just 311^th in scoring offense, T-349^th in scoring defense, & 350^th in defensive FG%. Texas Southern has been led by their defense which ranks t-177^th in scoring defense & 46^th in rebound margin, however, the Tigers have struggled offensively, ranking just 329^th in scoring offense & 307^th in FG%.

Texas Southern played a brutal schedule to start the season, which included 11 straight road games, and is a much better team than their record or statistics show currently. Mississippi Valley State has a scoring margin of -23.6 and have been dominated on the boards this season, which is a strength of Texas Southern, and as I think the Texas Southern offense has another solid outing against a bad Mississippi Valley State defense, I’m taking Texas Southern to cover this large home spread.