Ohio State Buckeyes guard Bruce Thornton (2) shoots the ball against the Grambling State Tigers in the second half of the NCAA men’s basketball game Value City Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025 in Columbus, Ohio.
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Southern vs Grambling State Prediction 1/17/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

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MATCHUP Southern Jaguars Grambling State Tigers
Team Records 6-11 8-9
Where Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center, Grambling, LA
When Saturday, January 17, 2026
Time 05:00 PM EST

In this article, we will formulate a Southern vs Grambling Prediction for this College Basketball game on Saturday, January 17th. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this College Basketball matchup.

Grambling Tigers Preview


Grambling Tigers have an 8-9 record this season and are tied in the 7th place of the SWAC. They have a 5-0 home record and are coming off a 91-84 away loss against Florida A&M. Their previous three games were a 74-65 away loss against Bethune-Cookman, a 84-67 home win against Texas Southern and a 76-72 home win against Prairie View A&M.

Offensively, Grambling averages 73.4 points per game, while allowing 73.3 points per game defensively. The Tigers shoot with 46% from the field and grab 31.6 rebounds per game, while dishing out 12.1 assists per game. They average 2.9 blocks per game and 8.8 steals per game defensively.

Antonio Munoz leads Grambling in scoring, with an average of 12.9 points per game, while shooting with 49.7% from the field and 64.1% from the free throw line. Roderick Coffee III is the team’s leading rebounder with 4.4 per game, and leads the team in assists with 3.9 per game.

Southern Jaguars Preview


Southern Jaguars have a 6-11 record this season and are tied in the 8th place of the SWAC. They have a 2-10 road record and are coming off a 77-73 away win against Bethune-Cookman. Their previous three games were a 67-59 away loss against Florida A&M, a 89-85 home loss against Prairie View A&M and an 84-73 home win against Texas Southern.

Offensively, Southern averages 81.4 points per game, while allowing 81.4 points per game defensively. The Jaguars shoot with 45% from the field and grab 36.4 rebounds per game, while dishing out 14.2 assists per game. They average 3.1 blocks per game and 10.4 steals per game defensively.

Michael Jacobs leads Southern in scoring, with an average of 21.1 points per game, while shooting with 44.8% from the field and 68.2% from the free throw line. Malek Abdelgowad is the team’s leading rebounder with 7.4 per game. Cam Amboree leads the team in assists with 4 per game.

Southern vs Grambling Prediction


In this Southern vs Grambling Prediction, Grambling is coming as -2.5 home favorites. Grambling has been the better team this season, as they have a better overall record and have been undefeated at home, while Southern has been terrible on the road and will be playing their 13th road game in 18 total games. Grambling is 6-3 against the spread in its last 9 games while Southern is 2-7 in its last 9 and 2-4 against the spread, so the value here lies with the home favorite. Take Grambling and lay the points.

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: Grambling -2.5

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