Samford (2-1) vs Texas Southern (1-3)
November 17, 2024 at 03:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: Samford -12.5 / Texas Southern +12.5 — Over/Under: 158.5
The Texas Southern Tigers and the Samford Bulldogs meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Hanna Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Texas Southern vs. Samford prediction.
Texas Southern Recap
The Texas Southern Tigers come into this one looking to rebound from an 81-62 loss at the hands of Georgia Tech last time out. After this game, Texas Southern will continue on their travels to take on New Mexico, Texas State, and Sam Houston.
Tigers Looking To Spring Upset
Kavion McClain leads the Tigers in scoring and assists with 15.2 PPG and 4.8 APG while Kenny Hunter has 10.3 PPG with 5.5 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Texas Southern as the team’s top rebounder. Grayson Carter also has 8.3 PPG and Kolby Granger has 6.8 PPG and 4.3 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Texas Southern is averaging 73.8 PPG on 40.8% shooting from the field, 32.1% from three, and 67.6% from the foul line so far this season.
Why the Texas Southern Tigers will win
- Texas Southern has won seven of its last nine-day games.
- Samford has lost three of its last four games after coming off overtime.
Samford Recap
The Samford Bulldogs come into this one looking to build on back-to-back wins after a 97-96 win over North Alabama last time out. After this game, Samford will go back on the road for a matchup with Michigan State.
Bulldogs Looking To Keep Ball Rolling
Jaden Brownell leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 17 PPG along with 5.5 RPG while Collin Holloway has 13.3 PPG with 4.5 RPG. Trey Fort has 13.3 PPG with a team-high 5.8 RPG to lead the Bulldogs on the glass while Julian Brown has 11.3 PPG. Riley Allenspach has 10.8 PPG with 4.8 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Samford up to this point in the year. Rylan Jones also has 6.5 PPG and a team-high 6.3 APG to lead the Bulldogs in the assist department so far this season. As a team, Samford is averaging 97.8 PPG on 46.2% shooting from the field, 31.5% from three, and 73.1% from the foul line this season.
Why the Samford Bulldogs will win
- Samford has won each of its last 20 games at Pete Hanna Center.
- Texas Southern has lost each of its last seven Sunday road games against non-conference opponents.
Texas Southern vs. Samford Prediction
I’m on Samford here. I get the case to be made for Texas Southern here as this feels like a lot of points to be giving up with Samford. However, the Bulldogs have a couple of edges here that could get them the cover. Texas Southern gives up a ton of free throws and that’s where Samford does a ton of their damage. I also don’t trust Texas Southern from an efficiency standpoint at both ends of the floor so I’ll side with the Bulldogs at home in this one.