The No. 3 seed Texas Southern Tigers (16-15, 12-6 SWAC) will play the top-seeded Grambling Tigers (19-14, 14-4 SWAC) in the SWAC championship game with an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament up for grabs. The matchup on Saturday at Bartow Arena begins at 9:30 PM ET.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Texas Southern vs. Grambling Game Info and Odds

• Game Day: Saturday, March 16, 2024
• Game Time: 9:30 PM ET
• TV Channel: ESPNU
• Location: Birmingham, Alabama
• Arena: Bartow Arena

Texas Southern vs. Grambling Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Texas Southern win (55.6%)

Check out these betting insights and trends before you wager on Saturday's Texas Southern-Grambling spread (Texas Southern -2.5) or total (127.5 points).

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Texas Southern vs. Grambling: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Texas Southern has covered 16 times in 30 chances against the spread this season.
• Grambling has compiled a 16-14-0 ATS record so far this season.
• Texas Southern (9-6) covers a higher percentage of games when it is favored by 2.5 points or more this season (60%) than Grambling (7-6) does as a 2.5+-point underdog (53.8%).
• In home games, the Texas Southern Tigers have an identical winning percentage against the spread as they do on the road (.500).
• Against the spread, the Grambling Tigers have had better results away (9-7-0) than at home (4-5-0).
• Texas Southern's record against the spread in conference play is 12-8-0.
• Grambling has 13 wins against the spread in 20 SWAC games this season.

Texas Southern vs. Grambling: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Texas Southern has been chosen as the moneyline favorite in 16 games this year and has walked away with the win 13 times (81.2%) in those games.
• The Texas Southern Tigers have a win-loss record of 12-3 when favored by -140 or better by oddsmakers this year.
• Grambling is 6-10 in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 37.5% of those games).
• The Grambling Tigers are 4-8 (winning just 33.3% of their games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +116 or longer.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Texas Southern has a 58.3% chance of walking away with the win.

Texas Southern vs. Grambling Head-to-Head Comparison

• Texas Southern has a -10 scoring differential, putting up 70.3 points per game (276th in college basketball) and giving up 70.6 (132nd in college basketball).
• PJ Henry's 15.3 points per game lead Texas Southern and are 258th in the country.
• Grambling has been outscored by 1.7 points per game (posting 67.4 points per game, 322nd in college basketball, while giving up 69.1 per outing, 91st in college basketball) and has a -58 scoring differential.
• Kintavious Dozier's team-leading 13.2 points per game rank him 503rd in the country.
• The Texas Southern Tigers pull down 35.6 rebounds per game (155th in college basketball) compared to the 36.6 of their opponents.
• Kenny Hunter is 771st in college basketball action with 4.5 rebounds per game to lead the Texas Southern Tigers.
• The Grambling Tigers are 330th in the country at 32.3 rebounds per game. That's similar to the 33.3 their opponents average.
• Jonathan Aku tops the team with 5.2 rebounds per game (541st in college basketball).
• Texas Southern ranks 305th in college basketball with 89.2 points scored per 100 possessions, and 88th in college basketball defensively with 89.7 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• The Grambling Tigers' 89.0 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 307th in college basketball, and the 91.4 points they concede per 100 possessions rank 131st in college basketball.

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