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The Texas Southern Tigers (18-12) will look to claim a spot in the Round of 64 in the NCAA Tournament bracket in their First Four matchup with the Texas A&M-CC Islanders (23-11) on Tuesday at University of Dayton Arena, tipping off at 6:40 PM. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Tigers’ ( to win on the moneyline) matchup against the Islanders ().
Texas Southern Offense Vs. Texas A&M-CC Defense
| Texas Southern Offense | Stats (Rank) | Texas A&M-CC Defense |
|---|---|---|
| 69.2 (225) | Points/Gm | 69.9 (198) |
| 79.5 (15) | Possessions/Game | 73.6 (336) |
| 45.1 (113) | Field Goal % | 41.5 (79) |
| 31.4 (285) | 3PT % | 30.9 (44) |
| 49.5 (232) | Effective FG % | 48.3 (115) |
| 46.1 (346) | True Shooting % | 52.1 (157) |
Texas A&M-CC Offense Vs. Texas Southern Defense
| Texas A&M-CC Offense | Stats (Rank) | Texas Southern Defense |
|---|---|---|
| 76.9 (41) | Points/Gm | 65.5 (65) |
| 71.3 (59) | Possessions/Game | 70.2 (249) |
| 44.5 (141) | Field Goal % | 39.9 (26) |
| 33.5 (204) | 3PT % | 29.4 (15) |
| 49.7 (214) | Effective FG % | 45.1 (18) |
| 54.6 (129) | True Shooting % | 47.4 (8) |
Texas Southern Betting Insights
- Texas Southern has won 16 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover or pushing 14 times.
- When playing as at least 3.5-point favorites this season, the Tigers have an ATS record of 9-7-1.
- Texas Southern and its opponents have combined to go over the point total 14 out of 31 times this season.
- Texas Southern’s games this season have featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 135 points 16 times.
- The average total in Tigers contests this year is 136.1, 1.1 more points than this game’s over/under.
Texas A&M-CC Betting Insights
- Texas A&M-CC is 21-10-0 ATS this season.
- The Islanders are 7-0 ATS this year when playing as at least 3.5-point underdogs.
- Texas A&M-CC and its opponents have combined to go over the point total 17 out of 31 times this season.
- Texas A&M-CC and its opponents have combined to score more than 135 points in 25 of 31 games this season.
- Islanders outings this season have a 145.3-point average over/under, 10.3 more points than this game’s point total.
Texas Southern Key Players
- The Tigers scoring leader is John Walker III, who contributes 9.9 points per game.
- Brison Gresham paces Texas Southern with 6.8 rebounds per game and Jordan Gilliam leads the team with 2.2 assists per contest.
- The Tigers are led by Bryson Etienne from long distance. He knocks down 1.3 shots from deep per game.
- Texas Southern’s blocks leader is Gresham, who collects 2.2 per game. PJ Henry leads the team averaging 1.0 steal a contest.
Texas A&M-CC Key Players
- Isaac Mushila holds the top Islanders spot in two categories: scoring (13.5 points per game) and rebounding (9.5 rebounds per game).
- Terrion Murdix puts in work giving out assists and is Texas A&M-CC’s assist leader with 3.8 per game.
- Trevian Tennyson makes more threes per game than any other member of the Islanders, averaging 2.1 treys per game.
- Murdix tops Texas A&M-CC in steals with 1.9 per game, and Simeon Fryer leads the squad in blocks with 0.6 per game.