Texas Southern Tigers vs. Jackson State Tigers SWAC Men’s Basketball Tournament Betting Preview, Lines, Odds, Insights, and Trends for March 12, 2021

The No. 3 seed Texas Southern Tigers (14-8) and the No. 2 seed Jackson State Tigers (12-5) face off in the SWAC Tournament semifinals with a spot in the championship game on the line Friday at Bartow Arena, beginning at 3:00 PM ET on ESPN3. Texas Southern is favored by 2.5 points. Both teams are looking to take another step toward a conference title and an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket.

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Texas Southern vs Jackson State Betting Information

Favorite	Spread	Favorite Spread Odds	Underdog Spread Odds	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline
Texas Southern	-2.5	-115	-106	133	-110	-110	-149	125

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Point Total Insights

• In Texas Southern games this season, the total topped Friday's over/under 17 times (77.3%).
• 2020-21 Jackson State games have gone over Friday's total on eight of 17 occasions (47.1%).
• Friday's over/under is 5.8 points lower than the two team's combined 138.8 points per game average.
• The Texas Southern Tigers put up 74.1 points per game, 12.5 more points than the 61.6 the Jackson State Tigers allow.
• The Jackson State Tigers average just 4.8 fewer points than the Texas Southern Tigers allow (69.5).

Head to Head

Texas Southern vs Jackson State (Last 4 Games)

Date	Favorite	Spread	Total	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Game Type	Result
2/15/2020	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Regular Season	77-74
1/18/2020	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Regular Season	77-66
2/18/2019	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Regular Season	77-65
1/21/2019	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Regular Season	75-65

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Texas Southern Betting Data

• Texas Southern has been good against the spread this season, posting a 12-6 record.
• The Texas Southern Tigers fare well when favored by at least 2.5 points, posting a 5-3 record against the spread.
• In 2 of 18 (11.1%) contests this season, Texas Southern and its opponents have hit the over.

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Texas Southern Leaders

Texas Southern Tigers Leaders

Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Justin Hopkins	14	6.7	3.5	0.9	0.6	0.1	0.6
Yahuza Rasas	14	6.5	5.6	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.3
John Jones	13	4.1	0.9	0.8	0.2	0.0	0.8
Chris Baldwin	7	3.0	3.1	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.1
Ashton McClelland	7	2.0	0.7	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.3

Jackson State Betting Data

• Jackson State has covered the spread in more than half of its outings, going 9-6 ATS.
• The Jackson State Tigers have fared well as a 2.5-point underdog, going 6-2 against the spread when they are at least 2.5-point underdogs.
• Jackson State and its opponents have hit the over in more than half of their matchups this season -- 2 of 15 (13.3%).

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Jackson State Leaders

Jackson State Tigers Leaders

Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Tristan Jarrett	13	20.2	5.4	1.3	1.6	0.3	2.2
Jonas James	13	9.2	2.8	2.9	1.3	0.1	0.5
Isaiah Williams	7	7.1	6.3	1.0	0.6	0.0	0.0
Cainan McClelland	13	5.0	2.1	2.2	1.1	0.2	1.2
Ken Evans	13	3.8	3.2	1.3	0.8	0.0	0.2