Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden at Texas Southern 1/27/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions
The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions are set to visit H&PE Arena in Houston, Texas for a SWAC clash against the Texas Southern Tigers. The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions come into this matchup with a 3-15 record, and they will be looking to rebound after dropping their recent road game against the Prairie View A&M Panthers, 67-54. Leading the way for the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions was senior forward Marquell Carter as he recorded 12 points and 8 rebounds. Senior guard Marcus Wallace had a productive outing off the bench for the Golden Lions as he pitched in 8 points and 5 rebounds.
The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions had a solid shooting game against the Prairie View A&M Panthers as they connected on 17 of their 39 field goal attempts (43.6%), but they were slightly worse from behind the three-point line (31.3%). The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions lost the turnover battle against the Prairie View A&M Panthers (22-20), and they were edged out by the Panthers in the rebounding department (30-25).
The Texas Southern Tigers come into this matchup with an 8-11 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after winning their recent home game against the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils, 80-67. Leading the way for the Texas Southern Jaguars was junior forward Justin Hopkins as he recorded 18 points and 17 rebounds. Joining Hopkins in the frontcourt was senior forward Eden Ewing who had a productive outing for the Tigers with 17 points and 16 rebounds.
The Texas Southern Tigers struggled shooting the ball against the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils as they connected on 22 of their 77 field goal attempts (35.1%), and they were slightly worse from behind the three-point line (22.2%). The Texas Southern Tigers lost the turnover battle against the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (15-11), but they dominated the Delta Devils in the rebounding department (67-39).
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The Texas Southern Tigers have consistently been one of the top teams in the SWAC, and they once again look like the favorite to win the conference as they bring a 5-1 record into this matchup. Texas Southern always packs their non-conference schedule with games against the top teams in the country, and it has paid off in conference play as they are averaging 75.5 PPG which is one of the top marks. Texas Southern has shown a good amount of scoring depth as 4 different guys are averaging at least 10 PPG, but the same can’t be said about Arkansas-Pine Bluff as they are only averaging 59 PPG with one guy averaging 10 PPG. Texas Southern is the top team in the conference at getting to the free-throw line, and Arkansas-Pine Bluff has been foul prone all season as they rank 295th in free-throw attempts. Texas Southern is one of the top in the SWAC and they will prove it with a decisive home win. Final Score Prediction, Texas Southern Tigers win and cover ATS 79-59.
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