Grambling State vs Southern Picks and Prediction – 3/12/2025

On Wednesday, the Grambling Tigers will play the Southern Jaguars in the second round of the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament at Gateway Center in College Park, Georgia. Grambling defeated Alabama A&M 73-56 in the first round of the SWAC tournament on Tuesday afternoon. Mikale Stevenson scored 17 points to help lead the Tigers to the win. Keep updated on College Basketball with our expert college basketball picks.

Kintavious Dozier leads Grambling in scoring, averaging 12.1 points per game while P.J. Eason is the leading rebounder, averaging 5.8 rebounds per game and Mikale Stevenson is the leader in assists, averaging 3.8 per game. Grambling has three players who average double figures in scoring. The Tigers score an average of 66.8 points per game, shooting 43.3% overall and 33.9% from 3-point territory.  

The Southern Jaguars completed the regular season 20-11 overall and a SWAC-winning 15-3. The Jaguars won the regular season title by one game over the Jackson State Tigers. Southern defeated Alabama A&M 71-57 in its final game of the regular season. Southern struggled down the stretch losing two of its final four but held on to win the SWAC title nonetheless. 

Michael Jacobs leads Southern in scoring and assists, averaging 11.3 points and 2.8 assists per game. DaMariee Jones is the leading rebounder, averaging 4.6 rebounds per game. Jordan Johnson is second in scoring, averaging 9.8 points per game. Southern scores an average of 75.2 points per game, shooting 44.0% overall and 32.6% from 3-point territory.

The Southern Tigers won the SWAC regular season title and dominated its matchup with Grambling, winning both straight up and going 1-1 against the spread. Southern is strong at both ends of the court. The Jaguars average 75.2 points per game and allow an average of just 68.4 points per game. Grambling generates just 66.8 points per game and will have a problem keeping pace with Southern. Final Score Prediction, Southern Jaguars win and cover ATS 77-65.