The No. 4 seed Grambling Tigers (11-11) are underdogs in their SWAC Tournament quarterfinals matchup against the No. 5 seed Southern Jaguars (8-10) on Thursday at Bartow Arena, starting at 9:30 PM ET on ESPN3. The winner moves one step closer to the conference championship and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket.
The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of March 11, 2021, 1:11 PM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Betting Odds
Southern Betting Information
- With a mark of 7-10, Southern has a losing record against the spread this season.
- The Jaguars are 5-7 against the spread this season when they are at least a 1.5-point favorite.
- Southern and its opponents have gone over the set over/under in 8 of 17 games this season (47.1%).
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Southern Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samkelo Cele | 18 | 11.8 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Jayden Saddler | 16 | 11.1 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Ahsante Shivers | 10 | 10.0 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Harrison Henderson | 18 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Lamarcus Lee | 10 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
Grambling Betting Information
- Grambling holds a losing record ATS this season, covering 10 times and failing to cover 11 times.
- The Tigers only hold a 3-7 record against the spread this season when they play as at least a 1.5-point underdog.
- 42.9% of Grambling’s 21 games this season have fell below the over/under.
- Their last time out, the Tigers saw Cameron Christon score a team-high 17 points to lead them to an 80-72 victory against Alabama A&M on Saturday. They were 7-point favorites and covered the spread, and the teams scored 152 total points to top the 130-point over/under.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Grambling Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Christon | 22 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Prince Moss | 22 | 9.5 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Cameron Woodall | 11 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Sarion McGee | 22 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Trevell Cunningham | 21 | 7.0 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Total Facts
- In Southern’s matchups this season, the Jaguars and their opponents have exceeded Thursday’s total of 138 points nine times (50% of opportunities).
- In 11 out of Grambling’s 22 games this season (50%), the competing teams combined for a higher point total than the over/under in Thursday’s matchup.
- Together, the two teams combine for 137.4 points per game, 0.6 points fewer than the point total of 138 for this matchup.
- The 138.7 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 0.7 more than the 138 total in this contest.
- On average, the Jaguars have seen a 140.2 over/under in their games this season, 2.2 more points than the over/under in this contest.
- The over/under for this contest is 2.1 points more than the average over/under in Tigers games this season (135.9 points).
Head to Head
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/6/2021 | Southern | Southern | -6.5 | 136 | -294 | +235 | Regular Season | 72-69 GRAMB |
| 1/9/2021 | Grambling | Grambling | -1.5 | 135.5 | -126 | +104 | Regular Season | 61-55 SOUTHR |
| 2/8/2020 | N/A | Grambling | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 66-62 GRAMB |
| 1/11/2020 | N/A | Southern | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 61-56 GRAMB |
| 2/9/2019 | N/A | Southern | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 59-40 GRAMB |
| 1/12/2019 | N/A | Grambling | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 69-63 GRAMB |
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