The No. 16 seed Texas Southern Tigers (16-8) and the No. 16 seed Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (12-10) take the court in the NCAA Tournament First Four on Thursday, beginning at 5:10 PM ET. Texas Southern is against the spread at sportsbooks.
The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of March 15, 2021, 4:10 PM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Betting Odds
Texas Southern Betting Information
- Texas Southern’s against the spread record this season is an even 10-10-2.
- The Tigers and their opponents have hit the over in 11 of 22 games this season (50%).
- The Tigers took down Prairie View A&M 80-61 and covered the spread as 3-point underdogs, while falling short of the 143 point total in their last outing on Saturday. Joirdon Karl Nichols scored a team-high 16 points in the victory.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Texas Southern Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Weathers | 22 | 16.5 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| John Walker III | 22 | 11.9 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
| Joirdon Karl Nicholas | 24 | 11.3 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Galen Alexander | 24 | 10.0 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Justin Hopkins | 24 | 8.3 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Mount St. Mary’s Betting Information
- With a 12-8 record ATS this season, the Mountaineers have outplayed expectations.
- 35% of Mount St. Mary’s 20 games this season have gone over the over/under.
- Their last time out, the Mountaineers saw Damian Chong Qui score a team-high 21 points to lead them to a 73-68 victory over Bryant on Tuesday. They covered the spread as 6.5-point underdogs, and the teams scored 141 total points to top the 133-point over/under.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
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Mount St. Mary’s Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Chong Qui | 22 | 15.1 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Nana Opoku | 22 | 10.3 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.3 |
| Mezie Offurum | 22 | 9.4 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Malik Jefferson | 22 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Deandre Thomas | 14 | 8.2 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
Total Facts
- Texas Southern and its opponents have hit the over on Thursday’s 132 total in 19 out of 24 games (79.2%) this season.
- In Mount St. Mary’s games this year, the competing teams combined for a higher point total than Thursday’s matchup point total in nine out of 22 matchups (40.9%).
- The Tigers average 74.8 points per game against the Mountaineers’ 63.7, amounting to 6.5 points over the matchup’s total of 132.
- The 132 points these two squads have combined to give up on average this season is equal to the over/under in this contest.
- On average, the Tigers have seen a 144.5 over/under in their games this season, 12.5 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
- Mountaineers games have an over/under of 126 points this season, six points fewer than the total points bet for this game.
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