Alabama A&M Bulldogs vs Texas Southern Tigers Prediction, 1/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama A&M Bulldogs vs Texas Southern Tigers

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: H&PE Arena in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Alabama A&M Bulldogs (10-8) are traveling to H&PE Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Texas Southern Tigers (4-13).

The Alabama A&M Bulldogs took the court against Alabama State and notched a win by a score of 73-69 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up walking away with 13 while Alabama State racked up 22 personal fouls. They converted 8 of their 25 attempts from 3-point range. Alabama State finished the game at 64.7% from the free throw line by making 11 of their 17 tries. Furthermore, Alabama State pulled down 34 boards (10 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Alabama State dished out 16 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. In terms of defense, Alabama A&M let their opponent shoot 45.5% from the field on 25 out of 55 shooting. They also doled out 9 dimes for the contest while forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and having 15 steals. In reference to grabbing boards, they collected 25 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulldogs made 24 of 29 tries for a percentage of 82.8%. Alabama A&M wrapped up the game with a 43.1% field goal percentage (22 of 51) and converted 5 out of their 20 shots from distance.

Sami Pissis is someone who came through in this contest. He left the arena with 22 points on 5 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 35 minutes and totaled 3 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 35.7% from the floor and also dished out 4 dimes.

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Alabama A&M heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 10-8 this year. They currently have an average of 70.7 pts per game (309th in the country) while going 42.2% from the field. The Bulldogs are hitting 31.1% on shots from downtown (110 of 354) and 73.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Alabama A&M is grabbing 35.8 rebounds per contest and has earned 202 assists for the season, which has them ranked 356th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 12.1 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Bulldogs are forcing 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 153rd in college hoops in giving up assists with 254 surrendered for the campaign. The Bulldogs defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 43.4% (441 of 1,015) and they surrender 34.8 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 32.0% on shots from downtown while they are 123rd in college in opponents points per game (71.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Texas Southern Tigers took a defeat with a final score of 94-89 when they played Jackson State. The Tigers snagged 22 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 34 in this matchup. They coughed it up 10 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. Jackson State committed 19 fouls for the game which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 24 tries. They were able to convert 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 70.8%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Texas Southern made 8 of their 28 attempts (28.6%). Overall, the Tigers shot 32 for 65 from the field which gave them a rate of 49.2%. The Tigers permitted Jackson State to convert 31 of 58 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 53.4% for this game. They wrapped up this game 38.1% from distance by going 8 of 21 and ended up shooting 24 out of 28 from the free throw line (85.7%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, Texas Southern allowed Jackson State to grab 31 overall (7 offensive).

Bryce Roberts ended up having an impact for the Tigers for the game. He made 9 of 17 for the game for a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and earned 2 rebounds. He racked up 26 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in the game.

Texas Southern has a mark of 4-13 so far this season. As an offense, the Tigers are connecting on 44.2% from the field, which ranks them 255th in the country. Texas Southern has totaled 1,240 points on the season (72.9 per contest) and they pull down 33.8 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 10.5 times per contest (355th in the country) and they turn it over 14.7 times per contest. The Tigers are committing 19.9 fouls every game while shooting 69.9% from the charity stripe.

The Texas Southern defense surrenders 34.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (142 of 415) and opponents are converting on 72.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 15.1 assists and 36.4 total boards per game, which has them ranked 295th and 285th in college hoops. The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 340th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 81.9. They have forced 12.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the floor (320th in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas Southern

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