Alabama A&M Bulldogs vs Texas Southern Tigers Prediction, 3/12/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama A&M Bulldogs vs Texas Southern Tigers

Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026

Location: Gateway Center in College Park, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Southern Tigers (12-17) will compete against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs (17-14) at Gateway Center on Thursday in the SWAC Tournament.

The Alabama A&M Bulldogs played Southern and took a loss by a score of 88-85 in their last game. Alabama A&M walked away from the game with a 46.0% FG percentage (29 of 63) and knocked down 5 of their 14 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulldogs made 22 of 29 shots for a rate of 75.9%. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they compiled 30 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 14 dimes for the matchup in addition to creating 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With regard to the defense, Alabama A&M allowed the other team to shoot 51.9% from the field on 27 out of 52 shooting. Southern dished out 14 assists and had 6 steals for the game. On top of that, Southern grabbed 31 rebounds (4 offensive, 27 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Southern ended up going 75.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 28 of their 37 attempts. They also converted 6 out of their 10 attempts from 3-point land. In reference to fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 24 while Southern totaled 20 fouls.

Koron Davis is a player who came through in this game. He was able to score 23 points on 7 out of 13 shooting. He played 33 mins and also pulled down 3 boards. He finished the game at 53.8% from the field but didn't record a dime.

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Alabama A&M enters this contest with a mark of 17-14 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 72.2 points per game (273rd in Division 1) while connecting on 43.9% from the field. The Bulldogs are shooting 34.3% on three-point shots (196 of 571) and 74.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Alabama A&M is pulling down 34.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 356 assists for the season, which is 343rd in college in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.4 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.1 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Bulldogs are able to force 11.3 turnovers every game while drawing 19.0 fouls. They surrender 34.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 136th in college hoops in PPG allowed (72.4). The Bulldogs defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.2% (772 of 1,748) and they relinquish 34.1 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 214th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 435 relinquished so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Texas Southern Tigers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 70-59 when they faced Prairie View A&M. The Tigers recorded 26 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in this contest. They turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. Prairie View A&M was called for 18 fouls for the game which took the Tigers to the free throw line for 22 attempts. They were able to bury 15 of them for a percentage of 68.2%. Concerning three-point attempts, Texas Southern converted 2 of their 16 attempts (12.5%). Overall, the Tigers ended up going 21 for 69 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 30.4%. The Tigers permitted Prairie View A&M to make 24 out of their 57 attempts from the field which had them shooting 42.1% for the game. They finished 50.0% from distance by shooting 12 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 16 at the free throw line (62.5%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Texas Southern permitted Prairie View A&M to get 36 in total (7 offensive).

Zytarious Mortle ended up being a major contributor for the Tigers in the matchup. He had 16 points in his 27 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist in this matchup. He buried 6 of 21 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 28.6%, and had 2 rebounds.

Texas Southern has a record of 12-17 for the season. The Tigers commit 19.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 71.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 11.1 times per game (346th in college) and they are turning it over 13.6 times per contest. Texas Southern has tallied 2,177 pts for the season (75.1 per game) and they grab 35.6 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Tigers are connecting on 45.2% from the floor, which is 191st in the country.

The Texas Southern defense allows 33.2% on 3-point shots (239 of 719) and their opposition knocks down 70.5% of their free throw shots. They give up 13.7 dimes and 35.7 rebounds per game, which ranks 205th and 265th in those defensive categories. The Tigers defensively are ranked 289th in college in points allowed per game with 77.7. They are able to force 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the field (173rd in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas Southern and under the total points

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