Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs Texas Southern Tigers Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs Texas Southern Tigers

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: H&PE Arena in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (5-10) are hitting the road to H&PE Arena on Saturday where they will compete against the Texas Southern Tigers (2-11).

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions stepped onto the hardwood against Alabama State and walked away with a win by a score of 90-79 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Golden Lions ended up finishing with 22 and Alabama State totaled 26 personal fouls. They also made 6 of their 19 shots from three-point range. Alabama State ended up shooting 73.1% at the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of their 26 tries. Additionally, Alabama State grabbed 28 boards (9 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Alabama State dished out 10 assists and had 10 steals for the matchup. When it comes to the defense, Arkansas-Pine Bluff allowed the other team to go 44.3% from the field on 27 of 61 shooting. They also dished out 17 assists for the game while creating 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 37 with 11 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Golden Lions converted 34 of 41 attempts for a percentage of 82.9%. Arkansas-Pine Bluff wrapped up the contest having earned a 45.1% field goal percentage (23 out of 51) and knocked down 10 out of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Alex Mirhosseini is a guy who played a role for this contest. He ended up walking away with 21 points on 6 of 16 shooting. He played 36 minutes played and also totaled 3 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 37.5% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist.

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Arkansas-Pine Bluff will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 5-10 for the year. They average 80.7 pts per game (110th in college) while shooting 44.4% from the field. The Golden Lions are shooting 33.9% from downtown (123 of 363) and 78.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Arkansas-Pine Bluff is pulling in 35.9 rebounds per contest and has racked up 256 assists so far this year, which is 73rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.8 times per game and as a squad they commit 21.1 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Golden Lions are able to force 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.9 personal fouls. They are 345th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 263 surrendered so far this season. The Golden Lions defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 47.2% (446 of 945) and they relinquish 37.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 36.7% on three-point shots and they are 361st in college in points per game allowed (89.3).

In their last game, the Texas Southern Tigers took a defeat with a final score of 84-67 when they played Grambling. In regard to how they attacked the glass, Texas Southern allowed Grambling to snag 32 in total (11 offensive). They shot 42.9% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 12 of 28 and ended up going 18 of 27 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Tigers allowed Grambling to knock down 27 of their 55 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 49.1% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Tigers ended up going 24 for 59 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.7%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Texas Southern converted 8 of their 21 attempts (38.1%). They were able to convert 11 of those for a percentage of 91.7%. Grambling had 12 fouls for this contest which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while earning 5 steals for this contest. The Tigers were able to snag 16 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 25 for the contest.

Zaire Hayes ended up being important for the Tigers in the matchup. He tallied 25 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and had 2 assists in the matchup. He converted 10 out of 16 for the matchup for a rate of 62.5%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

Texas Southern has a mark of 2-11 on the season. The Tigers commit 20.9 fouls every game and they shoot 70.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 9.5 times per game (364th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 15.7 times per contest. Texas Southern has accumulated 929 pts so far this year (71.5 per game) and they average 33.4 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Tigers are shooting 43.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 283rd in Division 1.

The Tigers on defense are ranked 349th in the nation in PPG surrendered with 84.8. They are able to force 13.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the floor (316th in Division 1). The Texas Southern defense allows 34.7% on shots from 3-point land (118 of 340) and opponents are knocking down 72.2% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 15.3 assists and 37.5 boards every game, which is ranked 297th and 312th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas Southern

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