Southern Vs Grambling: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – January 14, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on January 14, 2023

The Southern Jaguars (8-9, 4-0 SWAC) carry a four-game winning streak into a home contest versus the Grambling Tigers (10-6, 3-1 SWAC), winners of three straight. It tips at 4:00 PM ET (on HBCU) on Saturday, January 14, 2023. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Jaguars’ (-175 to win on the moneyline) matchup against the Tigers (+142).

The insights in the article below reflect odds as of January 14, 2023 at 1:49 PM ET. Keep scrolling for a look at all of the latest odds for this matchup and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Southern Vs Grambling Betting Lines

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Grambling (+3.5)
Total Pick Over (138.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Southern Vs Grambling Stat Rankings

Southern Avg. (Rank) Grambling Avg. (Rank)
75.4 (109th) Points Scored 68.4 (265th)
74.2 (310th) Points Allowed 63.2 (37th)
30.9 (311th) Rebounds 32.4 (260th)
7.8 (310th) Off. Rebounds 9.5 (193rd)
8.7 (69th) 3pt Made 4.7 (353rd)
16 (38th) Assists 11.9 (277th)
14.5 (328th) Turnovers 13.8 (295th)

Southern Vs Grambling Betting Trends

  • The Jaguars have beaten the spread 11 times in 15 games.
  • Southern is 3-1 as 3.5-point favorites or more.
  • Out of 15 Jaguars games so far this year, eight have gone over the total.
  • Nine times so far this season, Southern and its opponent have combined to score more than 138.5 points.
  • The total for this game is 138.5, and that’s 11.1 points fewer than the average total in Jaguars games thus far this season.
  • Grambling has seven wins in 14 games against the spread this season.
  • Against the spread as 3.5-point underdogs or more, the Tigers are 3-4.
  • There have been eight Southern’s games (out of 15) that went over the total this year.
  • Tigers games have finished with over 138.5 points scored three times this year.
  • The over/under for this game is 6.9 points higher than the average scoring total for Grambling’s games (131.6).

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Southern Impact Players

  • Bryson Etienne puts up 11.6 points and 2.4 assists per game — both team highs. He is also putting up 3.3 rebounds, shooting 42% from the floor and 42.2% from downtown with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game.
  • P.J. Byrd is tops on the Jaguars at 6.3 assists per game, while also posting 2.6 rebounds and 8.4 points. He is seventh in the country in assists.
  • Tyrone Lyons is averaging 10.8 points, 1.2 assists and 3.8 rebounds per contest.
  • Brion Whitley is posting 10.6 points, 1 assists and 2.8 rebounds per contest.
  • Terrell Williams Jr. puts up a team-leading 3.9 rebounds per contest. He is also averaging 6.8 points and 0.8 assists, shooting 44.6% from the field.

Grambling Impact Players

  • Carte’Are Gordon is the Tigers’ top rebounder (7.1 per game), and he contributes 12.1 points and 1.7 assists.
  • Cameron Christon paces the Tigers in scoring (13.5 points per game) and assists (1.4), and produces 5.2 rebounds. He also averages 1 steal and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Shawndarius Cowart is the Tigers’ top assist man (3.3 per game), and he contributes 11.1 points and 3.9 rebounds.
  • The Tigers receive 6.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game from Virshon Cotton.
  • The Tigers receive 5.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game from Jourdan Smith.
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