Sunday’s contest at Pete Hanna Center has the Samford Bulldogs (3-1) taking on the Texas Southern Tigers (0-3) at 3:00 PM ET on November 17. Our computer prediction projects a 87-79 victory for Samford, who are favored by our model.

According to our computer prediction, Texas Southern is a good bet to cover the spread, which is listed at 12.5. The two sides are projected to exceed the 158.5 over/under.

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Samford vs. Texas Southern Game Info & Odds

• Date: Sunday, November 17, 2024
• Time: 3:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: Birmingham, Alabama
• Venue: Pete Hanna Center
• Line: Samford -12.5
• Point total: 158.5
• Moneyline (to win): Samford -901, Texas Southern +570

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Samford vs. Texas Southern Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Samford 87, Texas Southern 79

Spread & Total Prediction for Samford vs. Texas Southern

• Pick ATS: Texas Southern (+12.5)
• Pick OU: Over (158.5)

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Samford Performance Insights

• Last year, Samford was fifth-best in the nation offensively (86.1 points scored per game) and ranked 260th on defense (74.5 points conceded).
• The Bulldogs were 172nd in the country in rebounds per game (32.1) and 215th in rebounds conceded (32.2) last season.
• With 17.6 assists per game, Samford was 11th-best in the country last season.
• Beyond the arc, the Bulldogs were 13th-best in the country in 3-pointers made per game at 10 last season. And they were fifth-best in 3-point percentage at 39.5%.
• Giving up 7.9 3-pointers per game and conceding 33.8% from downtown last season, Samford was 262nd and 190th in the country, respectively, in those categories.
• Last season, Samford took 58.7% of its shots from inside the arc, and 41.3% from beyond it. In terms of makes, 66.7% of Samford’s baskets were 2-pointers, and 33.3% were 3-pointers.

Texas Southern Performance Insights

• Texas Southern scored 70.2 points per game (276th-ranked in college basketball) last season, while allowing 71.1 points per contest (147th-ranked).
• Last season the Tigers pulled down 32 rebounds per game (181st-ranked in college basketball) and gave up 32.3 rebounds per contest (222nd-ranked).
• Last season Texas Southern ranked 300th in college basketball in assists, putting up 11.6 per game.
• The Tigers committed 11.8 turnovers per game (250th-ranked in college basketball). They forced 12 turnovers per contest (110th-ranked).
• The Tigers drained 7.3 three-pointers per game (191st-ranked in college basketball) last year, while owning a 31.6% three-point percentage (304th-ranked).
• Texas Southern ranked 94th in college basketball with 6.7 threes allowed per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 95th with a 32.3% shooting percentage allowed from downtown.
• Of the shots attempted by Texas Southern last season, 61.3% of them were two-pointers (70.5% of the team’s made baskets) and 38.7% were from beyond the arc (29.5%).

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