UAPB vs. Texas Southern betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 10

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The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (5-10, 2-0 SWAC) will try to extend a four-game winning streak when they visit the Texas Southern Tigers (2-11, 0-2 SWAC) on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at H&PE Arena as only 1.5-point favorites. The game airs at 5 p.m. ET on SWAC TV. The matchup has an over/under set at 163.5 points.

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UAPB Cover -1.5 vs Texas Southern -104

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UAPB vs. Texas Southern betting lines

  • UAPB moneyline odds to win: -110
  • Texas Southern moneyline odds to win: -110
  • Spread: UAPB (-1.5)
  • Total: 163.5

UAPB statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • UAPB has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered two times in two opportunities at home, and it has covered five times in 11 opportunities on the road.
  • Looking at point totals, the Golden Lions hit the over more consistently when playing at home, as they’ve exceeded the total two times in two opportunities this season (100%). In away games, they have hit the over five times in 11 opportunities (45.5%).

Recent trends

  • The Golden Lions have seen an uptick in scoring lately, putting up 87.0 points per game in their last 10 contests, 6.3 points more than the 80.7 they’ve scored this year.
  • UAPB has been a little improved on the defensive end of the floor recently, giving up 86.9 points per game over its last 10 contests compared to the 89.3 it has surrendered per game this year.
  • The Golden Lions are trending up from beyond the arc over their last 10 outings, making 8.5 threes per game and shooting 35.6% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 8.2 makes and 33.9% from distance in the 2025-26 season.

UAPB betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-6-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 5-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 1-0-0; As Underdog: 6-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-6-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 5-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-8 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.4 (238th in nation) 47.2 (320th) 32.1 (227th) 34.6 (319th) 17.1 (57th) 14.4 (355th)

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Texas Southern statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • This year, Texas Southern is 0-3-0 at home against the spread (.000 winning percentage). On the road, it is 1-7-0 ATS (.125).
  • In 2025-26, a higher percentage of the Tigers’ games have finished above the over/under at home (66.7%, two of three) compared to on the road (62.5%, five of eight).
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Tigers have won the same percentage of games (.000) at home (0-3) and away (0-7).

Last season stats

  • The Tigers ranked 211th in college basketball last year with 72.7 points per game. At the other end of the court, they ranked 185th with 72.1 points allowed per game.
  • Texas Southern, who ranked 75th in college basketball with 33.6 rebounds per game, allowed 34.4 rebounds per contest, which was 21st-worst in the nation.
  • The Tigers ranked 165th in the country with 13.7 assists per game.

Texas Southern betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 1-10-0 (Home: 0-3-0; Away: 1-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 1-10-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 1-10-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-4-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-10 (Home: 0-3; Away: 0-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.4 (277th in nation) 47.0 (317th) 30.1 (297th) 34.7 (328th) 9.5 (364th) 14.8 (360th)
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