Grambling vs. Texas Southern betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 5

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The Grambling Tigers (7-7, 1-0 SWAC) are 5.5-point favorites as they try to extend a five-game home win streak when they take on the Texas Southern Tigers (2-10, 0-1 SWAC) on Monday, January 5, 2026 at Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. The game airs at 7:30 p.m. ET on SWAC TV. The matchup has a point total of 146.5.

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Grambling Cover -5.5 vs Texas Southern -109

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Grambling vs. Texas Southern betting lines

  • Grambling moneyline odds to win: -249
  • Texas Southern moneyline odds to win: +202
  • Spread: Grambling (-5.5)
  • Total: 146.5

Grambling statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Grambling has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered one time in two games when playing at home, and it has covered five times in eight games on the road.
  • The Grambling Tigers have eclipsed the total in a lower percentage of games at home (0%) than games on the road (25%).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Grambling Tigers were the 25th-worst team in the nation (66.8 points per game) last year. Defensively, they were 52nd (67.7 points conceded per game).
  • With 31.0 rebounds per game and 32.4 rebounds allowed, Grambling was 234th and 265th in the country, respectively, last year.
  • With 11.4 assists per game last year, the Grambling Tigers were 323rd in the nation.

Grambling betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-4-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 7-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-8-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 2-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-0 (Home: 2-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.5 (181st in nation) 44.9 (266th) 28.5 (337th) 29.6 (111th) 12.6 (298th) 14.2 (346th)

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Texas Southern statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2025-26 against the spread, Texas Southern has a lower winning percentage at home (.000, 0-3-0 record) than on the road (.143, 1-6-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Texas Southern Tigers games have finished over two of three times at home (66.7%), and four of seven on the road (57.1%).
  • The Texas Southern Tigers’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .000, both at home (0-3) and away (0-6).

Last season stats

  • With 72.7 points per game on offense, the Texas Southern Tigers ranked 211th in the nation last year. At the other end of the court, they ceded 72.1 points per contest, which ranked 185th in college basketball.
  • Texas Southern ranked 21st-worst in the country with 34.4 rebounds allowed per game. Meanwhile, it grabbed 33.6 rebounds per game (75th-ranked in college basketball).
  • Last year the Texas Southern Tigers ranked 165th in college basketball in assists, putting up 13.7 per game.

Texas Southern betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 1-9-0 (Home: 0-3-0; Away: 1-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 1-6-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 1-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-4-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-9 (Home: 0-3; Away: 0-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.6 (275th in nation) 46.8 (313th) 30.5 (281st) 34.9 (327th) 9.3 (364th) 14.8 (360th)
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