Texas Southern vs. Mississippi Valley State betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 12

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The Texas Southern Tigers (2-12, 0-3 SWAC) bring a three-game sllide into a home matchup with the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (1-16, 0-3 SWAC), losers of 15 straight. The Tigers are big favorites (-14.5) in the contest, which tips at 8 p.m. ET (on SWAC TV) on Monday, January 12, 2026. The matchup has an over/under of 141.5 points.

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Texas Southern Cover -14.5 vs Mississippi Valley State -106

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Texas Southern vs. Mississippi Valley State betting lines

  • Texas Southern moneyline odds to win: -1075
  • Mississippi Valley State moneyline odds to win: +677
  • Spread: Texas Southern (-14.5)
  • Total: 141.5

Texas Southern statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • When playing at home, Texas Southern has a worse record against the spread (0-4-0) compared to its ATS record in away games (1-7-0).
  • At home, the Tigers exceed the over/under 50% of the time (two of four games). They hit the over more often in road games, topping the total in 62.5% of games (five of eight).

Last season stats

  • The Tigers were 211th in the country in points scored (72.7 per game) and 185th in points conceded (72.1) last season.
  • Texas Southern was 75th in the nation in rebounds per game (33.6) and 21st-worst in rebounds allowed (34.4) last season.
  • At 13.7 assists per game last season, the Tigers were 165th in the nation.

Texas Southern betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 1-11-0 (Home: 0-4-0; Away: 1-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-5-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-1 (Home: 0-1; 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
43.2 (283rd in nation) 47.1 (323rd) 30.1 (295th) 34.6 (329th) 9.3 (364th) 14.6 (358th)

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Mississippi Valley State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Mississippi Valley State’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .000 (0-3-0). On the road, it is .545 (6-5-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Delta Devils games have gone over two of three times at home (66.7%), and five of 11 on the road (45.5%).
  • The Delta Devils, as moneyline underdogs, have won the same percentage of games at home (0-3) as away (0-4) this year.

Recent trends

  • The Delta Devils have performed worse offensively in their previous 10 games, tallying 60.7 points per contest, 3.6 fewer points their than season average of 64.3.
  • While Mississippi Valley State is ceding 88.1 points per game in 2025-26, it has been worse over its last 10 games, allowing 88.7 points per contest.
  • The Delta Devils are sinking 0.2 fewer threes per contest over their previous 10 games (5.0) compared to their season average (5.2), but they are producing a higher three-point percentage over their past 10 games (30.3%) compared to their season mark (29.7%).

Mississippi Valley State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-8-0 (Home: 0-3-0; Away: 6-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 14.5+: 8-5-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 8-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-8-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 5-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-9 (Home: 0-3; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.5 (340th in nation) 47.8 (336th) 27.3 (354th) 34.0 (312th) 12.4 (302nd) 16.5 (365th)
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