Who's Playing

Southern @ Alabama A&M

Current Records: Southern 16-13; Alabama A&M 11-16

What to Know

The Alabama A&M Bulldogs are 3-10 against the Southern Jaguars since January of 2016, but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit Saturday. Alabama A&M's homestand continues as they prepare to take on Southern at 5 p.m. ET March 5 at Elmore Gymnasium. The Bulldogs are out to keep their five-game home win streak alive.

Alabama A&M was able to grind out a solid victory over the Grambling Tigers on Thursday, winning 71-63.

Meanwhile, Southern came up short against the Alabama State Hornets on Thursday, falling 77-67.

Alabama A&M is expected to lose this next one by 4. They might be worth taking a chance on against the spread, however, as they are currently on a four-game streak of ATS wins.

The Bulldogs' win brought them up to 11-16 while the Jaguars' loss pulled them down to 16-13. A couple stats to keep an eye on: Alabama A&M has allowed their opponents an average of 7.6 steals per game, the 24th most in college basketball. To make matters even worse for Alabama A&M, Southern enters the contest with 10.7 steals per game on average, good for third best in college basketball. In other words, Alabama A&M will need to work extra hard to take care of the ball.

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday at 5 p.m. ET
  • Where: Elmore Gymnasium -- Normal, Alabama
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Jaguars are a 4-point favorite against the Bulldogs, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 4-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Southern have won ten out of their last 13 games against Alabama A&M.

  • Feb 05, 2022 - Southern 73 vs. Alabama A&M 64
  • Feb 24, 2021 - Southern 73 vs. Alabama A&M 57
  • Jan 23, 2021 - Alabama A&M 68 vs. Southern 58
  • Feb 24, 2020 - Southern 64 vs. Alabama A&M 37
  • Jan 27, 2020 - Southern 67 vs. Alabama A&M 46
  • Feb 23, 2019 - Southern 59 vs. Alabama A&M 49
  • Jan 26, 2019 - Alabama A&M 68 vs. Southern 62
  • Feb 19, 2018 - Southern 60 vs. Alabama A&M 50
  • Jan 22, 2018 - Southern 62 vs. Alabama A&M 61
  • Feb 18, 2017 - Southern 77 vs. Alabama A&M 64
  • Jan 21, 2017 - Southern 53 vs. Alabama A&M 52
  • Feb 22, 2016 - Alabama A&M 78 vs. Southern 66
  • Jan 25, 2016 - Southern 73 vs. Alabama A&M 52