Who's Playing

Grambling @ Southern

Regular Season Records: Grambling 11-19; Southern 17-13

What to Know

The Southern Jaguars haven't won a contest against the Grambling Tigers since Jan. 9 of last year, but they'll be looking to end the drought Thursday. Southern and Grambling are set to clash at 3 p.m. ET March 10 at Bartow Arena in the first round of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tourney. The Jaguars should still be riding high after a win, while the Tigers will be looking to get back in the win column.

Southern escaped with a win on Saturday against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs by the margin of a single free throw, 50-49.

Speaking of close games: Grambling was close but no cigar on Saturday as they fell 78-75 to the Alabama State Hornets.

Southern is the favorite in this one, with an expected 5.5-point margin of victory. They have failed bettors playing the spread in their past two games, so buyers beware.

A couple stats to keep an eye on: The Jaguars enter the matchup with 19.2 takeaways on average, good for third best in college basketball. Less enviably, the Tigers are 39th worst in college basketball in turnovers per game, with 14.3 on average. So the cards are definitely stacked against Grambling.

How To Watch

  • When: Thursday at 3 p.m. ET
  • Where: Bartow Arena -- Birmingham, Alabama
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Jaguars are a solid 5.5-point favorite against the Tigers, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Jaguars as a 6-point favorite.

Over/Under: -112

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Series History

Grambling have won nine out of their last 15 games against Southern.

  • Feb 19, 2022 - Grambling 61 vs. Southern 57
  • Jan 15, 2022 - Grambling 83 vs. Southern 77
  • Mar 11, 2021 - Grambling 72 vs. Southern 67
  • Feb 06, 2021 - Grambling 72 vs. Southern 69
  • Jan 09, 2021 - Southern 61 vs. Grambling 55
  • Feb 08, 2020 - Grambling 66 vs. Southern 62
  • Jan 11, 2020 - Grambling 61 vs. Southern 56
  • Feb 09, 2019 - Grambling 59 vs. Southern 40
  • Jan 12, 2019 - Grambling 69 vs. Southern 63
  • Feb 03, 2018 - Grambling 69 vs. Southern 68
  • Jan 06, 2018 - Southern 80 vs. Grambling 69
  • Feb 04, 2017 - Southern 67 vs. Grambling 66
  • Jan 07, 2017 - Southern 87 vs. Grambling 79
  • Feb 06, 2016 - Southern 79 vs. Grambling 66
  • Jan 09, 2016 - Southern 66 vs. Grambling 61