- Texas Southern are 8-21 against the spread and are 8th in the conference losing the last 3 games of the season by 4+ points all away from home.

- 9 hour travel time to Bartow arena for Texas Southern driving, and 4 hour destination travel for Alcorn State.

- Alcorn State have won the last 3 games to end the season and have only lost 1 of the last 10 games. Good momentum heading into this tournament. They are also 10-9 on the road so there is confidence in them on a neutral site.

- Alcorn beat Texas Southern both times this season by 5+ points each time, and covered the spread as -3.5 favorites last time they met in late February by 8 points.

Official Play: Alcorn State MoneyLine

Side Bet: Over 142