Texas Southern Tigers

The Tigers covered 3 of 15 road games in 2025-26, and only Memphis and Portland covered less often away. Texas Southern covered 9 of 28 over the season, and one of its first 12.

A spread that would not come in

Texas Southern went 12-18 and covered 9 of 28 lined games. Below that 32.1% sat just five Division I teams: Kansas City, Florida Gulf Coast, Creighton, Air Force and Mississippi State. Three more, Rider, VMI and Youngstown State, matched it.

The start was the worst of it. Of the first 12 lined games, through 10 January, the Tigers covered one: getting 36.5 at Vanderbilt. November and December were 2-9 straight up. After that they covered 8 of 16. The early road losses ran wide, with Texas Southern getting 21.5 to 34.5 points in four of them, among them 98-43 at Gonzaga, 104-70 at Texas A&M, 108-72 at NC State.

The road

Getting points 18 times, the Tigers covered five; only eight teams covered less often as underdogs, and one matched it. Away from home Texas Southern went 3-12 and covered 3 of 15, 20%. Only Memphis and Portland covered less often on the road. The road moneyline lost 5.91 units over 12 priced games; the one at Mississippi Valley State hurt most, 72-71 with the Tigers at -600. Home games were a different picture: nine wins in 14, and an even 6-6 on the spread.

February

February was the one good month: 6-2, five covers, 3.65 units. It included 74-73 over Southern at +180 and 83-64 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff at +110. Over the season the moneyline finished 6.71 units down over 25 priced games.

Prairie View A&M won both meetings, both with Texas Southern favored, and Alabama A&M ended the season 85-74 in the SWAC quarterfinal. Totals split 14 and 14.

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