The Texas Southern Tigers will travel to Omaha, Nebraska to face the 8^th-ranked Creighton Jays at the CHI Health Center Omaha on Saturday night with the game scheduled to start at 8:30 PM ET and will air on Fox Sports 2.

Texas Southern finished last season with a record of 14-21 and had a record of 7-11 in the SWAC Conference which led to an 8^th place finish in the regular season in the conference. The Tigers would win the SWAC Conference Tournament by defeating the Alcorn State Braves by a score of 66-62 in the Quarterfinals, the Alabama A&M Bulldogs by a score of 74-61 in the Semifinals, and the Grambling State Tigers in the Championship by a score of 61-58 which would earn the Texas Southern Tigers the automatic bid for the SWAC Conference the 2023 NCAA Tournament, however, Texas Southern would lose in the First Four against the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights by a score of 61-84. This season the Tigers are 0-3 with losses on the road against the New Mexico Lobos by a score of 55-92, on the road against the Arizona State Sun Devils by a score of 52-63, and on the road against the Virginia Cavaliers by a score of 33-62. The Texas Southern Tigers are also averaging the fewest points per game in college basketball this season with an average of 46.67 points per game.

The Creighton Jays enter this game ranked 8^th in the AP Poll and 7^th in the Coaches Poll and finished last season with a record of 24-13 which included a record of 14-6 in the Big East which led to a 3^rd place finish in the conference during the regular season. Creighton won in the Quarterfinals in the Big East Conference Tournament against the Villanova Wildcats by a score of 87-74 before losing in the Semifinals to the Xavier Musketeers by a score of 60-82, however, the Jays would receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Creighton Jays would make it to the Elite 8 by defeating the NC State Wolfpack in the 1^st round by a score of 72-63, the Baylor Bears in the 2^nd round by a score of 85-76, and the Princeton Tigers in the Sweet 16 by a score of 86-75 before losing to the San Diego Aztecs in the Elite Eight by a score of 56-47. This season, Creighton has started the year off with a record of 3-0 following wins at home against the Florida A&M Rattlers by a score of 105-54, the North Dakota State Bison by a score of 89-60, and at home against the Iowa Hawkeyes by a score of 92-84 and are projected to be the 2^nd best team in the Big East only behind the UConn Huskies as they are +400 to become the regular season Big East champion.

BookMaker has the Creighton Jays listed as 29-point favorites at home against the Creighton Jays on Saturday night. The Texas Southern Tigers are 1-2 ATS overall, 1-2 ATS as an underdog, and 1-2 ATS on the road this season while the Creighton Jays are 2-1 ATS overall, 2-1 ATS at home, and 2-1 ATS as a favorite on the year.

Creighton is one of the best teams in college basketball this season while Texas Southern has been one of the worst as they enter this game averaging the fewest points in college basketball which doesn’t bode well for the Tigers as they will be facing the 15^th highest-scoring team in college basketball which is why I am laying the points with the Creighton Jays at home in this matchup.