Our side
MoneylineALST to win
ours 25%
Projected score
34–23
ALST – TXSO
2026-11-07 · 3:00 PM
Shell Energy Stadium · Houston, TX
Conference game
Early season
The books
No book has priced this game. Nothing to compare, and no ticket to build.
Series
Alabama State lead
12–2
· 14 meetings since 2007
2025 unit ranks —
last completed season, from games actually played
Run game
edge Alabama State Hornets
111 ranks
Alabama State Hornets #5 rush offense
Texas Southern Tigers #116 run defense
Pass game
edge Alabama State Hornets
147 ranks
Alabama State Hornets #1 pass offense
Texas Southern Tigers #148 pass defense
Run game
edge Texas Southern Tigers
149 ranks
Texas Southern Tigers #97 rush offense
Alabama State Hornets #246 run defense
Pass game
edge Alabama State Hornets
158 ranks
Texas Southern Tigers #204 pass offense
Alabama State Hornets #46 pass defense
Alabama State Hornets
Run-heavy · 59% run
Ball-control
Dual-threat QB · 65 rush ypg
Texas Southern Tigers
Run-heavy · 62% run
Ball-control
Ranked by team-unit strength
(rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265
D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the
2025 season.
The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above
Who carried each team in 2025
Alabama State Hornets
RB
Jamarie Hostzclaw
169 rush yds · 3 TD · 4 rec
#111 RB
DB
Ta'Shaun Sims
15 tkl · 1 PD
#301 DB
DB
Zion Crawford
8 tkl · 3 PD
#406 DB
DL
Jaylan Jarrett
6 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL
#542 DL
Texas Southern Tigers
LB
Donovan Jones
22 tkl · 2.5 TFL
#76 LB
DL
Jordan Thompson
10 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL
#143 DL
RB
Athean Renfro Jr.
293 rush yds · 2 TD · 3 rec
#63 RB
DL
Thurman Rayborn
5 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL
#176 DL
Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their
position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no
2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for
these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.
Power breakdown
Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).
Where the number comes from
Alabama State offense vs Texas Southern defense+6.7 pts
Texas Southern offense vs Alabama State defense-5.3 pts
Efficiency adjustment · EPA, success rate, explosiveness-1.1 pts
Power projection before adjustment-9.5
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 566 mi
The projection carries an efficiency adjustment —
a residual from season-to-date EPA, success rate and explosiveness, which earned its place by
walk-forward test (margin error 12.90 → 12.72 across seven held-out seasons).
Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest
were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them.
Adding them again would double-count.