Jackson State Tigers vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 11/25/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Jackson State Tigers vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Saturday, November 25, 2023

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

Capital One Arena is the site where the Georgetown Hoyas (3-2) will attempt to beat the Jackson State Tigers (1-5) on Saturday.

The Jackson State Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Missouri and earned the victory with a final of 73-72 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Tigers finished with 17 while Missouri finished the game with 17 fouls. They also converted 11 of 29 shots from 3-point land. Missouri ended up shooting 63.6% at the charity stripe by burying 7 of their 11 attempts. In addition, Missouri pulled down 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Missouri distributed 19 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. In relation to defending, Jackson State allowed 49.1% from the field on 27 of 55 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in this contest as well as forcing 18 turnovers and having 12 steals. Regarding rebounding, they compiled 26 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Tigers buried 11 of 16 shots for a rate of 68.8%. Jackson State wrapped up the contest having earned a 45.2% field goal percentage (28 out of 62) and buried 6 of their 18 shots from distance.

Ken Evans is someone who was a major contributor for the matchup. He finished shooting 53.3% from the field and totaled 2 assists. He saw the court for 38 mins and grabbed 4 rebounds. He notched 20 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Jackson State steps onto the court with a record of 1-5 for the campaign. They are averaging 65.8 pts per contest (315th in D-1) while hitting 40.8% from the floor. The Tigers are shooting 30.5% on shots from distance (36 of 118) and 63.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Jackson State is pulling in 33.7 boards per game and has accounted for 72 dimes on the season, which ranks 165th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.7 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.0 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Tigers are able to force 14.3 turnovers per game and they draw 17.7 fouls. They are surrendering 36.7% from beyond the arc while they are 343rd in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (82.2). The Tigers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 46.1% (164 of 356) and they concede 40.5 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 355th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 102 relinquished this year.

The last time they took the court, the Georgetown Hoyas walked away with a victory by a final of 88-83 when they played American. In regard to attacking the glass, Georgetown permitted American to collect 38 overall (12 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 33.3% from three-point range by going 9 of 27 and finished the game at 16 out of 21 from the free throw line (76.2%). The Hoyas allowed American to knock down 29 of 62 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.8% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Hoyas shot 30 for 61 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.2%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Georgetown converted 10 of 28 tries (35.7%). They were able to make 18 of the free throw tries for a rate of 69.2%. American was called for 20 fouls for the game which got the Hoyas to the free throw line for 26 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. The Hoyas pulled down 21 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for this game.

Jayden Epps ended up having an impact for the Hoyas for the game. He buried 11 out of 22 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, but didn't pull down a board. He totaled 31 points in his 40 mins on the court and had 4 dimes in this game.

Georgetown has a record of 3-2 on the season. As an offensive team, the Hoyas are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which ranks 123rd in college hoops. Georgetown has scored 392 points for the season (78.4 per contest) and they collect 40.0 boards per game. They are earning an assist 14.4 times per contest (129th in the country) and they are giving up possession 14.6 times per contest. The Hoyas commit 16.2 fouls per contest and they go 67.3% from the free throw line.

The Georgetown defense gives up 28.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (33 of 117) and opponents are knocking down 64.5% of their foul shots. They concede 11.2 dimes and 33.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 124th and 106th in college basketball. The Hoyas are ranked 177th in college basketball in PPG given up with 70.2. They are forcing their opponents into 11.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.6% from the field (206th in college basketball).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Jackson State

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