Jackson State Tigers vs Texas Southern Tigers Prediction, 3/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Jackson State Tigers vs Texas Southern Tigers

Date: Thursday, March 14, 2024

Location: Bartow Arena in Birmingham, AL

TV: ESPN+

Bartow Arena is the location where the Texas Southern Tigers (14-15) will attempt to beat the Jackson State Tigers (15-16) on Thursday.

The Jackson State Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against MVSU and notched a win by a score of 68-67 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Tigers ended up walking away with 15 while MVSU racked up 15 fouls. They also knocked down 11 out of their 19 shots from 3-point land. MVSU finished the contest at 60.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 23 shots. On top of that, MVSU grabbed 23 rebounds (8 offensive, 15 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. MVSU earned 11 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. With respect to the defense, Jackson State allowed the other team to go 46.7% from the field on 21 of 45 shooting. They also dished out 10 dimes for this game while forcing 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 37 with 16 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Tigers made 13 of 20 shots for a percentage of 65.0%. Jackson State walked away from the game having earned a 42.6% field goal percentage (26 out of 61) and converted 3 of 15 three-point attempts.

Ken Evans is one guy who was a major contributor for the game. He walked away with 19 points on 6 of 18 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins played and collected 9 rebounds. He shot 33.3% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.

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Jackson State comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 15-16 this season. They are averaging 71.5 points per contest (242nd in the nation) while connecting on 41.9% from the floor. The Tigers are shooting 32.9% on shots from 3-point land (206 of 627) and 70.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Jackson State is pulling in 36.3 boards per contest and has accumulated 370 assists for the season, which is 288th in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.5 times per game and as a group they commit 17.1 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 35.4% on 3-point attempts and they rank 285th in college hoops in PPG allowed (75.6). The Tigers defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.6% (825 of 1,810) and they surrender 35.3 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 311th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 457 conceded so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Texas Southern Tigers took home the win by a final score of 93-78 when they faced Prairie View A&M. With respect to cleaning the glass, Texas Southern permitted Prairie View A&M to collect 23 in total (7 offensive). They finished the game shooting 31.6% from 3-point land by going 6 out of 19 and finished the game at 16 of 20 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Tigers permitted Prairie View A&M to make 28 of 62 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.2% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Tigers shot 30 for 66 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.5%. When talking about shots from downtown, Texas Southern converted 14 of 30 tries (46.7%). They were able to make 19 of the free throw tries for a rate of 90.5%. Prairie View A&M committed 18 personal fouls in the game which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for 21 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 9 steals for this contest. The Tigers were able to corral 25 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 39 in the matchup.

PJ Henry ended up having an impact for the Tigers for this contest. He earned 21 points in his 28 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist in this game. He converted 7 out of 17 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and had 2 rebounds.

Texas Southern has a record of 14-15 so far this season. The Tigers are committing 18.4 personal fouls per game and they connect on 71.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 12.0 times per contest (278th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per game. Texas Southern has 2,034 points so far this season (70.1 per game) and they collect 35.7 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Tigers are connecting on 41.2% from the field, which is ranked 332nd in college basketball.

The Tigers defensively are ranked 148th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 71.1. They have forced 12.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.7% from the field (119th in college basketball). The Texas Southern defense surrenders 32.7% on 3-point attempts (197 of 602) and opponents are knocking down 70.8% of their free throw attempts. They give up 12.6 dimes and 36.6 total boards per game, which ranks them 158th and 279th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Jackson State

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