Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs Jackson State Prediction 2/10/25 College Basketball Picks

The Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions and the Jackson State Tigers meet Monday in college basketball action from Williams Assembly Center. Here’s an Arkansas Pine Bluff vs Jackson State prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Arkansas Pine Bluff vs Jackson State pick. We will examine: 

The Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions’ recent form and player performance

The Jackson State Tigers’ recent form and player performance 

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Jackson State Tigers

Recent betting trends in games played between Arkansas Pine Bluff and Jackson State

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Arkansas Pine Bluff vs Jackson State game

Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions Betting Preview

It’s been a tough year for the Lions so far, with wins coming few and far between. AR-Pine Bluff lost to Cincinnati, Tulsa, South Florida, Incarnate Word, Texas Tech, Missouri, Pacific, and Kansas State in the first nine games, then hit a 2-2 run that featured wins over Central Arkansas and Ecclesia around losses to LA Monroe and Texas. Next came a losing streak versus Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Prairie View, Florida A&M, Bethune-Cookman, Southern, Grambling, and MS Valley State. Following another win over Texas Southern, the Golden Lions had a 4-18 overall run through their first 22 outings of the year. 

In the Alcorn State matchup back on Saturday, the Golden Lions were down by 10 points going into the second half. Arkansas Pine Bluff was outscored 42-33 the rest of the way during a 79-60 loss in the end. Leading the team in scoring was Doctor Bradley with 15 points, nine rebounds, four assists, six steals, and two blocks in a stat-sheet-filling outing. Chop Paljor was the only other team player in double-figures with 12 points and one steal off the bench. 

Jackson State Tigers Betting Preview

Over on the Jackson State side, they opened on a rough run themselves, but they’ve been doing much better since the calendar flipped to the new year. The first 13 games were all losses though, to Houston, High Point, Xavier, Vanderbilt, Western Kentucky, Kentucky, Lipscomb, Saint Louis, Arkansas State, Iowa State, UTEP, Akron, and Cal Baptist. After a winning streak over Alcorn State, Alabama State, Alabama A&M, and Prairie View, the Tigers hit a 2-3 run. The wins were over Bethune-Cookman and Grambling at that time. Otherwise, it was losses to Texas Southern, Florida A&M, and Southern, giving the Tigers a 6-16 record across the first 22 games of the 2024-25 campaign. 

Matched up against MS Valley State in their weekend game, the Tigers were great in the first half with a 40-21 advantage. Jackson State kept it up from there on a 52-23 run and took the victory in the end 92-44 for a blowout result. Shannon Grant led the team with 18 points, three rebounds, and two assists. Both Dorian McMillian and Daeshun Ruffin added 12 points each, combining for five rebounds and four steals. 

Why the Jackson State Tigers will win

• Arkansas-Pine Bluff has lost each of its last 17 road games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Jackson State has won each of its last 13 night games against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
• Jackson State has won the first half in nine of its last 10 night games against Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Lee E. Williams Athletic and Assembly Center.

Why the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions will win

• Jackson State has lost seven of its last eight night games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

AR-Pine Bluff vs Jackson State Prediction 

I’ll stay with Jackson State. The Tigers had their way with a struggling MS Valley State team on Saturday, posting a nice 51.7 percent from the field with a commanding 45-22 edge on the boards (17-5 offensive). Jackson State committed just five turnovers but added 24 points off 14 Devils turnovers along the way. The 31.1 percent shooting allowed was another great effort. That makes seven wins in the last 10 games for the Tigers. 

As for Arkansas Pine Bluff, they didn’t play so well against Alcorn State on Saturday, and they’ve got another tricky road matchup in store on Monday. I like Jackson State to keep it going at home and power one out here.