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Alcorn State vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff Prediction 3/8/25 College Basketball Picks
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Arkansas-Pine Bluff (6-24) vs Alcorn State (10-20)
March 8, 2025 at 06:30 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: Arkansas-Pine Bluff +5.5 — Over/Under: 145.5
The Alcorn State Braves and Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions meet Saturday in college basketball action at the H.O. Clemmons Arena. Here’s a Alcorn State vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff Prediction. This article will include a Alcorn State vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pick.
Alcorn State Braves Betting PreviewÂ
The Alcorn State Braves recently played Prairie View A&M, Texas Southern, and Miss Valley State. Alcorn State has won three of its last five road games. Â
The Alcorn State Braves are averaging 65.2 points on 41 percent shooting and allowing 72.5 points on 44.8 percent shooting. Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt is averaging 11.2 points and 2.1 rebounds, while Marcus Tankersley is averaging 10.7 points and 2.6 rebounds. Keionte Cornelius is the third double-digit scorer and Djahi Binet is grabbing 7.5 rebounds. The Alcorn State Braves are shooting 31.9 percent from beyond the arc and 71.7 percent from the free throw line. The Alcorn State Braves are allowing 33.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.8 rebounds per game.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions Betting PreviewÂ
The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions recently played Texas Southern, Miss Valley State, and Jackson State. It’s senior night for a Arkansas-Pine Bluff roster that has three seniors.Â
The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions are averaging 72.8 points on 45.2 percent shooting and allowing 84.9 points on 47.4 percent shooting. Doctor Bradley is averaging 19.6 points and 9.5 rebounds, while Christian Moore is averaging 9.1 points and 3.4 rebounds. Dante Sawyer is dishing 1.2 assists and Quentin Bolton is grabbing 3.9 rebounds. The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions are shooting 32.2 percent from beyond the arc and 59.7 percent from the free throw line. The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions are allowing 35.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.1 rebounds per game.
Why the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions will win
- Alcorn State has lost 16 of its last 20 road games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
Why the Alcorn State Braves will win
- Alcorn State has won 12 of its last 13 games against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
- Arkansas-Pine Bluff has lost seven of its last eight games at H.O. Clemmons Arena.
- Alcorn State has won the first half in 12 of its last 15 night games against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s last six games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 145 or fewer points.
- Each of Alcorn State’s last four games have produced a total of 136 or fewer points.
Matchup/League Facts
- Arkansas-Pine Bluff ranks 361st among Division 1 teams for opponent steals per game this season (9.2).
- Arkansas-Pine Bluff ranks 358th among Division 1 teams for point differential per game this season (-11.9).
- Alcorn State ranks 358th among Division 1 teams for effective field goal percentage this season (45.7%).
- Alcorn State ranks 356th among Division 1 teams for three-point field goal attempts per game this season (16.7).
Alcorn State vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff Injury Report
Neither Alcorn State nor Arkansas-Pine Bluff have a player listed on its injury report.
Alcorn State vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff Prediction
Arkansas-Pine Bluff will be up for this game on senior night and has seen four of its six wins come at home. The problem is Arkansas-Pine Bluff isn’t good, so those things only go so far. Alcorn State is easily the better team and already beat APB by 19 points a month ago. In fact, Alcorn State always beats up on Arkansas-Pine Bluff and has covered seven of the last 10 games as well. Alcorn State is also 18-10-1 ATS on the season. Arkansas-Pine Bluff is 11-17 ATS on the season and has also lost seven times at home. I’ll lay the reasonable number with Alcorn State.
