Alabama A&M vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff Prediction 1/3/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

Andrew Jett

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MATCHUP	Alabama A&M Bulldogs	Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golde Lions
Team Records	7-6	3-10
Where	H.O. Clemmons Arena, Pine Bluff, AR
When	Saturday, January 3, 2026
Time	06:30 PM EST

The Alabama A&M Bulldogs and the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions meet Saturday in college basketball action from HO Clemmons Arena. Here’s an Alabama A&M vs AR-Pine Bluff prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Alabama A&M vs AR-Pine Bluff pick. We will examine the recent form and player performances for both teams, as well as the recent betting trends and streaks pertaining to this matchup. As we conclude, we will tie it all together with a summary that produces a sensible pick for a favorable betting outcome in this game.

Alabama A&M Bulldogs Betting Preview

The Bulldogs opened the year on a 4-4 run through their first eight games. The losses in that time came versus Indiana, Clemson, Coastal Carolina and Lipscomb. Since then it’s been a 3-2 run with losses to Ole Miss and Chattanooga among wins over Arkansas Baptist, North Alabama and Fisk. That gives the Bulldogs a 7-6 record across the first 13 outings this year.

In the Fisk game on Tuesday, Alabama A&M entered the second half with a 35-24 edge. The team cruised from there on a 55-34 run and took the blowout win 90-58 in the end. Koron Davis had 14 points with nine boards and four assists and James Graham added 14 points with five rebounds. Kintavious Dozier had 12 points with six assists and four rebounds as well.

AR-Pine Bluff Golden Lions Betting Preview

Over on the Lions’ side, they lost to Washington, Portland, Loyola Marymount, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt, SMU, Marshall and Miami-OH in their first eight games before finally getting a win over UIC. After losses to DePaul and Tulsa the Lions have since beaten Ecclesia and Champion Christian. That gives ARPB a 3-10 record in their first 13 games of the season.

In the matchup versus Champion Christian way back on December 17, the Golden Lions hit a 67-33 advantage in the first half. Arkansas-Pine Bluff hit another 71 points from there, blowing out the Tigers 138-73 in the end. Quion Williams tripled up on 29 points, 18 assists and 14 rebounds while Jaquan Scott added 33 points with 13 boards. Alex Mirhosseini chipped in 20 points as well.

Alabama A&M Bulldogs @ Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions Betting Trends: January 3, 2026

Why the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions will win

The home team has won each of Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s last four games.
Alabama A&M has lost each of its last four games against the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff has won the first half in four of its last five games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Why the Alabama A&M Bulldogs will win

Alabama A&M has won each of its last 10 night games against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff has lost nine of its last 10 night games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
Alabama A&M has won the first half in four of its last five night games against the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Alabama A&M vs AR-Pine Bluff Prediction

I’ll stick with Alabama A&M but I’m not touching this one. There’s not much to get excited about if you’re not a fan of either team. The Bulldogs ran right over Fisk in their last game, shooting 52.5 percent from the field with 44 rebounds, 19 team assists and 50 points in the paint. Alabama A&M had just 11 turnovers and shot 74.1 percent (20-of-27) from the line. The Bulldogs had previously scored 68 or fewer points in five straight games, though.

As for ARPB, they’re coming off an easy win as well. The Lions shot 62.1 percent from the field with a whopping 60 rebounds and 86 points in the paint during that victory. If AR-Pine Bluff can keep the offense moving here, they’ll be competitive and we’ll have a good matchup.