Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs Mississippi Valley State Prediction 3/1/25 College Basketball Picks

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions and the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils meet Saturday in college basketball action from Harrison HPER Complex. Here’s an Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs Mississippi Valley State prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs Mississippi Valley State pick. We will examine: 

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

The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils recent form and player performance 

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

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils

Recent betting trends in games played between Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Mississippi Valley State

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

Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions Betting Preview

The Golden Lions have had a pretty miserable campaign so far this year, with only a few scattered wins. AR-Pine Bluff opened on a 3-10 stretch, taking out only Champion Christian, Central Arkansas and Ecclesia during that time. A losing streak ensued versus Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Prairie View, Florida A&M, Bethune-Cookman, Southern, Grambling and MS Valley State, then another win over Texas Southern. Since then the Lions are 1-5 with a victory versus Prairie View. Otherwise it was losses to Alcorn State, Jackson State, Alabama State, Alabama A&M and Texas Southern in that time, giving ARPB a 5-23 overall run so far. 

In the Texas Southern matchup on Monday, the Golden Lions went into the second half with a 36-23 deficit. AR-Pine Bluff didn’t get any closer on a 45-33 run from there and took the loss 81-56. Kyle Brown led the team with his 13 points and five rebounds. Doctor Bradley added 11 points with seven boards, five assists, two blocks and two steals as the only other team player to finish in double-figures. 

Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Betting Preview

Over on the MS Valley State side, they’ve had an even worse year so far. The Delta Devils have been able to notch just three wins, with the first two coming over Mississippi University for Women and Oakwood in their first nine games. Losses to Liberty, North Texas, Tulsa, LSU, Alabama State, Alabama A&M, Prairie View, Texas Southern, Bethune-Cookman, Florida A&M, Grambling and Southern came next, then a win over AR-Pine Bluff. Since then it’s been losses to Jackson State, Alcorn State, Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Texas Southern and Prairie View. That gives MS Valley State a 3-25 overall record through 28 games this season. 

Matched up against Prairie View in the road rematch on Monday, the Delta Devils posted a 35-24 deficit by the break. MS Valley State got closer on a 32-29 run from there but still lost 64-56 in the end. Alvin Stredic led the team with his 16 points and nine rebounds over 36 minutes of work. Donovan Sanders added 14 points with four rebounds, five assists and two steals, while Antonio Sisk had seven points, four assists and three rebounds. 

Why the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils will win

• Arkansas-Pine Bluff has lost each of its last 12 road games following a road loss.
• The home team has won 24 of Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s last 31 games.

Why the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions will win

• Mississippi Valley State has lost 18 of its last 19 games.
• Arkansas-Pine Bluff has won six of its last seven games at R.W. Harrison HPER Complex against non-AP-ranked opponents.

AR-Pine Bluff vs MS Valley State Prediction 

I’ll lean toward AR-Pine Bluff. That said, there’s very little to get excited about here. The Lions shot just 35.7 percent from the field and 10-of-20 (50 percent) from the line in their latest loss to Texas Southern, posting 15 turnovers along the way for 23 Tigers points. AR-Pine Bluff has been below 64 points in three of their last four games, losing all three. 

The Lions have a revenge element in play here, as they lost 79-76 at home the last time these teams met back on February 1. Considering MS Valley State has scored fewer than 57 points in three straight games, it shouldn’t take much to set a good offensive pace in this rematch.