Jackson State vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/1/21

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions and the Jackson State Tigers meet Monday in college basketball action from Williams Assembly Center. 

AR-Pine Bluff enters this matchup at 3-13 so far. The Golden Lions have dropped five straight games and are coming off a loss to Grambling. As for Jackson State, they’re 3-5 this season. The Tigers have won three straight, most recently versus Mississippi Valley State. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place. 

Arkansas-Pine Bluff began their year with a five-game losing streak before beating Arkansas State. After three more losses and a pair of wins, the Lions have dropped their last five to Southern, Alcorn State, Texas Southern, Prairie View A&M and Grambling State. 

In the 74-71 loss to the Tigers on Saturday, AR-Pine Bluff’s Shaun Doss led the team on 24 points with five rebounds and two assists. Joshuwan Johnson added 18 points with six assists and five rebounds in 33 minutes on the floor for the Lions as well. 

Over on the Jackson State side, they kicked off their season with five straight losses to Mississippi State, Ole Miss, LA Tech, Bradley and Iowa State. Since then it’s been three wins over Alabama State, Grambling State and Mississippi Valley State. 

In the 106-56 win over the Delta Devils on Saturday, Jackson State’s Tristan Jarrett led the team on 21 points with 12 rebounds and one asset. Ken Evans added 14 points and five boards, and Jayveous McKinnis doubled up on 15 points and 19 rebounds. 

The Tigers are 5-1 ATS in their last six home games and 5-1 ATS in their last six at home versus a team with a losing road record. The under is 4-1 in Jackson State’s last five Monday games and 5-1 in their last six versus a team with a losing straight-up record. 

Meanwhile, the Lions are 0-4 ATS in their last four road games and 0-4 ATS in their last four Monday games. The under is 5-2 in AR-Pine Bluff’s last seven overall and 7-2 in their last nine Monday games. 

PICK: I like Jackson State here. The Tigers stumbled out of the gate this season, but since have looked better in their last three games. They’ve scored 181 combined points over their last two outings as well. AR-Pine Bluff put up a nice effort against Grambling State, but haven’t had much offensive consistency this season. This should be a good spot for Jackson State to cover.