Bethune-Cookman vs Jackson State Prediction 2/17/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Jackson State Tigers and the Bethune Cookman Wildcats meet Monday in college basketball action from the Moore Gymnasium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Bethune-Cookman vs Jackson State Prediction.

Jackson State Recap

The Jackson State Tigers come into this game looking to bounce back from a 76-71 loss at the hands of Florida A&M last time out to sit at 8-17 on the year. After this game, Jackson State will head home for a game against Alcorn State.

Tigers Looking To Rebound

Daeshun Ruffin leads the Tigers in scoring with 16 PPG along with 4.1 APG and 2.8 RPG in 15 games played so far this season while Dorian McMillian has 10.9 PPG with 4 RPG and Jayme Mitchell Jr. has 10.2 PPG with 3.9 RPG to cap of the trio of double-digit scorers for Jackson State up to this point in the year. Romelle Mansel has 9.4 PPG with a team-high 6.6 RPG to lead the Tigers on the glass while Keiveon Hunt and Shannon Grant each have 8.9 PPG with Grant logging 4.8 RPG as well this season. As a team, Jackson State is averaging 70.3 PPG on 40.2% shooting from the field, 32.3% from three, and 72.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the Jackson State Tigers will win

• Jackson State has won five of its last six games against Bethune-Cookman.

Bethune Cookman Recap

The Bethune Cookman Wildcats come into this game looking to rebound from a 78-74 loss at the hands of Alcorn State last time out to fall to 11-14 on the year. After this game, Bethune Cookman will head on the road for a game against Alabama A&M.

Wildcats Have Four-Game Win Streak Snapped

Brayon Freeman leads the Wildcats in scoring with 16.3 PPG in 16 games played so far this season while Trey Thomas has 16.1 PPG with 3.8 RPG and 2.1 APG and Daniel Rouzan has 11.4 PPG and 5.2 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for BC so far this season. Reggie Ward Jr. has 9.8 PPG with a team-high 8.2 RPG to lead the Wildcats on the glass. Seneca Willoughby also has 2.6 APG for Bethune-Cookman so far this season. As a team, Bethune-Cookman is averaging 68.5 PPG on 42.7% shooting from the field, 31.7% from three, and 68.9% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats will win

• Bethune-Cookman has won nine of its last 10 games at Moore Gymnasium.
• Jackson State has lost 10 of its last 12 night games.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Bethune-Cookman’s last four games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 152+ points.
• Six of Jackson State’s last seven night games against the Southwestern Athletic Conference have produced a total of 147+ points.

Bethune-Cookman vs Jackson State Prediction

I’m on Jackson State and the points here. I get why Bethune Cookman’s being favored at home, but I honestly think that we’re getting points with Jackson State here. The Tigers have the better offense and Bethune Cookman just doesn’t do enough on the defensive end of the floor to get me to think that they can get themselves the win at home here. Jackson State won the first meeting between these two teams and I think the Tigers sweep the set with Bethune Cookman here. Give me Jackson State and the points here.