Jackson State vs Texas Southern 1/17/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Texas Southern Tigers will travel to the Lee E. Williams Athletic and Assembly Center to take on the Jackson State Tigers this Monday night in College Basketball action.

The Texas Southern Tigers had their 3-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 5-9 on the season after being defeated by the Alcorn State Braves, 73-72, this past Saturday. Texas Southern struggled defensively against Alcorn State and could not fight all the way back after the Braves took a 69-57 lead with 5:46 left in regulation. Texas Southern shot 43.5% from the field & 31.3% from beyond the arc while allowing Alcorn State to shoot 51.0% from the field & 41.2% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Tigers was Bryson Etienne who had 22 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, & 2 steals.

On the season, Texas Southern is averaging 67.1 ppg on 43.3% shooting from the field. The Tigers are averaging 5.0 three-pointers per game on 31.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Texas Southern has been led by John Walker III (11.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.2 bpg), PJ Henry (10.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.0 apg), Joirdon Karl Nicholas (10.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.1 spg), & Justin Hopkins (6.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.6 apg).

Defensively, Texas Southern is allowing their opponents to average 68.3 ppg on 41.5% shooting from the field. The Tigers have a rebound margin of 6.1 and a turnover margin of -3.9.

The Jackson State Tigers snapped a 6-game losing streak and improved to 3-12 on the season after defeating the Prairie View A&M Panthers, 75-64, this past Saturday. Jackson State was outstanding on both ends of the court in the 2^nd half and was able to pull away from Prairie View A&M for the victory after taking a 59-49 lead with 7:30 left in regulation. Jackson State shot 50.0% from the field & 35.7% from beyond the arc while allowing Prairie View A&M to shoot 50.0% from the field & 30.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Tigers was Terence Lewis II who had 16 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, & 2 steals.

On the season, Jackson State is averaging 57.9 ppg on 38.9% shooting from the field. The Tigers are averaging 5.6 three-pointers per game on 31.6% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Jackson State has been led by Gabe Watson (14.9 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.6 apg), Jayveous McKinnis (12.0 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 1.4 spg, 2.9 bpg), Chance Moore (7.8 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 1.2 apg), & Jonas James III (7.0 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.0 spg). Gabe Watson has missed the past couple of games due to injury and is considered at best, questionable for this matchup.

Defensviely, Jackson State is allowing their opponents to average 67.6 ppg on 44.6% shooting from the field. The Tigers have a rebound margin of -4.1 and a turnover margin of 0.3.

Texas Southern is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games and 5-3 in their last 8 road games. Jackson State is 6-4 ATS in their last 10 games and 4-2 ATS in their last 6 home games.

Texas Southern has been led by their defense which ranks 167^th in scoring defense, 114^th in defensive FG%, & 53^rd in blocks per game, however, the offense has struggled at times and comes into this matchup ranked just 283^rd in scoring offense & 228^th in FG%. Jackson State has also been led by their defense which ranks t-148^th in scoring defense, however, Jackson State has really had no answers on the offensive end this season and currently rank just 348^th in scoring offense & 337^th in FG%.

Jackson State might be just 3-12 on the season, however, this is a team that played a brutal schedule to start the season and was competitive in games at Louisiana Tech, Iowa State, & Drake. Texas Southern is a decent team, however, they are just 3-8 on the road and as I think Texas Southern is going to have a hard time putting up points in this one, I think the play here is to take Jackson State and the point!