Jackson State Tigers vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 12/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Jackson State Tigers vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL

TV: ESPN+

The Jackson State Tigers (1-7) are on their way to Welsh-Ryan Arena on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Northwestern Wildcats (5-4).

The Jackson State Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Houston and took a loss by a final of 80-38 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 18 and Houston had 12 personal fouls. They also made 11 of their 33 tries from beyond the arc. Houston walked away from this one shooting 53.8% when shooting free throws by making 7 of 13 tries. Moreover, Houston grabbed 38 boards (18 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Houston distributed 19 assists and had 11 steals for the contest. When talking about defending, Jackson State allowed their opponent to shoot 47.7% from the field on 31 of 65 shooting. They also recorded 6 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 23 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Tigers knocked down 3 of 5 shots for a rate of 60.0%. Jackson State wrapped up the contest with a 29.5% field goal percentage (13 of 44) and converted 9 out of their 28 shots from 3-point land.

Jayme Mitchell is a player who was a major factor in the matchup. He ended up shooting 36.4% from the field but didn't record an assist. He was on the court for 30 minutes played and snagged 2 rebounds. He totaled 12 points on 4 of 11 shooting.

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Jackson State will play this game with a win-loss mark of 1-7 this season. They average 61.1 points per outing (359th in the country) while going 36.0% from the field. The Tigers are shooting 30.0% on 3-pointers (62 of 207) and 74.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Jackson State is pulling in 29.5 rebounds per game and has earned 73 assists for the year, which ranks 362nd in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.9 times per game and as a group are committing 19.1 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Tigers are able to force 10.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 14.8 fouls. They surrender 33.9% on shots from downtown while they are 362nd in D-1 in points per game allowed (90.9). The Tigers are giving up a field goal percentage of 49.3% (252 of 511) and they surrender 45.4 boards per contest as a unit. They rank 310th in college in allowing assists with 155 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Northwestern Wildcats took a loss by a score of 86-82 when they played Ohio State. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Northwestern permitted Ohio State to pull down 27 in total (8 on the offensive side). They finished 28.6% from 3-point land by connecting on 4 of 14 and finished the contest at 12 of 20 from the free throw line (60.0%). The Wildcats permitted Ohio State to knock down 35 out of 61 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 57.4% in the matchup. Overall, the Wildcats finished the game shooting 29 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.5%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Northwestern buried 8 out of their 24 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 88.9%. Ohio State earned 17 personal fouls in the game which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 18 shots. They turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Wildcats were able to snag 19 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 30 for the game.

Nick Martinelli pitched in for the Wildcats in the game. He had 32 points in his 39 mins of playing time and accumulated 4 assists in this contest. He buried 10 out of 16 for this game for a rate of 62.5%, and earned 8 rebounds.

Northwestern has a mark of 5-4 so far this season. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 18.4 fouls every game and they go 74.3% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 18.3 times per game (33rd in college) and they are turning it over 9.8 times per game. Northwestern has totaled 730 points on the campaign (81.1 per game) and they collect 33.7 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Wildcats are shooting 50.1% from the floor, which ranks 35th in college.

The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 182nd in D-1 in points given up per game with 73.1. They are forcing 11.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.5% from the field (108th in the nation). The Northwestern defense gives up 29.2% from downtown (63 of 216) and their opponents are making 75.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 15.8 dimes and 34.6 boards every game, which ranks 314th and 183rd in those categories on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Jackson State

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