Jackson State Tigers vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 12/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Jackson State Tigers vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Monday, December 29, 2025

Location: Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Jackson State Tigers (1-11) are on their way to Schollmaier Arena on Monday where they will take on the TCU Horned Frogs (9-3).

The Jackson State Tigers faced off with Norfolk State and took a loss by a final of 82-72 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Tigers left the arena with 18 and Norfolk State totaled 18 fouls. They also knocked down 10 of their 23 shots from 3-point range. Norfolk State finished the game at 83.3% from the charity stripe by making 20 of their 24 shots. In addition, Norfolk State collected 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Norfolk State distributed 23 assists and had 5 steals for the game. With regard to the defense, Jackson State allowed their opponent to shoot 44.8% from the floor on 26 of 58 shooting. They also doled out 18 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 6 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 32 with 10 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Tigers buried 12 of their 16 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Jackson State ended the contest having earned a 41.0% FG percentage (25 of 61) and converted 10 of their 26 three-point attempts.

Daeshun Ruffin is someone who came through in this matchup. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and totaled 6 assists. He played 33 minutes played and pulled down 4 boards. He ended up scoring 25 points on 8 out of 16 shooting.

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Jackson State comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 1-11 on the year. They cough up possession 15.4 times per contest and as a team they commit 20.1 fouls per game. As a unit, Jackson State is collecting 29.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 117 dimes on the year, which is 361st in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Tigers are hitting 30.4% on shots from distance (95 of 312) and 73.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 60.8 points per outing (361st in D-1) on 36.4% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Tigers have forced 11.1 turnovers every game and they draw 15.2 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 356th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 238 surrendered so far this year. The Tigers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 48.7% (361 of 742) and they relinquish 43.7 boards per contest as a team. They give up 34.8% on shots from distance and they rank 360th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (88.8).

When they last played, the TCU Horned Frogs got the win with a final of 80-56 when they played Florida A&M. The Horned Frogs collected 21 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. Florida A&M earned 18 personal fouls for this game which took the Horned Frogs to the free throw line for 22 shots. They were able to make 19 of those for a clip of 86.4%. In regard to shots from distance, TCU knocked down 11 of 31 tries (35.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Horned Frogs finished the game shooting 25 out of 60 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.7%. The Horned Frogs permitted Florida A&M to convert 22 out of their 51 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 43.1% for the contest. They finished shooting 29.4% from 3-point land by going 5 of 17 and finished the game at 7 out of 15 at the free throw line (46.7%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, TCU permitted Florida A&M to get 21 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Xavier Edmonds ended up being a factor for the Horned Frogs for the matchup. He accumulated 21 points in his 20 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists. He made 7 out of 9 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and tallied 7 rebounds.

TCU has a mark of 9-3 this season. The Horned Frogs have committed 15.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 72.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.1 times per contest (149th in college) and they turn it over 11.3 times per contest. TCU has tallied 929 pts this season (77.4 per game) and they pull in 35.8 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Horned Frogs are shooting 45.0% from the field, which ranks 214th in the nation.

The Horned Frogs defensively are ranked 25th in college in points allowed per game with 64.8. They are forcing their opponents into 15.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.7% from the floor (102nd in Division 1). The TCU defense gives up 33.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (87 of 263) and their opponents are connecting on 69.5% of their free throw attempts. They concede 14.8 assists and 31.3 rebounds every game, which ranks them 278th and 54th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Jackson State

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