Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions Prediction, 1/19/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions

Date: Monday, January 19, 2026

Location: H.O. Clemmons Arena in Pine Bluff, AR

TV: ESPN+

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (6-11) will compete against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (5-11) at H.O. Clemmons Arena on Monday.

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats stepped onto the hardwood against Southern and went home with a loss by a final score of 77-73 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Wildcats finished with 21 and Southern finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They also converted 5 of their 16 attempts from 3-point range. Southern shot 73.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 22 of their 30 attempts. Additionally, Southern pulled down 41 rebounds (17 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Southern doled out 9 assists and had 14 steals in this matchup. In relation to defending, Bethune-Cookman allowed their opponent to shoot 37.9% from the field on 25 of 66 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected 35 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats made 17 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 81.0%. Bethune-Cookman finished with a 46.3% FG percentage (25 out of 54) and knocked down 6 out of their 21 shots from distance.

Jakobi Heady is one player who came through for the game. He ended up with 21 points on 6 out of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins and snagged 2 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 46.2% from the floor and dished out 2 assists.

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Bethune-Cookman will enter this matchup with a mark of 5-11 on the campaign. They are averaging 72.4 pts per contest (283rd in the country) while shooting 44.2% from the floor. The Wildcats are shooting 34.1% on 3-pointers (102 of 299) and 68.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Bethune-Cookman is grabbing 32.9 boards per contest and has accounted for 210 assists for the season, which has them ranked 317th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 13.1 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.3 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats are forcing 12.1 turnovers per game and they draw 17.3 fouls. They give up 35.7% from beyond the arc and they are 348th in college in PPG allowed (83.6). The Wildcats are giving up a FG percentage of 47.1% (462 of 980) and they relinquish 39.3 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 240th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 246 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions went home defeated by a final of 73-61 against Prairie View A&M. With respect to how they rebounded, Arkansas-Pine Bluff permitted Prairie View A&M to pull down 41 overall (11 offensive). They shot 40.0% from beyond the perimeter via 6 out of 15 and finished the contest at 19 out of 31 from the free throw line (61.3%). The Golden Lions permitted Prairie View A&M to knock down 24 of their 56 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 42.9% in the matchup. In all, the Golden Lions shot 20 out of 60 from the field which gave them a percentage of 33.3%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Arkansas-Pine Bluff made 7 of their 26 attempts (26.9%). They were able to bury 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 60.9%. Prairie View A&M had 18 fouls in the game which got the Golden Lions to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 1 steal for the matchup. The Golden Lions collected 22 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this game.

Alex Mirhosseini was important for the Golden Lions in this contest. He converted 5 of 13 for this contest giving him a rate of 38.5%, and added 5 rebounds. He earned 17 points in his 35 mins on the court, but didn't get an assist.

Arkansas-Pine Bluff has a record of 6-11 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Golden Lions are connecting on 44.0% from the floor, which ranks 256th in the country. Arkansas-Pine Bluff has accounted for 1,345 points on the season (79.1 per contest) and they pull in 35.9 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 16.5 times per game (72nd in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 14.5 times per game. The Golden Lions commit 21.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 76.6% from the free throw line.

The Golden Lions on the defensive end are ranked 358th in the nation in points given up per game with 86.9. They are able to force 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.6% from the field (313th in Division 1). The Arkansas-Pine Bluff defense allows 36.0% on 3-point shots (147 of 408) and opponents are connecting on 72.7% of their foul shots. They have conceded 16.8 assists and 37.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is 343rd and 314th in Division 1.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Bethune-Cookman

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