Florida A&M Rattlers vs Jackson State Tigers Prediction, 2/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida A&M Rattlers vs Jackson State Tigers

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Location: Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center in Jackson, MS

TV: ESPN+

Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center is the location where the Jackson State Tigers (7-17) will try to defeat the Florida A&M Rattlers (9-13) on Saturday.

The Florida A&M Rattlers stepped onto the hardwood against Prairie View A&M and took home the win by a score of 100-96 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Rattlers ended up finishing with 29 and Prairie View A&M totaled 22 fouls. They converted 7 of their 16 shots from beyond the arc. Prairie View A&M ended up going 67.5% at the charity stripe by making 27 of their 40 tries. On top of that, Prairie View A&M pulled down 23 rebounds (5 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Prairie View A&M recorded 10 assists and had 12 steals in this game. Regarding defense, Florida A&M allowed the other team to shoot 52.5% from the field on 31 of 59 shooting. They also recorded 20 dimes in the game while forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and earning 13 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they collected 38 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Rattlers buried 19 of their 29 attempts for a percentage of 65.5%. Florida A&M wrapped up the contest with a 57.4% field goal percentage (35 of 61) and knocked down 11 of their 15 shots from distance.

Jordan Chatman is someone who was a major contributor in the game. He recorded 18 points on 6 out of 6 shooting. He was on the court for 19 mins played and pulled down 4 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 100.0% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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Florida A&M will take the court with a win-loss record of 9-13 for the season. They average 69.6 points per game (321st in the country) while going 43.6% from the field. The Rattlers are hitting 33.4% on 3-point shots (158 of 473) and 66.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Florida A&M is collecting 33.1 rebounds per game and has totaled 275 assists so far this year, which is 342nd in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Rattlers are forcing their opponents into 14.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.1 fouls. They currently rank 45th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 276 relinquished for the year. The Rattlers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.7% (566 of 1,239) and they surrender 35.0 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 35.5% from beyond the arc and they are 263rd in college in opponents PPG (76.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Jackson State Tigers went home defeated by a final of 84-63 when they played Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The Tigers were able to snag 19 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards totaling 34 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. Arkansas-Pine Bluff earned 12 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 15 shots. They were able to convert 10 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 66.7%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Jackson State made 7 of 27 tries (25.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Tigers ended up shooting 23 out of 63 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.5%. The Tigers allowed Arkansas-Pine Bluff to bury 29 out of their 57 tries from the field which had them sitting at 50.9% in this contest. They went 45.0% from 3-point land by hitting 9 out of 20 and finished the contest at 17 of 21 from the free throw line (81.0%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Jackson State allowed Arkansas-Pine Bluff to grab 35 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Dorian McMillian pitched in for the Tigers in this game. He knocked down 9 out of 21 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and added 4 rebounds. He had 24 points in his 36 minutes on the court and added 1 assist for the contest.

Jackson State has a record of 7-17 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Tigers are hitting on 38.9% from the floor, which ranks them 363rd in the nation. Jackson State has scored 1,655 points on the season (69.0 per contest) and they grab 33.2 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 10.9 times per game (353rd in Division 1) and they cough up possession 14.1 times per game. The Tigers are committing 19.5 fouls per game and they connect on 76.7% from the free throw line.

The Tigers defensively are ranked 363rd in the nation in PPG surrendered with 86.6. They are able to force 11.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the floor (334th in D-1). The Jackson State defense allows 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc (218 of 625) and opponents are knocking down 72.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 18.6 dimes and 41.7 boards per contest, which is ranked 363rd and 365th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida A&M

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