Grambling Tigers vs Jackson State Tigers Prediction, 3/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Grambling Tigers vs Jackson State Tigers

Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Location: Gateway Center in College Park, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Jackson State Tigers (11-20) will try to beat the Grambling Tigers (13-18) at Gateway Center on Tuesday in the SWAC Tournament.

The Grambling Tigers faced off with Alabama State and went home with a win by a final score of 65-63 in their last game. Grambling wrapped up the game having earned a 34.9% FG percentage (22 of 63) and buried 5 of their 30 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Tigers knocked down 16 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 84.2%. Concerning getting rebounds, they compiled 32 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 9 assists for this game as well as creating 13 turnovers and having 11 steals. In the matter of defense, Grambling allowed the other team to shoot 37.3% from the field on 22 out of 59 shooting. Alabama State earned 10 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Alabama State totaled 41 rebounds (11 offensive, 30 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Alabama State ended up shooting 65.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 20 attempts. They knocked down 6 out of their 27 shots from three-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Tigers ended up walking away with 17 while Alabama State finished the game with 13 personal fouls.

Jamil Muttilib is someone who was a major contributor for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 27 points on 9 of 20 shooting. He played for 39 minutes and totaled 5 rebounds. He finished the contest at 45.0% from the field but finished the game without an assist.

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Grambling will enter this matchup with a mark of 13-18 this year. They turn the ball over 14.7 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Grambling is collecting 33.4 rebounds per game and has 371 dimes so far this year, which is 324th in college in terms of passing the ball. The Tigers are hitting 30.8% on three-point shots (200 of 649) and 73.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 70.3 points per game (303rd in Division 1) while hitting 43.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are able to force 14.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They are 100th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 391 conceded on the year. The Tigers are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 44.1% (756 of 1,715) and they relinquish 33.6 rebounds per game as a team. They surrender 32.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 94th in college in PPG allowed (70.8).

In their last game, the Jackson State Tigers got the victory with a final of 85-77 when they played MVSU. The Tigers recorded 19 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 31 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while recording 7 steals for this contest. MVSU was called for 29 personal fouls for this game which got the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 50 attempts. They were able to bury 40 of the free throws for a percentage of 80.0%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, Jackson State converted 7 of 18 attempts (38.9%). Overall, the Tigers went 19 out of 49 from the floor which had them shooting 38.8%. The Tigers permitted MVSU to knock down 22 of their 43 tries from the field which left them shooting 51.2% in the game. They finished shooting 50.0% from distance by shooting 9 of 18 and finished the contest at 24 out of 30 from the charity stripe (80.0%). Regarding rebounds, Jackson State allowed MVSU to get 21 in total (3 on the offensive glass).

Jayme Mitchell ended up being important for the Tigers for this game. He converted 6 out of 15 for this game giving him a rate of 40.0%, and totaled 6 rebounds. He earned 27 points in his 37 mins on the court and tallied 2 dimes for the game.

Jackson State has a mark of 11-20 for the season. The Tigers have committed 19.5 personal fouls per game and they shoot 76.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 10.5 times per game (355th in D-1) and they turn it over 13.7 times per game. Jackson State has totaled 2,190 points on the campaign (70.6 per contest) and they grab 33.6 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Tigers are connecting on 39.1% from the floor, which is 363rd in Division 1.

The Jackson State defense concedes 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc (266 of 763) and opponents are converting on 74.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 17.4 assists and 40.5 boards per game, which has them ranked 358th and 364th in college hoops. The Tigers on defense are ranked 360th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 84.8. They are able to force 11.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the field (305th in Division 1).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Grambling

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