Jackson State Tigers vs Texas Southern Tigers Prediction, 2/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Jackson State Tigers vs Texas Southern Tigers

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: H&PE Arena in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Jackson State Tigers (9-19) are traveling to H&PE Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Texas Southern Tigers (11-16).

The Jackson State Tigers took the court against Prairie View A&M and took a loss by a score of 85-76 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Tigers walked away with 18 and Prairie View A&M finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They converted 11 of their 23 tries from downtown. Prairie View A&M finished the game shooting 91.7% at the free throw line by burying 22 of 24 attempts. Furthermore, Prairie View A&M totaled 44 rebounds (20 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Prairie View A&M recorded 16 dimes and had 12 steals in this contest. With regard to defending, Jackson State allowed their opponent to shoot 36.1% from the field on 26 out of 72 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists for this contest while creating 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they earned 38 with 14 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Tigers made 17 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 77.3%. Jackson State walked away from the game with a 39.7% FG percentage (25 out of 63) and knocked down 9 of their 26 3-point attempts.

Daeshun Ruffin is a player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He shot 37.5% from the field and recorded 6 assists. He played for 45 mins played and also totaled 2 boards. He accumulated 28 points on 12 out of 32 shooting.

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Jackson State will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 9-19 for the campaign. They turn the ball over 14.2 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Jackson State is collecting 33.7 boards per game and has racked up 305 assists for the season, which ranks 355th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Tigers are hitting 31.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (225 of 708) and 76.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 70.3 pts per contest (309th in college) while shooting 39.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Tigers are able to force 11.1 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 353rd in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 496 conceded on the campaign. The Tigers are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.2% (806 of 1,746) and they concede 41.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They relinquish 34.2% on three-point shots while they are 361st in college in opponents PPG (85.4).

In their last game, the Texas Southern Tigers got the victory with a final of 92-87 when they played Alcorn State. The Tigers corralled 26 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 39 in the game. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 9 steals in the game. Alcorn State committed 20 fouls for this game which got the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to make 19 of them for a percentage of 79.2%. In the matter of shots from distance, Texas Southern made 3 of 14 attempts (21.4%). When all was said and done, the Tigers shot 35 out of 71 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.3%. The Tigers permitted Alcorn State to convert 30 out of their 67 attempts from the field which had them at 44.8% for this contest. They finished 29.2% from beyond the arc by going 7 of 24 and finished the contest at 20 out of 27 at the charity stripe (74.1%). Concerning team rebounding, Texas Southern allowed Alcorn State to pull down 36 in total (12 offensive).

Zytarious Mortle ended up being a major contributor for the Tigers for this game. He had 33 points in his 40 mins on the court and had 6 dimes in the matchup. He made 12 of 23 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 52.2%, and added 6 rebounds.

Texas Southern has a mark of 11-16 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Tigers are connecting on 45.6% from the field, which is ranked 165th in the nation. Texas Southern has scored 2,036 points for the year (75.4 per contest) and they pull in 34.7 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.0 times per contest (350th in college hoops) and they turn it over 13.6 times per game. The Tigers are committing 19.6 personal fouls per contest and they go 71.5% from the free throw line.

The Texas Southern defense surrenders 33.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (220 of 661) and their opposition knocks down 70.8% of their free throw shots. They allow 13.8 dimes and 35.6 total rebounds per game, ranking them 218th and 254th in those categories. The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 311th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 78.8. They have forced 12.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.8% from the floor (221st in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas Southern and under the total points

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