Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Jackson State Tigers Prediction, 1/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Jackson State Tigers

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

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

TV: ESPN+

The Prairie View A&M Panthers (8-9) are en route to Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Jackson State Tigers (3-13).

The Prairie View A&M Panthers took the court against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and walked away with a win by a score of 73-61 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Panthers ended up walking away with 18 while Arkansas-Pine Bluff finished the game with 24 personal fouls. They buried 7 of 26 shots from distance. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ended up shooting 60.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 14 of 23 tries. On top of that, Arkansas-Pine Bluff snagged 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Arkansas-Pine Bluff distributed 7 assists and had 1 steal for the matchup. Concerning defense, Prairie View A&M let their opponent shoot 33.3% from the field on 20 out of 60 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 7 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 41 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Panthers converted 19 of their 31 shots for a percentage of 61.3%. Prairie View A&M ended having earned a 42.9% field goal percentage (24 out of 56) and converted 6 of their 15 shots from 3-point land.

Cory Wells is one player who was a contributor for this contest. He finished the game at 41.2% from the field and recorded 5 assists. He saw the court for 40 minutes played and snagged 10 boards. He ended up scoring 21 points on 7 out of 17 shooting.

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Prairie View A&M comes into this contest with a mark of 8-9 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 12.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 20.8 fouls per game. As a team, Prairie View A&M is pulling down 33.6 boards per game and has tallied 208 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 321st in D-1 in terms of passing. The Panthers are shooting 34.3% on shots from 3-point land (108 of 315) and 74.7% from the charity stripe. They average 82.2 pts per game (85th in D-1) while shooting 45.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Panthers are forcing 17.6 turnovers per game and they draw 21.2 fouls. They are 186th in the nation in allowing assists with 229 conceded for the year. The Panthers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.6% (439 of 985) and they relinquish 38.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are giving up 33.9% on shots from downtown and they rank 310th in D-1 in points per game allowed (79.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Jackson State Tigers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 100-91 when they faced Alabama A&M. The Tigers were able to corral 23 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for this game. They turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 6 steals in this contest. Alabama A&M committed 25 fouls for the contest which took the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 31 attempts. They were able to make 24 of them for a rate of 77.4%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Jackson State converted 11 out of their 35 tries (31.4%). In all, the Tigers finished shooting 28 out of 63 from the floor which had them shooting 44.4%. The Tigers allowed Alabama A&M to convert 29 of 56 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 51.8% for the matchup. They shot 32.0% from distance by going 8 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 34 of 43 from the free throw line (79.1%). Regarding rebounds, Jackson State permitted Alabama A&M to get 37 overall (5 on the offensive side).

Daeshun Ruffin ended up being a major contributor for the Tigers in the matchup. He earned 39 points in his 39 minutes on the court and added 10 assists for the game. He converted 13 out of 29 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 44.8%, and earned 3 rebounds.

Jackson State has a mark of 3-13 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Tigers are connecting on 38.1% from the field, which ranks them 365th in college. Jackson State has accumulated 1,048 pts on the year (65.5 per contest) and they grab 30.1 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 10.4 times per game (360th in Division 1) and they turn it over 14.8 times per contest. The Tigers are committing 19.6 fouls every game and they hit 76.2% from the charity stripe.

The Tigers on defense are ranked 363rd in college in points per game surrendered with 89.4. They are forcing their opponents into 11.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.7% from the floor (355th in college). The Jackson State defense allows 35.3% on 3-point shots (153 of 433) and opponents are knocking down 72.4% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 19.9 dimes and 43.1 boards every game, which is ranked 365th and 365th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Prairie View A&M

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