Southern Jaguars vs Alabama State Hornets Prediction, 3/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Jaguars vs Alabama State Hornets

Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Location: Dunn-Oliver Acadome in Montgomery, AL

TV: ESPN+

Dunn-Oliver Acadome is the site where the Alabama State Hornets (9-19) will go up against the Southern Jaguars (13-15) on Tuesday.

The Southern Jaguars stepped onto the hardwood against Bethune-Cookman and ended up losing by a score of 82-79 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Jaguars ended up finishing with 21 and Bethune-Cookman accumulated 20 personal fouls. They also knocked down 3 of 15 attempts from beyond the arc. Bethune-Cookman finished 76.7% at the charity stripe by making 23 of 30 attempts. On top of that, Bethune-Cookman snagged 35 boards (11 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Bethune-Cookman recorded 14 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. With respect to defense, Southern allowed their opponent to shoot 51.9% from the floor on 28 out of 54 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 29 with 12 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Jaguars made 10 of 19 tries for a rate of 52.6%. Southern ended the game having earned a 45.5% field goal percentage (30 out of 66) and made 9 of 19 three-point attempts.

Cam Amboree is one guy who was a factor in this game. He finished shooting 46.7% from the field and earned 9 dimes. He played 36 minutes and also collected 2 boards. He was able to score 21 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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Southern enters this contest with a record of 13-15 on the campaign. They are turning it over 12.2 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.2 fouls per contest. As a team, Southern is pulling in 35.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 415 assists so far this year, which is 146th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Jaguars are hitting 33.9% on 3-pointers (195 of 575) and 70.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 80.2 points per contest (87th in the country) while going 45.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Jaguars are able to force 15.1 turnovers per game and they draw 19.2 fouls. They give up 35.2% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 304th in the country in points per game allowed (78.4). The Jaguars defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.1% (730 of 1,620) and they relinquish 35.7 boards per contest as a group. They currently rank 220th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 396 surrendered for the season.

In their last game, the Alabama State Hornets walked away with a victory by a final of 89-88 when they faced Alabama A&M. When discussing how they attacked the glass, Alabama State allowed Alabama A&M to get 26 overall (7 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 47.6% from three-point range by connecting on 10 out of 21 and ended up going 16 of 25 at the free throw line (64.0%). The Hornets permitted Alabama A&M to bury 31 out of 54 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 57.4% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Hornets ended up shooting 32 for 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.2%. Regarding shooting from 3-point land, Alabama State converted 9 of their 21 attempts (42.9%). They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Alabama A&M committed 20 fouls for the game which took the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 5 steals for this game. The Hornets snagged 18 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 24 for the game.

Micah Simpson ended up being a factor for the Hornets for the contest. He knocked down 8 out of 11 in the game for a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He tallied 24 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and added 3 dimes for the contest.

Alabama State has a record of 9-19 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Hornets are shooting 41.7% from the floor, which is 329th in the nation. Alabama State has scored 2,060 pts on the campaign (73.6 per game) and they snag 36.1 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 12.4 times per game (289th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 13.4 times per game. The Hornets are committing 19.2 fouls every game and they shoot 69.5% from the free throw line.

The Hornets are ranked 287th in the country in points given up per game with 77.6. They are able to force 14.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.2% from the floor (251st in Division 1). The Alabama State defense concedes 34.5% on 3-point attempts (228 of 661) and their opponents are making 73.4% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 14.2 assists and 36.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 251st and 290th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Alabama State

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