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

Game: Southern Jaguars vs Jackson State Tigers

Date: Monday, February 2, 2026

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

TV: ESPN+

The Jackson State Tigers (6-14) will compete against the Southern Jaguars (8-12) at Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center on Monday.

The Southern Jaguars faced MVSU and took home the win by a score of 80-69 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Jaguars walked away with 11 and MVSU totaled 22 personal fouls. They knocked down 8 out of their 24 tries from beyond the arc. MVSU finished the game at 62.5% from the free throw line by making 5 of 8 attempts. On top of that, MVSU grabbed 30 boards (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. MVSU doled out 12 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. In the matter of defense, Southern allowed 44.4% from the field on 28 out of 63 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When discussing getting rebounds, they collected 33 with 9 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Jaguars made 24 of 29 attempts for a rate of 82.8%. Southern ended having earned a 50.9% FG percentage (27 out of 53) and buried 2 out of their 12 shots from beyond the arc.

Michael Jacobs is a guy who was important for this game. He totaled 22 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 36 mins and also pulled down 4 boards. He ended up going 46.2% from the field and also totaled 7 assists.

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Southern enters this one with a win-loss mark of 8-12 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 12.9 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.3 fouls per contest. As a unit, Southern is pulling down 36.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 286 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 229th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Jaguars are hitting 33.7% on 3-pointers (138 of 410) and 69.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 80.5 points per contest (98th in D-1) while hitting 45.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Jaguars are able to force 15.9 turnovers every game and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They surrender 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 310th in college in PPG allowed (79.0). The Jaguars defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.9% (525 of 1,169) and they surrender 36.6 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 181st in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 284 conceded for the year.

For their last game, the Jackson State Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 66-65 against Florida A&M. The Tigers collected 21 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 31 in the matchup. They coughed it up 10 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. Florida A&M had 17 fouls in this contest which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 71.4%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, Jackson State converted 7 of their 19 attempts (36.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Tigers finished the game shooting 22 for 52 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.3%. The Tigers permitted Florida A&M to knock down 24 out of their 59 attempts from the field which left them shooting 40.7% in the matchup. They finished 28.6% from three-point range by shooting 8 out of 28 and finished the contest at 9 out of 17 at the free throw line (52.9%). In reference to team rebounding, Jackson State allowed Florida A&M to grab 25 in all (9 offensive).

Daeshun Ruffin was important for the Tigers for the matchup. He buried 9 of 27 for this game for a rate of 33.3%, and had 3 rebounds. He recorded 30 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood and totaled 6 dimes in this matchup.

Jackson State has a record of 6-14 this year. The Tigers commit 19.3 fouls every game and they shoot 76.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.0 times per contest (348th in college) and they are turning it over 14.4 times per game. Jackson State has 1,338 pts so far this year (66.9 per game) and they grab 31.7 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Tigers are shooting 38.7% from the field, which is 364th in the nation.

The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 363rd in D-1 in PPG given up with 87.4. They are forcing their opponents into 11.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.6% from the floor (337th in college). The Jackson State defense concedes 34.3% on three-point shots (183 of 534) and their opposition knocks down 72.4% of their foul shots. They relinquish 18.9 dimes and 42.5 boards per game, which ranks 363rd and 365th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Southern

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