Texas Southern Tigers vs Jackson State Tigers Prediction, 1/19/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Southern Tigers vs Jackson State Tigers

Date: Monday, January 19, 2026

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

TV: ESPN+

Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center is where the Jackson State Tigers (3-13) will attempt to defeat the Texas Southern Tigers (3-12) on Monday.

The Texas Southern Tigers took the court against MVSU and earned the victory with a final of 84-51 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Tigers ended up with 16 and MVSU recorded 10 fouls. They made 3 out of their 10 attempts from distance. MVSU ended up going 37.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 6 of their 16 attempts. Additionally, MVSU grabbed 28 rebounds (10 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a block. MVSU earned 8 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. In terms of defense, Texas Southern allowed their opponent to shoot 38.9% from the floor on 21 out of 54 shooting. They also dished out 23 dimes in this matchup as well as creating 17 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When it comes to getting rebounds, they compiled 33 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Tigers made 9 of 12 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Texas Southern walked away from the game having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (29 of 58) and made 17 of their 33 three-point shots.

Zytarious Mortle is someone who was a contributor in this game. He ended up going 66.7% from the floor and totaled 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes and also totaled 6 boards. He finished with 22 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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Texas Southern enters this contest with a win-loss record of 3-12 this year. They cough up possession 15.3 times per game and as a team they are committing 20.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Texas Southern is pulling in 33.6 boards per game and has 153 assists so far this season, which is 364th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Tigers are shooting 30.8% on 3-point shots (85 of 276) and 70.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 71.9 pts per contest (295th in D-1) while hitting 43.6% from the floor.

On defense, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers every game while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They give up 34.6% on 3-pointers and they are 339th in college hoops in PPG allowed (81.9). Tigers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.6% (408 of 875) and they surrender 36.9 boards per game as a squad. They are 155th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 224 conceded so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Jackson State Tigers took a defeat with a final score of 100-91 when they faced Alabama A&M. When talking about how they rebounded, Jackson State allowed Alabama A&M to snag 37 overall (5 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 32.0% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 8 out of 25 and ended up shooting 34 of 43 from the free throw line (79.1%). The Tigers permitted Alabama A&M to convert 29 of 56 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.8% for this contest. Overall, the Tigers finished shooting 28 out of 63 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.4%. In relation to shots from downtown, Jackson State made 11 of their 35 tries (31.4%). They were able to bury 24 of the free throws for a rate of 77.4%. Alabama A&M had 25 fouls in this game which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 31 tries. They gave up possession 9 times, while recording 6 steals for the matchup. The Tigers collected 23 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for the matchup.

Daeshun Ruffin was important for the Tigers for this contest. He made 13 of 29 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 44.8%, and had 3 rebounds. He totaled 39 points in his 39 mins of playing time and totaled 10 assists for this contest.

Jackson State has a mark of 3-13 for the campaign. The Tigers are committing 19.6 personal fouls per game and they hit 76.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 10.4 times per game (360th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.8 times per contest. Jackson State has accounted for 1,048 points this year (65.5 per game) and they average 30.1 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Tigers are shooting 38.1% from the field, which ranks 365th in the nation.

The Tigers on defense are ranked 363rd in college in PPG given up with 89.4. They are forcing their opponents into 11.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 48.7% from the floor (355th in D-1). The Jackson State defense gives up 35.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (153 of 433) and opponents are converting on 72.4% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 19.9 assists and 43.1 total rebounds per game, which ranks 365th and 365th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Jackson State

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