By Canadian Press on March 3, 2025.
Prairie View A&M Panthers (5-24, 4-12 SWAC) at Jackson State Tigers (11-17, 11-4 SWAC)
Jackson, Mississippi; Monday, 9 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -13.5; over/under is 147.5
BOTTOM LINE: Jackson State will try to keep its three-game win streak intact when the Tigers take on Prairie View A&M.
The Tigers have gone 7-1 at home. Jackson State ranks sixth in the SWAC with 29.8 points per game in the paint led by Shannon Grant averaging 5.3.
The Panthers are 4-12 in SWAC play. Prairie View A&M has a 1-11 record against teams over .500.
Jackson State’s average of 6.5 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.2 fewer made shots on average than the 6.7 per game Prairie View A&M allows. Prairie View A&M has shot at a 43.5% clip from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points below the 44.7% shooting opponents of Jackson State have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jayme Mitchell is shooting 36.7% and averaging 10.8 points for the Tigers. Dorian McMillian is averaging 1.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Braelon Bush averages 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Panthers, scoring 13.1 points while shooting 45.5% from beyond the arc. Tanahj Pettway is shooting 40.3% and averaging 15.4 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 7-3, averaging 78.1 points, 33.7 rebounds, 15.1 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.8 points per game.
Panthers: 1-9, averaging 64.8 points, 27.1 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 6.5 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 40.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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