Saturday’s game features the Jackson State Tigers (1-13, 1-0 SWAC) and the Alabama State Hornets (6-9, 2-0 SWAC) matching up at Lee E. Williams Athletic and Assembly Center (on January 11) at 4:30 PM ET. This matchup, according to our computer prediction, will result in a 78-73 victory for Jackson State.

Based on our computer prediction, Jackson State projects to cover the 3.5-point spread in its matchup versus Alabama State. The total is currently listed at 145.5, and the two sides are projected to hit the over.

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Jackson State vs. Alabama State Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025
• Time: 4:30 PM ET
• TV: SWAC Digital Network
• Where: Jackson, Mississippi
• Venue: Lee E. Williams Athletic and Assembly Center
• Line: Jackson State -3.5
• Point total: 145.5
• Moneyline (to win): Jackson State -184, Alabama State +148

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Jackson State vs. Alabama State Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Jackson State 78, Alabama State 73

Spread & Total Prediction for Jackson State vs. Alabama State

• Pick ATS: Jackson State (-3.5)
• Pick OU: Over (145.5)

Jackson State’s record against the spread so far this season is 7-7-0, and Alabama State’s is 6-7-0. The Tigers are 5-9-0 and the Hornets are 7-6-0 in terms of hitting the over. The teams put up 139.8 points per game combined, 5.7 less than this matchup’s total. Jackson State is 5-5 against the spread and 1-9 overall over its last 10 contests, while Alabama State has gone 4-6 against the spread and 3-7 overall.

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Jackson State Performance Insights

• The Tigers average 61.9 points per game (359th in college basketball) while allowing 82.3 per outing (356th in college basketball). They have a -285 scoring differential overall and have been outscored by 20.4 points per game.
• Jackson State averages 30.9 rebounds per game (285th in college basketball) while conceding 38 per outing to its opponents. It is outrebounded by 7.1 boards per game.
• Jackson State makes 4.3 fewer threes per contest than the opposition, 6.3 (312th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 10.6.
• The Tigers’ 76.3 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 361st in college basketball, and the 101.4 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 351st in college basketball.
• Jackson State has committed 14.5 turnovers per game (345th in college basketball action), 1.7 more than the 12.8 it forces on average (119th in college basketball).

Alabama State Performance Insights

• The Hornets have been outscored by 2.4 points per game (posting 77.9 points per game, 112th in college basketball, while giving up 80.3 per outing, 343rd in college basketball) and have a -35 scoring differential.
• Alabama State averages 30.3 rebounds per game (302nd in college basketball) while conceding 36.9 per contest to opponents. It is outrebounded by 6.6 boards per game.
• Alabama State makes 1.3 more threes per contest than the opposition, 9.8 (40th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 8.5.
• Alabama State wins the turnover battle by 2.6 per game, committing 9.1 (ninth in college basketball) while its opponents average 11.7.

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