Akron vs Jackson State 12/21/24 - NCAAB Picks & Predictions

The Akron Zips are coming into this game here to face the Jackson State team on Saturday. The game is taking place at 7:00 PM EST and is being played at Don Haskins Arena is not being broadcast. Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks.

The Zips are coming into this game here with a 6-4 on the year so far. The last game on the court for the Zips was a loss by a score of 74-58 against Yale. In their last 5 games the Zips has posted a 3-2 record. 

This year the Zips has managed to get a total of 85.2 points per game while getting 45% of the shots to fall. The rebounding for Akron is sitting at 39.7 boards per game, but have managed to get 19.7 assists per game. The defense for the Zips has allowed 75.4 points per game, but has picked up 3 blocks and 7.9 steals per game.  

The opponent in the game is Jackson State and they are coming in with a 0-11 record. The Tigers ended up losing in their last game against UTEP with a score of 67-61. The last 5 games for the Tigers has posted a 0-5 record. 

Defensively the Tigers is allowing a total of 86.9 points per game while getting 3 blocks and 6.4 steals per game. The rebounding is coming in at 34.4 boards per game, but the passing is getting 9.5 assists per game. The offense for Jacksonville State has managed to put in only 61.1 points per game, but has shot at a clip of 36.2%.

This is a game that the Zips should be able to dominate in. The Tigers do not have a good defense and the offense for Jackson State is missing as well. That makes it easier to see the Akron team securing an easy win in this game here. Final Score Prediction, Akron Zips win 85-60.