Jackson State vs Kentucky Picks and Prediction – 11/23/2024

The Jackson State Tigers are going to have a trip to face the Kentucky Wildcats on Friday evening at 7:00 PM EST. The game is being played at Rupp Arena and is being broadcast on SECN+ and ESPN+. Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks.

Jackson State heads to this game here 0-5 in their last 5 games. The Tigers last game was a loss against Western Kentucky by a score of 79-62. These losses have seen the Jackson State team dropping to a record of 0-5 on the season so far.

The Tigers are scoring on 62.2 points per game while shooting at a clip of 35.8% on the season. Jackson State has pulled down 32.6 boards per game but has 9.6 assists per game. The defense for Jackson State has ended up getting 2 blocks per game and 6 steals per game, but still is giving up 88 points per game.

Kentucky in their last 5 games have posted a 4-1 mark and that dates back to a game last year. This season the Wildcats have managed to sit on a record of 4-0. The last game on the court for the Kentucky Wildcats was a win over the Lipscomb team by a score of 97-68. 

On the season the Wildcats have managed to get a total of 94.3 points per game while getting 50.6% of the shots to fall. Kentucky has managed to get 46 boards per game, but have ended up getting 20 assists per game. The Wildcats have allowed only 68.5 points per game, but have ended up getting 6 blocks per game while also recording 6.8 steals per game. 

The Kentucky Wildcats are going to dominate this game here as the Jackson State team has a horrible defense and an offense that has not really shown up this much this season. Look for the Kentucky team to get the win in this game and blow the doors off of the struggling Jackson State team. Final Score Prediction, Kentucky Wildcats win 95-60.