Jackson State at Texas Southern 1/18/21 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Jackson State Tigers visit H&PE Arena in Houston, Texas on Monday to play the Texas Southern Tigers. Jackson State improved to 1-5 overall and 1-0 and the Southwestern Athletic Conference following its 60-44 victory over Alabama State two weeks ago. The Tigers have had two games canceled since that first victory of the season. Tristan Jarrett was the leading scorer for the Tigers with 25 points.

Kristen Jarrett is leading Jackson State in scoring and assists with averages of 17.8 points and 1.8 assists per game, while Jayveous McKinnis Is the leading rebounder with an average of 10.6 rebounds per game. Jackson State has two players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team the Tigers are shooting 34.3% overall and 28.3% from 3-point territory.

Texas Southern dropped to 2-7 overall in 0-2 in the SWAC following its 78-72 loss on Saturday to Grambling. Texas Southern led by two points at halftime but could not hold off Grambling in the second half. Galen Alexander was the leading scorer for Texas Southern with 17 points, but the Tigers have now lost four consecutive games.

Michael Weathers is the leading scorer and leader in assists for Texas Southern with averages of 14.8 points and 2.9 assists per game, while John Walker III is the leading rebounder with an average of 5.7 per game. Southern has three players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is shooting 44.3% overall and 28.4% from 3-point territory.