The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions will try to pay off for their supporters on Saturday when they play host to the Grambling State Tigers at K.L. Johnson Complex in NCAA basketball action.

The Golden Lions bring a 13-14 record (1-3 ATS) to this tilt against the 0-23 Tigers, who are 0-0 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Arkansas-Pine Bluff go 2-1 so far and the Tigers go 0-0.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 225 (Golden Lions) and the No. 348 (Tigers) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 58-35 result in favor of the Golden Lions has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Arkansas-Pine Bluff's No. 296-ranked offense, averaging 61.8 PPG, against a Tigers defense that ranks No. 344 at 77.4 PPG. The Golden Lions field goal percentage has averaged 39.8% so far, more than the Tigers marksmen have achieved on the year, 36.5% per game.

Defensively, Grambling State features the nation's No. 338-rated defense on the road, allowing 79.6 points per game. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, meanwhile, comes in at No. 249 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, Grambling State was a 77-38 loser on the road against Jackson State. Grambling State was run off the court by the Tigers on Saturday as Jackson State routed them 77-38 at Williams Center.

Arkansas-Pine Bluff won its last outing, a 76-47 result against Prairie View A&M on February 18. The battle between the Golden Lions and Panthers didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Prairie View A&M was handed a 76-47 defeat on Monday at William Nicks Building.

Next up:
Grambling State at Miss Valley State, Monday, February 25
Arkansas-Pine Bluff home to Jackson State, Monday, February 25