Alabama A&M and Prairie View A&M will square off on Tuesday afternoon in a SWAC matchup between two teams in the middle of the pack in the conference standings. These teams are both within a game of the .500 mark in SWAC play and they will try to get an important win here. Will the Bulldogs (10-9, 3-3 SWAC) or the Panthers (8-12, 3-4 SWAC) open Tuesday's college basketball slate with a win? Continue reading to get my Alabama A&M vs Prairie View A&M prediction.
Pick: Prairie View A&M -1.5
Confidence: ★★★★☆
Both teams come into this game playing very different brands of basketball. Prairie View A&M averages 81.6 points per game and has enjoyed strong scoring outings, fueled by its guard play and an uptempo pace that has resulted in a 6-1 record at home this season. Fresh off a 95-80 loss where Dontae Horne scored 30 points, the Panthers will be eager to bounce back and show they can handle pressure from a lower-scoring opponent.
Alabama A&M’s offense averages 70.9 points per game. The Bulldogs would prefer to play a slower game and rely on its defense and halfcourt offense to get a win here. The Bulldogs' conference record sits at 3-3, while Prairie View is 3-4 in the SWAC and has struggled to maintain consistency outside its home building. Guard Kintavious Dozier leads Alabama A&M in scoring with 15.7 points per game, but that production has not always translated into wins against higher-scoring foes.
Going into this matchup, the Panthers have lost three straight games to conference opponents. Two of those three losses came on the road, but their 15-point loss to Alabama State was their first home loss of the season and PVAMU will try to bounce back from that result here to get back to the .500 mark in SWAC play.
Score Projection: Alabama A&M 78 – Prairie View A&M 82
Win Probability: Alabama A&M 45%, Prairie View A&M 55%
I am going with Prairie View A&M to win and cover the spread as a slight favorite on their home floor on Tuesday afternoon. The Panthers are a much more explosive basketball team on offense and they have been very good at home despite their disappointing performance last time out. Look for PVAMU to snap its three-game losing streak to get back on track in a competitive SWAC contest.
Jay Sanin is the GM and Head of Sports at ATS.io. He has been writing about sports gambling since 2013, handicapping tens of thousands of sporting events. He plays sides and totals aggressively across most sports and is more selective in player prop markets. He does his own modeling across most sports, and his family is jealous of how much time he spends on his precious spreadsheets.
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