Alabama A&M Bulldogs vs Prairie View A&M Panthers Prediction, 1/26/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama A&M Bulldogs vs Prairie View A&M Panthers

Date: Monday, January 26, 2026

Location: William Nicks Building in Prairie View, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Alabama A&M Bulldogs (10-9) are hitting the road to William Nicks Building on Monday where they will go up against the Prairie View A&M Panthers (8-12).

The Alabama A&M Bulldogs stepped onto the hardwood against Texas Southern and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 89-74 in their last game. Alabama A&M walked away from the contest with a 50.0% FG percentage (26 out of 52) and made 9 out of their 18 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Bulldogs buried 13 of 20 shots for a rate of 65.0%. When it comes to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 25 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 12 assists in the game while creating 6 turnovers and having 3 steals. Concerning defense, Alabama A&M let their opponent shoot 51.7% from the field on 30 out of 58 shooting. Texas Southern distributed 16 assists and had 9 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Texas Southern pulled down 33 rebounds (8 offensive, 25 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Texas Southern finished the game shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of 24 shots. They converted 11 out of their 20 shots from 3-point land. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 18 and Texas Southern accumulated 16 personal fouls.

Kintavious Dozier is one player who was a factor in the game. He accounted for 16 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes played and pulled down 3 rebounds. He finished shooting 50.0% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist.

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Alabama A&M heads into this matchup with a mark of 10-9 so far this season. They currently have an average of 70.9 pts per game (305th in college hoops) on 42.6% from the field. The Bulldogs are shooting 32.0% on three-point attempts (119 of 372) and 73.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Alabama A&M is grabbing 35.5 rebounds per game and has accumulated 214 assists on the season, which is 354th in the country in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 18.6 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Bulldogs have forced 11.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 172nd in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 270 relinquished on the year. The Bulldogs are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.9% (471 of 1,073) and they concede 34.7 boards per game as a group. They are surrendering 33.1% on 3-point attempts and they rank 150th in college in points per game allowed (72.6).

For their last game, the Prairie View A&M Panthers took a loss by a score of 95-80 when they played Alabama State. When talking about rebounds, Prairie View A&M permitted Alabama State to pull down 28 in total (8 offensive). They shot 50.0% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 12 of 24 and ended up shooting 15 of 23 at the free throw line (65.2%). The Panthers permitted Alabama State to make 34 of 66 tries from the field which had them at 51.5% for the matchup. When all was said and done, the Panthers finished 23 for 54 from the floor which had them shooting 42.6%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Prairie View A&M made 4 of 15 tries (26.7%). They were able to knock down 30 of the free throws for a rate of 88.2%. Alabama State had 26 fouls for this contest which got the Panthers to the charity stripe for a total of 34 shots. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. The Panthers collected 24 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the contest.

Dontae Horne ended up being a factor for the Panthers in the game. He totaled 30 points in his 37 minutes on the court and accumulated 5 assists for the contest. He converted 6 of 15 in this game for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

Prairie View A&M has a win-loss record of 8-12 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Panthers are hitting on 45.1% from the floor, which is ranked 199th in college. Prairie View A&M has tallied 1,631 pts this year (81.6 per contest) and they collect 33.2 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.2 times per contest (311th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 12.9 times per game. The Panthers are committing 20.3 fouls per game and they shoot 76.0% from the free throw line.

The Panthers on the defensive side of the court are 319th in the nation in PPG given up with 79.8. They have forced 17.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.8% from the field (243rd in college). The Prairie View A&M defense concedes 34.3% on 3-point attempts (158 of 461) and their opponents are making 71.9% of their free throw shots. They give up 13.8 assists and 38.5 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 212th and 342nd in Division 1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Alabama A&M

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