Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs Prairie View A&M Panthers Prediction, 1/12/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs Prairie View A&M Panthers

Date: Monday, January 12, 2026

Location: William Nicks Building in Prairie View, TX

TV: ESPN+

William Nicks Building is where the Prairie View A&M Panthers (6-9) will attempt to defeat the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (5-10) on Monday.

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions faced off with Alabama State and earned the victory with a final of 90-79 in their last game. Arkansas-Pine Bluff wrapped up the contest having earned a 45.1% FG percentage (23 out of 51) and converted 10 out of their 19 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Golden Lions knocked down 34 of 41 shots for a percentage of 82.9%. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they earned 37 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 17 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With respect to defense, Arkansas-Pine Bluff allowed the other team to go 44.3% from the field on 27 of 61 shooting. Alabama State distributed 10 assists and had 10 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Alabama State grabbed 28 boards (9 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Alabama State ended up going 73.1% at the charity stripe by making 19 of 26 attempts. They knocked down 6 of 19 attempts from long range. When discussing personal fouls, the Golden Lions ended up walking away with 22 while Alabama State totaled 26 personal fouls.

Alex Mirhosseini is one player who was a major factor in the matchup. He accumulated 21 points on 6 out of 16 shooting. He played for 36 mins and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He shot 37.5% from the field and also distributed 1 assist.

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Arkansas-Pine Bluff comes into this game with a record of 5-10 so far this year. They are turning it over 14.8 times per contest and as a unit are committing 21.1 fouls per game. As a team, Arkansas-Pine Bluff is grabbing 35.9 boards per contest and has totaled 256 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 73rd in college in terms of passing the ball. The Golden Lions are hitting 33.9% on 3-point shots (123 of 363) and 78.3% from the free throw line. They average 80.7 pts per game (110th in D-1) while connecting on 44.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Golden Lions are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game and they draw 15.9 personal fouls. They give up 36.7% on shots from downtown while they are 361st in college hoops in opponents points per game (89.3). The Golden Lions defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.2% (446 of 945) and they surrender 37.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They currently rank 345th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 263 relinquished for the campaign.

In their last game, the Prairie View A&M Panthers got the victory with a final of 89-85 against Southern. The Panthers were able to pull down 22 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 27 in this matchup. They also coughed it up 13 times, while recording 4 steals for this contest. Southern committed 24 fouls in this game which got the Panthers to the free throw line for 24 attempts. They were able to make 17 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 70.8%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Prairie View A&M converted 6 of their 15 attempts (40.0%). In all, the Panthers ended up shooting 33 out of 59 from the floor which had them shooting 55.9%. The Panthers allowed Southern to make 25 of 60 tries from the floor which had them shooting 41.7% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 46.7% from downtown via 7 out of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 28 of 35 from the charity stripe (80.0%). In relation to rebounds, Prairie View A&M permitted Southern to pull down 35 in total (12 on the offensive glass).

Tai'reon Joseph was important for the Panthers in this game. He earned 32 points in his 37 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists. He knocked down 12 of 19 in the game giving him a rate of 63.2%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Prairie View A&M has a win-loss mark of 6-9 for the season. The Panthers are committing 21.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 77.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 11.7 times per contest (330th in Division 1) and they cough up possession 13.0 times per contest. Prairie View A&M has totaled 1,255 pts on the season (83.7 per contest) and they pull down 33.4 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Panthers are shooting 45.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 162nd in the country.

The Panthers on the defensive end are ranked 328th in college in points per game surrendered with 80.9. They have forced 17.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (281st in college hoops). The Prairie View A&M defense allows 34.1% on shots from 3-point land (117 of 343) and their opponents are making 73.0% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 13.9 dimes and 37.8 rebounds per game, which ranks 222nd and 316th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Prairie View A&M

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