Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Prediction, 2/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Bethune-Cookman Wildcats

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (11-11) will go up against the Prairie View A&M Panthers (9-13) at Moore Gymnasium on Saturday.

The Prairie View A&M Panthers faced off with Texas Southern and walked away with a win by a score of 85-78 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Panthers ended up with 17 while Texas Southern recorded 18 personal fouls. They buried 7 of their 18 shots from 3-point land. Texas Southern finished 63.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 17 of their 27 attempts. Furthermore, Texas Southern pulled down 37 boards (8 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Texas Southern dished out 3 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. When talking about defense, Prairie View A&M allowed the other team to shoot 45.8% from the field on 27 out of 59 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Regarding rebounding, they collected 28 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Panthers made 20 of 25 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Prairie View A&M finished with a 43.1% field goal percentage (28 of 65) and converted 9 of their 27 3-pointers.

Tai'reon Joseph is one player who played a role in this game. He ended up going 47.8% from the floor and also earned 2 assists. He saw the court for 40 mins played and also totaled 4 boards. He racked up 31 points on 11 of 23 shooting.

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Prairie View A&M steps onto the hardwood with a record of 9-13 this season. They turn it over 12.5 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Prairie View A&M is snagging 33.0 boards per game and has tallied 270 assists this season, which has them ranked 323rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Panthers are shooting 33.3% from downtown (138 of 415) and 76.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 80.7 pts per contest (94th in D-1) while going 44.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Panthers have forced 16.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.7 fouls. They are currently ranked 131st in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 292 relinquished on the campaign. The Panthers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.2% (589 of 1,302) and they relinquish 38.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 34.5% from 3-point land while they are 321st in D-1 in PPG allowed (79.7).

The last time they took the court, the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats went home victorious with a score of 80-62 when they faced Alabama A&M. When it comes to team rebounding, Bethune-Cookman permitted Alabama A&M to collect 34 in total (7 on the offensive side). They shot 20.0% from three-point range by connecting on 3 out of 15 and ended up shooting 21 of 28 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Wildcats allowed Alabama A&M to knock down 19 of their 58 tries from the field which had them shooting 32.8% in the matchup. Overall, the Wildcats finished 29 out of 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.7%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Bethune-Cookman knocked down 7 out of 17 tries (41.2%). They were able to knock down 15 of those for a rate of 53.6%. Alabama A&M had 20 personal fouls in the game which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 28 tries. They also coughed it up 12 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. The Wildcats collected 31 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 36 in this contest.

Jakobi Heady ended up being a factor for the Wildcats for this game. He scored 19 points in his 37 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist in this matchup. He made 7 out of 9 for this game for a field goal rate of 77.8%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Bethune-Cookman has a win-loss mark of 11-11 for the season. The Wildcats commit 17.9 personal fouls per game and they go 68.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.7 times per game (214th in the country) and they turn it over 13.5 times per game. Bethune-Cookman has scored 1,641 pts on the year (74.6 per game) and they snag 35.1 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wildcats are hitting on 46.0% from the floor, which ranks 142nd in the country.

The Wildcats on defense are ranked 295th in college in PPG surrendered with 78.2. They have forced 12.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.5% from the field (218th in college). The Bethune-Cookman defense gives up 33.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (156 of 469) and their opposition makes 72.1% of their free throw attempts. They allow 14.1 assists and 36.9 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 236th and 314th in college hoops.

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

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

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