Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Prediction, 3/11/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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

Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Location: Gateway Center in College Park, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (17-14) host the Prairie View A&M Panthers (14-17) at Gateway Center on Wednesday in the SWAC Tournament.

The Prairie View A&M Panthers stepped onto the hardwood against Texas Southern and walked away with a win by a score of 70-59 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Panthers ended up finishing with 18 while Texas Southern totaled 17 personal fouls. They converted 2 of their 16 tries from 3-point range. Texas Southern shot 68.2% from the charity stripe by converting 15 of 22 tries. In addition, Texas Southern pulled down 42 rebounds (16 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Texas Southern earned 9 assists and had 7 steals for this game. In regard to defense, Prairie View A&M allowed the other team to go 30.4% from the floor on 21 of 69 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists in this contest while forcing 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. In relation to pulling down boards, they collected 36 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Panthers converted 10 of their 16 tries for a rate of 62.5%. Prairie View A&M finished the game with a 42.1% FG percentage (24 of 57) and made 12 out of their 24 3-point attempts.

Dontae Horne is a player who played a role for the matchup. He ended up with 26 points on 9 of 22 shooting. He saw the court for 39 mins played and also collected 6 rebounds. He finished 40.9% from the field and dished out 3 dimes.

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Prairie View A&M heads into this contest with a mark of 14-17 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 80.0 points per game (87th in the country) while shooting 44.3% from the field. The Panthers are connecting on 33.2% on 3-point shots (193 of 582) and 75.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Prairie View A&M is grabbing 33.9 boards per contest and has accounted for 372 dimes on the year, which is 320th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per game and as a group are committing 19.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Panthers have forced 15.8 turnovers every game and they draw 20.8 personal fouls. They give up 33.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 298th in college hoops in points per game allowed (78.0). The Panthers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.4% (819 of 1,844) and they surrender 38.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 109th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 394 conceded on the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats took a defeat with a final score of 81-77 when they faced Florida A&M. The Wildcats earned 22 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. Florida A&M was called for 21 personal fouls in the game which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 33 attempts. They were able to make 25 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 75.8%. With respect to shooting from distance, Bethune-Cookman converted 2 of their 8 attempts (25.0%). Overall, the Wildcats finished the game shooting 25 for 50 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The Wildcats allowed Florida A&M to convert 26 of their 63 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.3% for the contest. They shot 30.0% from three-point range by going 6 out of 20 and ended up going 23 of 27 at the charity stripe (85.2%). When it comes to attacking the glass, Bethune-Cookman allowed Florida A&M to collect 32 overall (12 offensive).

Jakobi Heady ended up having an impact for the Wildcats for this contest. He accumulated 19 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists in the matchup. He converted 8 out of 12 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 3 rebounds.

Bethune-Cookman has a record of 17-14 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats are connecting on 46.7% from the field, which ranks 90th in the nation. Bethune-Cookman has accounted for 2,345 points so far this year (75.6 per game) and they grab 35.9 boards per game. They are earning an assist 13.7 times per contest (195th in the nation) and they turn it over 13.9 times per contest. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 18.1 fouls per contest and they go 69.0% from the free throw line.

The Wildcats defensively are ranked 268th in college in points given up per game with 77.1. They are forcing 11.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the field (148th in college). The Bethune-Cookman defense gives up 32.2% on shots from distance (208 of 646) and their opponents are knocking down 71.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 12.8 dimes and 35.7 rebounds every game, which ranks them 133rd and 263rd in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Prairie View A&M

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