Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Florida A&M Rattlers Prediction, 2/9/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Florida A&M Rattlers

Date: Monday, February 9, 2026

Location: Al Lawson Center in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ESPN+

Al Lawson Center is where the Florida A&M Rattlers (8-12) will compete against the Prairie View A&M Panthers (9-13) on Monday.

The Prairie View A&M Panthers stepped onto the hardwood against Texas Southern and notched a win by a score of 85-78 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Panthers ended up walking away with 17 while Texas Southern totaled 18 personal fouls. They also made 7 of 18 attempts from 3-point land. Texas Southern walked away from this one shooting 63.0% at the charity stripe by converting 17 of 27 attempts. Moreover, Texas Southern totaled 37 rebounds (8 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Texas Southern doled out 3 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. In reference to defending, Prairie View A&M allowed the other team to go 45.8% from the floor on 27 of 59 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they earned 28 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Panthers converted 20 of 25 shots for a rate of 80.0%. Prairie View A&M finished having earned a 43.1% field goal percentage (28 of 65) and converted 9 of their 27 shots from beyond the arc.

Tai'reon Joseph is one player who was a contributor in this matchup. He ended up shooting 47.8% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 40 mins and snagged 4 rebounds. He accumulated 31 points on 11 of 23 shooting.

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Prairie View A&M heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 9-13 for the season. They turn it over 12.5 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.8 fouls every game. As a unit, Prairie View A&M is collecting 33.0 boards per game and has accounted for 270 assists this season, which is 329th in college in terms of passing the ball. The Panthers are hitting 33.3% on 3-point shots (138 of 415) and 76.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 80.7 points per outing (94th in college) while going 44.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Panthers are forcing 16.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.7 personal fouls. They are 122nd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 292 relinquished for the season. The Panthers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.2% (589 of 1,302) and they surrender 38.4 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 34.5% on 3-point attempts and they are 319th in D-1 in opponents points per game (79.7).

For their last game, the Florida A&M Rattlers took a loss by a final score of 79-66 when they faced Alabama State. The Rattlers were able to collect 23 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 28 in the game. They also gave up possession 17 times, while earning 10 steals in this contest. Alabama State committed 19 fouls in the game which got the Rattlers to the charity stripe for 18 shots. They were able to convert 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 77.8%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Florida A&M converted 6 of their 20 attempts (30.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Rattlers finished the game shooting 23 for 55 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.8%. The Rattlers permitted Alabama State to convert 28 of their 59 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.5% in the game. They finished 44.0% from distance by going 11 out of 25 and finished the contest at 12 out of 16 at the charity stripe (75.0%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Florida A&M allowed Alabama State to get 33 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Tyler Shirley pitched in for the Rattlers in the matchup. He buried 8 of 16 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 35 mins on the court and added 1 assist in this contest.

Florida A&M has a win-loss mark of 8-12 for the season. The Rattlers are committing 18.6 fouls every game and they shoot 66.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 12.4 times per contest (299th in the country) and they turn it over 15.5 times per game. Florida A&M has scored 1,374 points on the season (68.7 per game) and they snag 32.5 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Rattlers are shooting 43.3% from the field, which is 291st in the country.

The Rattlers on defense are ranked 254th in the country in PPG allowed with 76.5. They are forcing their opponents into 13.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.4% from the field (260th in D-1). The Florida A&M defense gives up 35.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (145 of 414) and opponents are making 77.7% of their foul shots. They concede 13.1 dimes and 35.5 boards per game, ranking them 159th and 238th 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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