Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Florida Gators Prediction, 3/20/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Florida Gators

Date: Friday, March 20, 2026

Location: Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Prairie View A&M (+35)

The Prairie View A&M Panthers (18-17) are on their way to Benchmark International Arena on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Florida Gators (26-7) in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament. Prairie View A&M is 35-point dogs from oddsmakers. The over/under is 155.

The Prairie View A&M Panthers faced Lehigh and took home the win by a score of 67-55 in their last contest. Prairie View A&M wrapped up the contest having earned a 47.4% field goal percentage (27 out of 57) and buried 3 of their 9 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Panthers knocked down 10 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 34 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 5 assists for the matchup while forcing 15 turnovers and having 12 steals. With respect to defending, Prairie View A&M allowed their opponent to shoot 36.2% from the field on 21 out of 58 shooting. Lehigh distributed 11 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. Furthermore, Lehigh pulled down 37 rebounds (12 offensive, 25 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Lehigh finished the contest at 58.3% when shooting free throws by converting 7 of their 12 shots. They converted 6 out of their 24 attempts from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Panthers ended up with 11 while Lehigh had 11 fouls.

Dontae Horne is one player who came through for the matchup. He ended up walking away with 25 points on 11 of 22 shooting. He played 40 mins played and collected 7 rebounds. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Prairie View A&M heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 18-17 for the year. They average 78.9 points per contest (103rd in D-1) while going 44.3% from the floor. The Panthers are connecting on 33.4% on shots from beyond the arc (216 of 646) and 75.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Prairie View A&M is collecting 34.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 418 dimes so far this season, which is 249th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.9 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.1 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Panthers have forced 15.3 turnovers per game and they draw 20.6 fouls. They rank 189th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 434 relinquished for the season. The Panthers are allowing a shooting percentage of 43.7% (902 of 2,065) and they concede 37.7 rebounds per contest as a squad. They surrender 33.5% on 3-point shots and they rank 238th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (76.1).

The last time they took the court, the Florida Gators took a loss by a final score of 91-74 when they faced Vanderbilt. The Gators snagged 29 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 for this game. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while getting 9 steals in this contest. Vanderbilt was called for 24 fouls for this game which got the Gators to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throws for a rate of 73.9%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Florida knocked down 5 of their 17 attempts (29.4%). In all, the Gators finished the game shooting 26 for 57 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.6%. The Gators allowed Vanderbilt to knock down 30 out of 55 tries from the floor which had them at 54.5% in this game. They finished the game shooting 47.6% from distance by shooting 10 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 23 at the charity stripe (91.3%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Florida permitted Vanderbilt to grab 29 in total (8 offensive).

Thomas Haugh pitched in for the Gators for the contest. He had 19 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists in this game. He buried 5 of 14 for this game for a field goal rate of 35.7%, and had 9 rebounds.

Florida has a win-loss record of 26-7 for the campaign. The Gators are responsible for committing 17.8 personal fouls every game and they go 71.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 16.6 times per game (37th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.9 times per game. Florida has scored 2,864 pts on the year (86.8 per game) and they collect 45.4 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Gators are connecting on 47.8% from the floor, which ranks them 41st in the country.

The Gators are ranked 125th in the nation in points allowed per game with 72.0. They are able to force 11.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.8% from the field (30th in D-1). The Florida defense gives up 32.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (221 of 683) and their opponents are making 72.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 11.2 assists and 30.9 rebounds every game, which is 28th and 21st in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Prairie View A&M (+35)

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