Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Lehigh Mountain Hawks Prediction, 3/18/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Lehigh Mountain Hawks

Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: truTV

Odds/Point Spread: Prairie View A&M (+3)

UD Arena is where the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (18-16) will play the Prairie View A&M Panthers (18-17) on Wednesday in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament. Prairie View A&M opens as 3.0-point dogs. The over/under comes in at 142.

The Prairie View A&M Panthers faced Southern and walked away with a win by a score of 72-66 in their last contest. Prairie View A&M finished the contest having earned a 45.0% FG percentage (27 of 60) and converted 9 out of their 18 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Panthers knocked down 9 of 12 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. In reference to hauling in boards, they compiled 29 with 4 of them being offensive. They also recorded 13 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With regard to defense, Prairie View A&M allowed the other team to go 37.1% from the field on 23 out of 62 shooting. Southern earned 10 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Southern collected 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Southern finished the contest at 78.9% from the charity stripe by making 15 of 19 attempts. They buried 5 of their 19 attempts from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Panthers finished with 17 while Southern racked up 22 fouls.

Lance Williams is one guy who came through in the matchup. He ended up going 77.8% from the field and distributed 5 assists. He played 40 mins played and also collected 4 rebounds. He ended up scoring 18 points on 7 out of 9 shooting.

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Prairie View A&M heads into this one with a record of 18-17 for the season. They cough up possession 11.9 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Prairie View A&M is pulling in 34.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 418 assists on the year, which ranks 249th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Panthers are hitting 33.4% on three-point attempts (216 of 646) and 75.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.9 points per game (103rd in D-1) while going 44.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Panthers have forced 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.6 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 33.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 238th in the country in points per game allowed (76.1). The Panthers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.7% (902 of 2,065) and they surrender 37.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 189th in D-1 in giving up assists with 434 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Lehigh Mountain Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 74-60 when they played Boston. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Lehigh permitted Boston to grab 27 overall (7 on the offensive side). They went 6.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 1 out of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 23 from the charity stripe (82.6%). The Mountain Hawks allowed Boston to make 20 out of their 53 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 37.7% in this game. When all was said and done, the Mountain Hawks shot 24 for 55 from the floor which had them shooting 43.6%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, Lehigh converted 9 out of their 19 tries (47.4%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 70.8%. Boston had 18 personal fouls for this contest which took the Mountain Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 24 shots. They also turned the ball over 6 times, while recording 5 steals in the matchup. The Mountain Hawks collected 21 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for this game.

Nasir Whitlock was important for the Mountain Hawks in this game. He racked up 18 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 4 dimes in this game. He made 5 out of 13 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Lehigh has a record of 18-16 on the year. The Mountain Hawks are committing 16.0 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 73.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.3 times per contest (142nd in Division 1) and they turn it over 12.1 times per contest. Lehigh has 2,490 points for the year (73.2 per game) and they average 31.9 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Mountain Hawks are connecting on 46.4% from the floor, which is ranked 103rd in Division 1.

The Mountain Hawks on defense are ranked 189th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 74.0. They are forcing 11.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (212th in D-1). The Lehigh defense surrenders 32.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (214 of 657) and their opponents are connecting on 75.3% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 12.0 assists and 35.8 total boards per game, which is 66th and 271st in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Prairie View A&M (+3)

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