Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Southern Jaguars Prediction, 3/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Southern Jaguars

Date: Saturday, March 14, 2026

Location: Gateway Center in College Park, GA

TV: ESPNU

Odds/Point Spread: Prairie View A&M (+4)

The Southern Jaguars (16-16) will try to beat the Prairie View A&M Panthers (16-17) at Gateway Center on Saturday in the SWAC Tournament Final. Prairie View A&M is 4-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 158.5.

The Prairie View A&M Panthers took the court against Bethune-Cookman and walked away with a win by a score of 71-67 in their last game. Prairie View A&M ended the contest having earned a 49.1% field goal percentage (26 of 53) and buried 8 of their 14 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Panthers converted 11 of 20 shots for a rate of 55.0%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 26 with 6 of them being offensive. They also doled out 10 assists in this contest as well as forcing 12 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In regard to defense, Prairie View A&M allowed the other team to go 44.8% from the floor on 26 of 58 shooting. Bethune-Cookman doled out 12 assists and had 6 steals in this game. Additionally, Bethune-Cookman pulled down 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't have a block. Bethune-Cookman walked away from this one shooting 68.4% from the free throw line by converting 13 of their 19 shots. They converted 2 of 11 attempts from beyond the arc. Concerning fouls, the Panthers finished with 18 and Bethune-Cookman accumulated 18 fouls.

Dontae Horne is a player who was important in this contest. He finished 68.8% from the field and earned 2 dimes. He played for 39 mins played and collected 2 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 30 points on 11 out of 16 shooting.

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Prairie View A&M will play this game with a mark of 16-17 for the year. They have an average of 79.2 pts per game (100th in D-1) while connecting on 44.1% from the floor. The Panthers are hitting 33.3% on 3-pointers (204 of 613) and 75.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Prairie View A&M is collecting 34.0 boards per game and has tallied 393 assists so far this year, which is 293rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 12.1 times per game and as a team are committing 19.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Panthers are forcing 15.6 turnovers every game while drawing 20.8 fouls. They give up 33.4% from 3-point land and they are 263rd in D-1 in points per game allowed (77.0). The Panthers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.2% (861 of 1,949) and they surrender 37.8 boards per contest as a unit. They rank 145th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 412 relinquished this season.

When they last played, the Southern Jaguars walked away with a victory by a final of 84-81 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. With respect to rebounds, Southern permitted Arkansas-Pine Bluff to snag 24 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They shot 47.1% from 3-point land by going 8 of 17 and finished the contest at 19 out of 25 from the charity stripe (76.0%). The Jaguars permitted Arkansas-Pine Bluff to convert 27 of their 56 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.2% for the game. When all was said and done, the Jaguars finished shooting 29 for 51 from the field which gave them a percentage of 56.9%. In regard to shots from beyond the arc, Southern converted 10 of their 16 tries (62.5%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a clip of 69.6%. Arkansas-Pine Bluff had 18 fouls for the game which got the Jaguars to the charity stripe for a total of 23 shots. They gave up possession 9 times, while getting 3 steals in this contest. The Jaguars were able to snag 20 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 for this contest.

Fazl Oshodi ended up being a major contributor for the Jaguars for the game. He knocked down 6 out of 10 for the contest for a rate of 60.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He accumulated 18 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist in the game.

Southern has a record of 16-16 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Jaguars are hitting on 45.6% from the field, which ranks 162nd in D-1. Southern has earned 2,568 points on the season (80.3 per contest) and they pull down 35.4 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 15.0 times per game (112th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 12.0 times per contest. The Jaguars have committed 19.0 fouls per contest and they hit 69.8% from the charity stripe.

The Jaguars on defense are ranked 303rd in the country in PPG given up with 78.4. They are able to force 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.2% from the floor (244th in college). The Southern defense concedes 34.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (247 of 710) and opponents are converting on 75.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 14.0 assists and 35.4 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 240th and 245th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Prairie View A&M (+4)

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