Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Texas Southern Tigers Prediction, 3/5/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Texas Southern Tigers

Date: Thursday, March 5, 2026

Location: H&PE Arena in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Southern Tigers (12-16) are hosting the Prairie View A&M Panthers (13-17) at H&PE Arena on Thursday.

The Prairie View A&M Panthers stepped onto the hardwood against Alcorn State and earned the victory with a final of 72-51 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Panthers walked away with 12 while Alcorn State totaled 15 fouls. They knocked down 5 of their 14 attempts from 3-point land. Alcorn State finished the contest at 85.7% from the charity stripe by making 12 of their 14 attempts. In addition, Alcorn State snagged 28 boards (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Alcorn State doled out 5 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. In reference to defending, Prairie View A&M allowed their opponent to shoot 30.9% from the floor on 17 of 55 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists in this contest while creating 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they collected 42 with 8 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Panthers buried 9 of 15 tries for a rate of 60.0%. Prairie View A&M walked away from the contest with a 46.0% field goal percentage (29 of 63) and buried 5 of their 18 shots from 3-point land.

Joey Madimba is a guy who came through for the contest. He finished the game shooting 60.0% from the field but didn't record an assist. He saw the court for 31 minutes played and also grabbed 2 rebounds. He ended up with 28 points on 12 of 20 shooting.

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Prairie View A&M enters this one with a mark of 13-17 for the season. They have an average of 80.3 pts per game (82nd in Division 1) while shooting 44.3% from the field. The Panthers are hitting 32.4% on shots from distance (181 of 558) and 76.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Prairie View A&M is pulling down 33.6 rebounds per game and has accounted for 356 assists so far this year, which is 328th in the nation in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.3 times per game and as a team are committing 19.5 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Panthers are able to force 16.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 133rd in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 385 surrendered for the year. The Panthers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.0% (798 of 1,775) and they relinquish 37.7 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 34.3% on three-point shots and they are ranked 306th in the country in PPG allowed (78.6).

In their last game, the Texas Southern Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 82-57 against Jackson State. When discussing attacking the glass, Texas Southern permitted Jackson State to collect 27 overall (12 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 20.6% from three-point range by connecting on 7 of 34 and finished the contest at 14 of 21 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Tigers permitted Jackson State to bury 18 of their 66 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 27.3% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Tigers shot 30 for 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.6%. In terms of three-point attempts, Texas Southern converted 8 of their 19 attempts (42.1%). They were able to make 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 82.4%. Jackson State had 17 fouls in the game which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They coughed it up 16 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. The Tigers corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 38 in the game.

Zaire Hayes was important for the Tigers in this contest. He tallied 17 points in his 27 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in this matchup. He made 7 of 12 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and had 4 rebounds.

Texas Southern has a win-loss record of 12-16 on the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Tigers are hitting on 45.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 148th in Division 1. Texas Southern has tallied 2,118 points on the campaign (75.6 per game) and they snag 35.1 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 11.2 times per game (346th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 13.8 times per game. The Tigers commit 19.5 fouls every game while shooting 71.7% from the charity stripe.

The Texas Southern defense gives up 32.7% on three-point shots (227 of 695) and their opposition knocks down 70.7% of their foul shots. They concede 13.6 assists and 35.5 rebounds per game, which is ranked 195th and 249th in college hoops. The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 296th in the nation in PPG given up with 78.0. They have forced 12.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the field (179th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas Southern and under the total points

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