Texas Southern Tigers vs Prairie View A&M Panthers Prediction, 1/31/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Location: William Nicks Building in Prairie View, TX

TV: ESPN+

William Nicks Building is the location where the Prairie View A&M Panthers (8-13) will attempt to defeat the Texas Southern Tigers (6-13) on Saturday.

The Texas Southern Tigers faced off with Alabama State and earned the victory with a final of 96-64 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Tigers ended up with 21 while Alabama State finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They also made 5 of their 30 tries from distance. Alabama State finished the contest at 58.6% when shooting free throws by converting 17 of their 29 tries. Furthermore, Alabama State snagged 30 rebounds (14 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Alabama State distributed 10 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. In relation to defending, Texas Southern allowed the other team to shoot 32.8% from the floor on 21 out of 64 shooting. They also distributed 19 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 40 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 22 of their 26 shots for a percentage of 84.6%. Texas Southern ended the contest having earned a 51.7% field goal percentage (31 of 60) and converted 12 of 29 3-point attempts.

Zaire Hayes is someone who was a major contributor for this contest. He ended up scoring 17 points on 6 of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 minutes and also collected 2 rebounds. He finished shooting 54.5% from the field and recorded 1 assist.

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Texas Southern enters this contest with a mark of 6-13 for the year. They currently have an average of 75.0 points per outing (220th in D-1) while connecting on 45.0% from the field. The Tigers are connecting on 32.9% on shots from downtown (119 of 362) and 71.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Texas Southern is grabbing 34.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 214 dimes for the year, which ranks 360th in the country in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.1 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.7 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Tigers are able to force 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.7 fouls. They are giving up 33.7% from 3-point land while they are 333rd in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (80.6). The Tigers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.1% (508 of 1,101) and they surrender 35.6 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 183rd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 279 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Prairie View A&M Panthers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-60 against Alabama A&M. The Panthers were able to pull down 20 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 30 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. Alabama A&M was called for 11 fouls in the game which took the Panthers to the charity stripe for 12 shots. They were able to knock down 9 of them for a rate of 75.0%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, Prairie View A&M made 3 out of 16 attempts (18.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Panthers walked away from this one shooting 24 for 66 from the floor which had them at 36.4%. The Panthers permitted Alabama A&M to knock down 31 of their 58 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 53.4% for the matchup. They went 35.3% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 6 out of 17 and ended up shooting 12 of 13 from the charity stripe (92.3%). When talking about rebounding, Prairie View A&M allowed Alabama A&M to pull down 35 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Tai'reon Joseph ended up having an impact for the Panthers for the game. He earned 15 points in his 39 minutes on the court and added 2 assists in this contest. He converted 5 of 15 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and tallied 1 rebound.

Prairie View A&M has a record of 8-13 for the year. The Panthers are responsible for committing 20.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 76.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.3 times per contest (305th in college) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per contest. Prairie View A&M has totaled 1,691 pts on the season (80.5 per contest) and they average 33.2 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Panthers are shooting 44.6% from the field, which is ranked 227th in Division 1.

The Prairie View A&M defense concedes 34.3% on 3-point shots (164 of 478) and their opponents are converting on 72.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 13.8 assists and 38.3 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 217th and 340th in the country. The Panthers on the defensive side of the court are 321st in Division 1 in points given up per game with 79.8. They are able to force 16.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.2% from the floor (260th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas Southern

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