Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on William Nicks Building Saturday as host Prairie View A&M looks to handle the Grambling State Tigers in NCAA hoops action.

Prairie View A&M will face the 0-13 Tigers, who own a 0-0 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Panthers are 0-0 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Tigers are 0-0 favoring the OVER.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 72-rated Panthers and the No. 348-ranked Tigers, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark. Prediction formulas run on this game indicate a possible 65-33 result in favor of the Panthers.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Prairie View A&M has the nation's No. 213-rated offensive output, at 66.1 PPG. The visiting Tigers defense ranks No. 347 allowing on average 82.1 PPG. The Panthers FG% has averaged 41.2% so far, more than the Tigers marksmen have achieved on the year, 35.4% per game.

Defensively, Grambling State features the nation's No. 340-rated defense on the road, allowing 82.3 points per game. Prairie View A&M, meanwhile, comes in at No. 11 nationally in scoring at home.

Grambling State was an 80-46 loser in their most recent outing at home against Alcorn State. Grambling State was run off the court by the Braves on Tuesday as Alcorn State routed them 80-46 at Hobdy Assembly Center.

Last time out for Prairie View A&M, they were a 65-60 loser as they battled Texas Southern on the road. Texas Southern earned a 65-60 victory over Prairie View A&M on Sunday, getting 19 points from Omar Strong at Health and PE Arena.

Next up:
Grambling State at Texas Southern, Monday, January 14
Prairie View A&M home to Jackson State, Monday, January 14