The Prairie View A&M Panthers will hit the floor running against the visiting Texas Southern Tigers Saturday, looking to improve their record and boost wagering bankrolls in the process.

Prairie View A&M battles the Tigers, currently sitting with a 7-14 mark (0-1 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 1-0 for the Panthers and 1-0 for the Tigers.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Panthers at No. 151 and the Tigers at No. 172 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 59-57 result in favor of the Panthers.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Prairie View A&M's No. 284 nationally ranked offense (62.7 points per game) against a Tigers defense that sits as the No. 114 at 64.5 PPG. The Panthers have been averaging 39.5% from the field, less than the Tigers have managed so far this season (40.7% on average).

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Texas Southern owns the country's No. 144-rated mark, allowing 68.9 points per game on the highway. Prairie View A&M, on the other hand, rates No. 262 in scoring at home.

Texas Southern was a 66-59 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Alabama State. They failed to cover the 2.5-point spread as favorites. The Tigers got 16 points from Fred Sturdivant, but it was Alabama State that prevailed in a 66-59 final on Monday at ASU Acadome.

Prairie View A&M lost its last outing, a 64-54 result against Alabama A&M on January 30. Prairie View A&M got 14 points from Louis Munks but lost anyway, 64-54, to Alabama A&M on Monday at Elmore Gymnasium.

Next up:
Texas Southern home to Grambling State, Saturday, February 11
Prairie View A&M home to Jackson State, Saturday, February 11