Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on Health and PE Arena Saturday as host Texas Southern looks to handle the Prairie View A&M Panthers in NCAAB action.

The Tigers sit at 3-11 (0-0 ATS) on the season. By comparison, the Panthers are currently 5-10 (0-0 ATS). Looking to wager on the totals? Texas Southern is 0-0 OU, and Prairie View A&M is 0-0 OU.



View Prairie View AM vs Texas Southern Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game puts the Tigers, most recently No. 307 in the Odds Shark power rankings, up against the Panthers, who rate No. 74 in the latest survey. Meanwhile, math and computer-based handicapping simulations run on this game predict a potential 59-50 victory for the Panthers.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Texas Southern has the nation's No. 339-rated offensive output, at 54.8 PPG. The visiting Panthers defense ranks No. 119 allowing on average 64.6 PPG. The Tigers FG% has averaged 39.2% so far, more than the Panthers marksmen have achieved on the year, 38.7% per game.

Defensively, Prairie View A&M features the nation's No. 239-rated defense on the road, allowing 73.7 points per game. Texas Southern, meanwhile, comes in at No. 120 nationally in scoring at home.

Prairie View A&M won its last outing, a 55-47 result against Alcorn State on January 5. The Panthers grabbed a 55-47 win over the Braves on Thursday, behind an 18 -point effort from Montreal Scott at William Nicks Building.

Texas Southern won its last outing, a 73-39 result against Southern on January 5. Texas Southern cruised to victory on Thursday, running Southern out of the gym and running up a 73-39 score at Health and PE Arena.

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