Southern vs Prairie View A&M College Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for SWAC Tournament Championship

The No. 3 seed Southern Jaguars (17-16, 11-7 SWAC) and the No. 8 Prairie View A&M Panthers (17-17, 9-9 SWAC) will meet to decide the SWAC champion on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Southern vs. Prairie View A&M Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Saturday, March 14, 2026
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPNU
• Location: College Park, Georgia
• Arena: Gateway Center Arena

Before you bet on Saturday's Southern-Prairie View A&M spread (Southern -3.5) or over/under (145.5 points), read the betting trends and insights below.

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Southern vs. Prairie View A&M: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Southern has put together a 13-17-0 record against the spread this season.
• Prairie View A&M is 20-10-0 ATS this season.
• As a 3.5-point underdog or more in 2025-26, Prairie View A&M is 11-3 against the spread compared to the 4-11 ATS record Southern racks up as a 3.5-point favorite.
• The Jaguars have done a better job covering the spread on the road (9-10-0) than they have in home games (3-6-0).
• This season, the Panthers are 5-4-0 at home against the spread (.556 winning percentage). On the road, they are 11-5-0 ATS (.688).
• Southern has nine wins against the spread in 20 conference games this season.
• Prairie View A&M has 14 wins against the spread in 21 SWAC games this season.

Southern vs. Prairie View A&M: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Southern has been victorious in 12, or 63.2%, of the 19 contests it has been chosen as moneyline favorites in this season.
• The Jaguars have a win-loss record of 9-6 when favored by -164 or better by bookmakers this year.
• Prairie View A&M is 6-11 in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 35.3% of those games).
• When they have played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +136 or longer, the Panthers have a 2-9 record (winning just 18.2% of their games).
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Southern has a 62.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Southern vs. Prairie View A&M Head-to-Head Comparison

• Southern was 143rd in the nation in points scored (74.8 per game) and 61st in points allowed (68.3) last year.
• Last season, Southern was 42nd in college basketball in rebounds (34.8 per game) and 90th in rebounds allowed (29.8).
• Last season Southern was ranked 219th in the nation in assists with 13.0 per game.
• In terms of turnovers, Southern was 259th in college basketball in committing them (12.0 per game) last year. It was ninth-best in forcing them (14.7 per game).
• Prairie View A&M's defensive performance was worst in college basketball last year with 82.4 points allowed per contest, but offensively it was more consistent, averaging 71.4 points per game (247th-ranked in college basketball).
• Prairie View A&M struggled when it came to rebounding last season, ranking -3-worst in the nation in rebounds per game (25.3) and worst in rebounds allowed per game (36.8).
• Prairie View A&M put up 12.2 assists per game, which ranked them 279th in the nation.
• With 11.1 turnovers per game, Prairie View A&M was 176th in the country. It forced 13.7 turnovers per contest, which ranked 31st in college basketball.

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