Florida vs. Prairie View A&M Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - First Round

A first-round NCAA Tournament matchup will see the 1-seed Florida Gators (26-7) hit the court as a 35.5-point favorite against the No. 16 seed Prairie View A&M Panthers (19-17) on Friday at Benchmark International Arena. The matchup tips off at 9:25 p.m. ET on TNT. Here's a deep dive into this 1-16 matchup before filling out your brackets. The matchup has an over/under set at 154 points.

Florida heads into this contest following a 91-74 loss to Vanderbilt on Saturday. In Florida's loss, Thomas Haugh led the way with a team-high 19 points (adding nine rebounds and three assists). Prairie View A&M is coming off of a 67-55 win against Lehigh in its last game on Wednesday. Dontae Horne recorded 25 points, seven rebounds and zero assists for Prairie View A&M.

Florida vs. Prairie View A&M Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, March 20, 2026 at 9:25 p.m. ET
• Where: Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida
• Spread favorite: Florida -35.5
• Moneyline favorite: Florida -100000
• Moneyline underdog: Prairie View A&M +5300
• Over/Under: 154 points

How to watch Florida vs. Prairie View A&M

• TV Channel: TNT
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Betting the Over/Under: Florida vs. Prairie View A&M

• Florida and its opponents have combined to go over Friday's over/under of 154 points 19 times this season.
• A total of 16 of Prairie View A&M's games have ended with a combined score higher than 154 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 165.4 points per game, 11.4 points more than the over/under of 154 for this contest.
• The 147.5 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 6.5 fewer than the 154 total in this contest.
• Florida has seen a 158.8 average over/under in its games this season, 4.8 points more than the over/under in this contest.
• Prairie View A&M's games have an average over/under of 154.1 points this season, 0.1 more points than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: Florida vs. Prairie View A&M

• Florida has played 33 games, with 19 wins against the spread.
• The Gators have yet to cover the spread this season when favored by 35.5 points or more in four chances.
• Prairie View A&M has 22 wins against the spread in 32 games this year.
• Florida is 7-8 against the spread, and 14-1 overall, at home this season.
• At home, Florida is winless ATS (0-4) as a 35.5-point favorite or more.
• Away from home, Prairie View A&M is 3-13 overall and 11-5 against the spread.

Betting the Moneyline: Florida vs. Prairie View A&M

• Florida has entered the game as moneyline favorites 29 times this season and won 24, or 82.8%, of those games.
• The Gators have not entered a game this season as a bigger favorite on the moneyline than the -100000 odds on them winning this game.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Florida has a 99.9% chance to win.
• Prairie View A&M has been victorious in eight, or 38.1%, of the 21 contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• This is the worst odds of a win that sportsbooks have given the Panthers this season with a +5300 moneyline set for this game.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Prairie View A&M has a 1.9% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.