Southern vs. Prairie View A&M Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 5

The Southern Jaguars (5-9, 1-0 SWAC) host the Prairie View A&M Panthers (5-9, 0-1 SWAC) at F.G. Clark Activity Center, starting at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, January 5, 2026. The Jaguars are 7.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 163.5 points.

In its most recent game on Saturday, Southern earned an 84-73 win over Texas Southern. Michael Jacobs recorded 27 points, six rebounds and six assists for Southern. Prairie View A&M dropped its most recent outing 76-72 against Grambling on Saturday. Tai'Reon Joseph's team-leading 21 points paced Prairie View A&M in the losing effort.

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

• When: Monday, January 5, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: F.G. Clark Activity Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Spread favorite: Southern -7.5
• Moneyline favorite: Southern -358
• Moneyline underdog: Prairie View A&M +282
• Over/Under: 163.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Southern vs. Prairie View A&M

• This season, six of Southern's 11 games have gone over Monday's over/under of 163.5 points.
• This season, six games Prairie View A&M has played finished with a combined score higher than 163.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 166.5 points per game, 3.0 points more than the point total of 163.5 for this contest.
• The 163 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 0.5 fewer than the 163.5 total in this contest.
• On average, Southern has had a 165.5-point over/under in its games this season, 2.0 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this contest is 0.4 points lower than the average over/under in Prairie View A&M's games this season of 163.9.

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

• In Southern's 11 games this year, it has five wins against the spread.
• This season, the Jaguars won ATS in their only game as a favorite of 7.5 points or more.
• Prairie View A&M has seven wins against the spread in 10 games this year.
• So far this year, the Panthers have been installed as underdogs by a 7.5-point margin or more nine times and are 7-2 ATS in those matchups.
• Southern is unbeaten ATS (1-0) as a 7.5-point favorite or greater at home.
• In away games, Prairie View A&M is 6-2 against the spread, and 0-8 overall.

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

• Southern has won both games it has played as a moneyline favorite this season.
• The Jaguars have not entered a game this season as a bigger favorite on the moneyline than the -358 odds on them winning this game.
• Southern has a 78.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Prairie View A&M has been named as the moneyline underdog eight times this season but has yet to come away with a victory in any of those games.
• The Panthers have won all of their six games in which they were named as at least a +282 moneyline underdog.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Prairie View A&M has a 26.2% chance of walking away with the win.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Southern vs. Prairie View A&M

• Pick ATS: Southern (- 7.5)
• Pick OU: Over (163.5)
  
• Prediction: Southern 93 - Prairie View A&M 79