Southern vs. Prairie View A&M Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - SWAC Tournament

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 face off to determine the SWAC conference champion on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET, live on ESPNU. Southern holds the advantage, as bookmakers favor the by 3.5 points to claim the automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament bracket. The matchup has an over/under of 145.5 points.

Southern took care of business in its last outing 73-70 against Florida A&M on Friday. Michael Jacobs' team-leading 19 points paced Southern in the victory. Prairie View A&M's most recent outing on Friday ended in a 74-55 victory over Alabama A&M. Dontae Horne put up 25 points, five rebounds and six assists for Prairie View A&M.

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

• When: Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Georgia
• Spread favorite: Southern -3.5
• Moneyline favorite: Southern -169
• Moneyline underdog: Prairie View A&M +138
• Over/Under: 145.5 points

How to watch Southern vs. Prairie View A&M

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

• This season, Southern's games have hit the over on this game's 145.5-point total 23 times.
• This season, 18 games Prairie View A&M has played finished with a combined score higher than 145.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 159.1 points per game, 13.6 points more than the over/under of 145.5 for this game.
• This game's over/under is 9.0 fewer points than the 154.5 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
• On average, Southern has had a 158.2-point over/under in its games this season, 12.7 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• Prairie View A&M's games have an average over/under of 155.5 points this season, 10.0 more points than the over/under for this game.

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

• Southern has 13 wins against the spread in 30 games this season.
• The Jaguars have an ATS record of 4-11 in their 15 games when favored by 3.5 points or more so far this season.
• In Prairie View A&M's 30 games this season, it has 20 wins against the spread.
• The Panthers have an against the spread record of 11-4 in their 15 games when underdogs by 3.5 points or more this season.
• Southern is 5-4 overall, and 3-6 against the spread, at home.
• Southern is 3-5 ATS as a 3.5-point favorite or greater at home.
• Away from home, Prairie View A&M is 11-5 against the spread, and 3-13 overall.
• Prairie View A&M is unbeaten ATS (1-0) away from home as 3.5-point underdogs or more.

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

• Southern has entered the game as moneyline favorites 18 times this season and won 11, or 61.1%, of those games.
• The Jaguars have a record of 9-6 in games where oddsmakers favor them by at least -169 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from Southern, based on the moneyline, is 62.8%.
• Prairie View A&M has been victorious in six, or 31.6%, of the 19 contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• This season, the Panthers have been victorious two times in 13 chances when named as an underdog of at least +138 or worse on the moneyline.
• Prairie View A&M has an implied victory probability of 42% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.