UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Prairie View A&M Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 7
07 November 2026

The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (1-0) host the Prairie View A&M Panthers (2-0) at UTRGV Fieldhouse, starting at 5:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 7, 2026. The Vaqueros are 8.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's over/under is set at 149.5.
UT Rio Grande Valley enters this contest on the heels of an 81-51 victory over Texas A&M-Kingsville on Monday. Brian Knight totaled 14 points, three rebounds and zero assists for UT Rio Grande Valley. Prairie View A&M took care of business in its most recent outing 103-90 against Biblical Studies-Houston on Thursday. Michael Eley scored a team-high 26 points for Prairie View A&M in the win.
UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Prairie View A&M Odds and Game Time
- When: Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. ET
- Where: UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas
- Spread favorite: UT Rio Grande Valley -8.5
- Moneyline favorite: UT Rio Grande Valley -389
- Moneyline underdog: Prairie View A&M +290
- Over/Under: 149.5 points
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Betting the Over/Under: UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Prairie View A&M
- Out of 31 games last year, UT Rio Grande Valley had 13 with over 149.5 points scored, its current matchup's point total.
- A total of 18 Prairie View A&M's games last season (out of 33) had more than 149.5 total points scored.
- The Vaqueros and the Panthers combined to average 4.3 more points per game a season ago than the over/under of 149.5 set for this matchup.
- Opponents of the two teams averaged a combined 3.5 fewer points per game (146) last season than this matchup's over/under of 149.5 points.
- The average point total in UT Rio Grande Valley's games last year was 4.1 fewer points than the over/under of 149.5 in this matchup.
- Prairie View A&M's games in 2025 averaged a total of 154.5 points, 5.0 more than the point total in this matchup.
Betting the Spread: UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Prairie View A&M
- UT Rio Grande Valley went 18-13-0 ATS last season.
- The Vaqueros covered the spread twice last season (2-1 ATS) when playing as at least 8.5-point favorites.
- Prairie View A&M put together a 22-11-0 record against the spread last year.
- The Panthers had an ATS record of 7-2 when playing as at least 8.5-point underdogs last season.
- UT Rio Grande Valley was 8-5 overall, and 5-8 against the spread, at home last season.
- At home last season, as a 8.5-point favorite or greater, UT Rio Grande Valley had two wins ATS (2-1).
- Prairie View A&M was 3-13 overall, and 11-5 against the spread, on the road last season.
- Prairie View A&M was unbeaten ATS (1-0) as a 8.5-point underdog or more on the road.
Betting the Moneyline: UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Prairie View A&M
- UT Rio Grande Valley put together a 13-7 record in games it was favored on the moneyline last season (winning 65% of those games).
- The Vaqueros won all three games they played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -389 or shorter.
- Based on this matchup's moneyline, UT Rio Grande Valley has an implied win probability of 79.6%.
- Last season, Prairie View A&M won eight out of the 22 games, or 36.4%, in which it was the underdog.
- Last season, the Panthers were at least a +290 underdog on the moneyline eight times, losing each of those contests.
- Prairie View A&M has a 25.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
