Prairie View A&M Panthers (2-4) vs Grambling State Tigers (4-6)
Game Info: Monday, January 18, 2021 at 8:30 pm (William Nicks Center)
Betting Odds: Prairie View A&M Panthers -4.5 -- Over/Under: 135.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Grambling Tigers will travel to William Nicks Building to take on the Prairie View A&M Panthers this Monday night in College Basketball action.
The Grambling Tigers won their 2nd straight game and improved to 5-6 on the season after defeating the Texas Southern Tigers, 78-72, this past Saturday. Grambling trailed by a 41-39 margin at halftime, however, Grambling was outstanding defensively in the 2nd half and was able to pull away late for the victory. Grambling shot 42.6% from the field and 37.5% from beyond the arc while Texas Southern shot 44.3% from the field and 35.0% from beyond the arc. Grambling outrebounded Texas Southern by a 39-38 margin and forced 17 turnovers in the victory. Leading the way for Grambling was Cam Christon who had 18 points, 6 rebounds, & 3 assists.
On the season, Grambling is averaging 64.3 ppg on 41.8% shooting from the field. The Tigers are averaging 4.9 three-pointers per game on 31.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Grambling has been led by Cam Christon (14.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.0 spg), Prince Moss (7.7 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.3 apg), Trevell Cunningham (7.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 5.6 apg, 1.2 spg), & Terreon Randolph (4.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.1 apg, 1.5 spg).
Defensively, Grambling is allowing their opponents to average 68.5 ppg on 38.3% shooting from the field. The Tigers have a rebound margin of -2.2 and a turnover margin of -2.1.
The Prairie View A&M Panthers had their last game against Jackson State postponed due to covid-19 protocols and come into this game with an overall record of 2-4 after defeating the Texas Southern Tigers, 73-67, this past Monday. Prairie View A&M led by a 40-28 margin at half time and had no trouble hanging on for the victory after taking a 58-44 lead with 7:50 left in regulation. Prairie View A&M shot 45.5% from the field and 38.5% from beyond the arc while Texas Southern shot 44.4% from the field. And 36.4% from beyond the arc. Prairie View A&M was outrebounded by Texas Southern by a 33-31 margin, however, did force 22 turnovers in the victory. Leading the way for the Panthers was Jawaun Daniels who had 21 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, & 1 steal.
On the season, Prairie View A&M is averaging 65.0 ppg on 41.4% shooting from the field. The Panthers are averaging 7.0 three-pointers per game on 30.9% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Prairie View A&M has been led by Cam Mack (15.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 7.3 apg, 2.7 spg), Jawaun Daniels (11.7 ppg, 4.5 rpg), D’Rell Roberts (10.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.2 spg), & Faite Williams (9.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 6.0 apg, 1.3 spg).
Defensively, Prairie View A&M is allowing their opponents to average 73.5 ppg on 44.8% shooting from the field. The Panthers have a rebound margin of -6.2 and a turnover margin of 0.2.
The Tigers are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 Monday games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. The Panthers are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 7-3-1 ATS in their last 11 Monday games.
Prairie View A&M might be just 2-4 on the season, however, the Panthers are a better team than their record or stats show as they played a very difficult non-conference schedule which included games against Louisville & TCU. Grambling has won two games in a row, however, this is a team that can struggle on the offensive end as the Tigers come into this game ranked just 308th in scoring offense & 266th in FG% and as I think Prairie View A&M will have success keeping Grambling off the scoreboard, I’m taking Prairie View A&M to cover this small home spread. Good Luck.
Brett’s Pick Prairie View A&M Panthers -4.5
AUTHOR: Brett Nault
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