Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (5-11) vs Prairie View A&M Panthers (6-10)
Game Info: Monday, January 9, 2023 at 6:30 pm (H.O. Clemmons Arena)
Betting Odds: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions +4.5 -- Over/Under: 139.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
The Prairie View A&M Panthers and Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions face off on Monday in a college basketball showdown at the H.O. Clemmons Arena. When these two teams faced off last February it was the Panthers that won 92-84.
Prairie View A&M comes into this game with a 6-10 record and they have gone 5-9 against the spread. In the last game against Mississippi Valley State, Prairie View A&M scored 67 points and that was enough to win by seven points. Jeremiah Grambell had a strong game finishing with 22 points and eight rebounds. The Panthers are averaging 68.9 points while their defense is giving up 72.1 points per game. In this game they are going to need the offense to be strong again. Will Douglas has been the top player averaging 15.8 points while shooting 44.4 percent from the field.
On the other side of this matchup is Arkansas Pine Bluff who sits with a 5-11 record and they have gone 5-7 against the spread. In the last game against Texas Southern, they were able to secure a 70-66 victory. Shaun Doss had a strong game finishing with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Arkansas-Pine Bluff is averaging 64.3 points while their defense is giving up 69.8 points per game. The offense is ranked 339th and they need to find a way to get the offense going here. Shaun Doss Jr is averaging 16.7 points while shooting 39.6 percent from the field and 32.7 percent from behind the three point line.
Prairie View A&M comes into this game with an 0-5 against the spread in their last five games overall. The under is 12-2 in Prairie View A&M’s last 14 games on Monday. The under is 4-1 in Arkansas Pine Bluff’s last five games. The under is 4-1 in Arkansas Pine Bluff’s last five games against a team with a winning percentage below .400.
Arkansas Pine Bluff has been playing a little better this season and they should be competitive in this game. In the last game the Golden Lions scored 70 points and they are going to find offensive success again in this game. They are also the better defensive team, and that will be the difference here as Arkansas Pine Bluff gets the job done. Back Arkansas Pine Bluff against the spread.