The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions and the Prairie View A&M Panthers meet in college basketball action from the William Hicks Building on Monday night.
The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions will look to rebound after a 90-71 loss to Texas Southern in their last game. Shawn Williams leads UAPB in scoring and assists with 14.9 PPG and 3.7 APG while Trey Sampson has 10.9 PPG with 4.8 RPG. Kylen Milton has 11.8 PPG with 3.5 RPG and Dequan Morris has 10.6 PPG while Brandon Brown has 10 PPG and a team-high 8.1 RPG to lead the Golden Lions on the glass and round out the group of double-digit scorers for Arkansas-Pine Bluff this season. As a team, Arkansas-Pine Bluff is averaging 63.5 PPG on 38.9% shooting from the field, 29.3% from three and 73.7% from the foul line while allowing 79.5 PPG on 51.1% shooting from the field and 37.6% from three this season.
The Prairie View A&M Panthers will try to rebound from an 84-82 OT loss to Mississippi Valley State last time out. Jawaun Daniels leads the Panthers in scoring and rebounding with 13.4 PPG and 4 RPG while D’Rell Roberts has 11.9 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Prairie View A&M so far this season. William Douglas also has 9.9 PPG for the Panthers on the year. As a team, Prairie View A&M is averaging 57.2 PPG on 41% shooting from the field, 29.4% from three and 73.4% from the foul line while allowing 74.5 PPG on 49.1% shooting from the field and 40.2% from three this season.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff is 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 games following an ATS loss and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games while the under is 17-4 in their last 21 Monday games. Prairie View A&M is 9-3-2 ATS in their last 14 home games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall while the over is 6-0 in their last 6 games following a loss.
I can make a case for a team laying points at home like Prairie View, but when you lose to Mississippi Valley State, you’re dead to me. Arkansas-Pine Bluff is far from a world-beater, but getting double-digits is ridiculous here. Give me the Golden Lions and the points.