Prairie View A&M vs Mississippi Valley State 1/8/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (0-12) vs. Prairie View A&M Panthers (0-10)
January 8, 2022 6:30 pm EDT
The Line: Prairie View A&M Panthers -19 / Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils +19; Over/Under: -160.5
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The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils and the Prairie View A&M Panthers meet in college hoops action from the William Nicks Building on Saturday afternoon.
The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils come into this one looking to get their first win of the year after a 72-67 loss to Alabama A&M last time out. Robert Carpenter leads the Delta Devils with 17 PPG and 4.7 RPG while Caleb Hunter has 12.3 PPG with 2.3 APG as the only other double-digit scorer for MVSU so far this season. Elijah Davis has a team-high 3.2 APG as well this season. As a team, Mississippi Valley State is averaging 62.8 PPG on 35.4% shooting from the field, 29.3% from three and 62.5% from the foul line while allowing 88.5 PPG on 53.6% shooting from the field and 45.5% from three this season.
The Prairie View A&M Panthers come into this one fairly fresh after back-to-back forfeitures against Grambling State and Southern. Jawaun Daniels leads the Panthers in scoring and rebounding with 13.4 PPG and 4 RPG while D’Rell Roberts has 12.2 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Prairie View A&M so far this season. William Douglas also has 9.8 PPG for the Panthers on the year. As a team, Prairie View A&M is averaging 60.1 PPG on 40.2% shooting from the field, 29.1% from three and 74.5% from the foul line while allowing 80.4 PPG on 49.6% shooting from the field and 41.7% from three this season.
Mississippi Valley State is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400 while the over is 6-0-1 in their last 7 games overall. Prairie View A&M is 9-2-2 ATS in their last 13 home games and 8-2-2 ATS in their last 12 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 games following a loss.
I get why you’d take the points in certain spots, but Mississippi Valley State is not a team I’m looking to back really in any regard. Instead, I’m going to side with the under as I’m not sure either team can score enough to get us up and over this number.
