SMU vs Prairie View A&M Prediction 11-18-24 College Basketball Picks

The Prairie View A&M Panthers and the SMU Mustangs meet Monday in college basketball action from the Moody Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Prairie View A&M vs. SMU prediction.

Prairie View A&M Recap

The Prairie View A&M Panthers come into this game looking to bounce back after an 84-81 loss to Incarnate Word last time out. After this game, Prairie View A&M will take on Fresno State and Northern Colorado.

Panthers Looking For Huge Road Upset

Nick Anderson leads the Panthers in scoring and rebounding with 21 PPG and 5.3 RPG while Chauncey Gibson has 15 PPG with 4 RPG and Orlando Horton Jr. has 15 PPG with 3.3 RPG and a team-high 3.7 APG to lead the Panthers in the assist department so far this season. Tanahj Pettway has 13.3 PPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Prairie View A&M so far this season. As a team, Prairie View A&M is averaging 83.7 PPG on 44.7% shooting from the field, 38.8% from three, and 72.4% from the foul line this season.

SMU Recap

The SMU Mustangs come into this one looking to bounce back from their first loss of the season after an 81-70 loss at the hands of Butler last time out. After this game, SMU will welcome Mississippi State to town.

SMU Looking To Bounce Back

Boopie Miller leads the Mustangs in scoring and assists with 19.8 PPG along with 6.8 APG, 4.5 RPG, and 2 SPG while Chuck Harris has 15.3 PPG with 3.3 RPG and 3 APG. Yohan Traore has 10.8 PPG with a team-high 6.5 RPG to lead the Mustangs on the glass while B.J. Edwards has 11 PPG with 6 RPG, 3 APG, and 3.3 SPG as well. Samet Yigitoglu also has 10.5 PPG with 5 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for SMU so far this year. As a team, SMU is averaging 87.3 PPG on 47.5% shooting from the field, 36.4% shooting from three, and 75.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the SMU Mustangs will win

• Prairie View A&M has lost each of its last 14 away games when playing with a rest advantage.
• SMU has won each of its last eight night games at Moody Coliseum (Dallas).

Prairie View A&M vs. SMU Prediction

I’m on SMU here. I get the case to be made for Prairie View catching points, but the fact is that SMU is simply the better team and plays at such a fast pace that I think it’s really going to be hard for PVAMU to keep up in this game. I think this one could very well be over by halftime so give me SMU.