Prairie View A&M Panthers vs UNI Panthers Prediction, 12/12/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Prairie View A&M Panthers vs UNI Panthers

Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Location: McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, IA

TV: ESPN+

The Prairie View A&M Panthers (4-3) are on their way to McLeod Center on Tuesday where they will try to beat the UNI Panthers (3-7).

The Prairie View A&M Panthers stepped onto the hardwood against Tulane and took a loss by a final of 98-77 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Panthers walked away with 30 and Tulane had 20 personal fouls. They also made 6 of 15 tries from beyond the arc. Tulane finished the game shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe by making 36 of 48 tries. On top of that, Tulane snagged 36 rebounds (2 offensive, 34 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Tulane totaled 18 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. Pertaining to defending, Prairie View A&M allowed the other team to go 62.2% from the field on 28 of 45 shooting. They also distributed 9 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 24 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Panthers made 15 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. Prairie View A&M ended the contest with a 40.3% field goal percentage (29 of 72) and made 4 of their 18 shots from beyond the arc.

Charles Smith is one player who was a factor for this game. He went 60.0% from the field and totaled 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 29 minutes and also snagged 3 boards. He ended up with 23 points on 9 out of 15 shooting.

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Prairie View A&M enters this game with a mark of 4-3 so far this season. They are giving up possession 12.1 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 21.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Prairie View A&M is collecting 38.6 boards per game and is sitting with 67 assists this season, which has them ranked 360th in the country in terms of passing. The Panthers are shooting 29.9% on three-point attempts (32 of 107) and 77.1% from the free throw line. They average 74.9 points per outing (173rd in the country) while hitting 39.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Panthers are forcing 15.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.4 personal fouls. They are giving up 30.7% from 3-point land and they are 264th in college basketball in points per game allowed (74.6). Panthers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 42.3% (171 of 404) and they surrender 39.6 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 9th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 75 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the court, the UNI Panthers took a defeat with a final score of 84-80 when they faced Toledo. In reference to cleaning the glass, UNI allowed Toledo to get 30 in all (5 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 38.1% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 8 out of 21 and ended up going 20 out of 26 at the free throw line (76.9%). The Panthers allowed Toledo to make 28 of 60 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.7% for the matchup. Overall, the Panthers ended up shooting 29 out of 56 from the field which had them shooting 51.8%. When talking about 3-point shots, UNI converted 9 of their 21 attempts (42.9%). They were able to knock down 13 of those for a rate of 81.3%. Toledo had 13 fouls for this contest which took the Panthers to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. The Panthers were able to corral 26 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in this matchup.

Bowen Born ended up having an impact for the Panthers in this game. He tallied 31 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in the matchup. He made 9 out of 16 in the matchup giving him a rate of 56.3%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.

UNI has a win-loss record of 3-7 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Panthers are shooting 46.7% from the field, which ranks 98th in college basketball. UNI has tallied 761 points on the campaign (76.1 per game) and they grab 35.0 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.2 times per game (141st in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.2 times per contest. The Panthers commit 19.1 fouls every game and they connect on 67.6% from the charity stripe.

The Panthers on the defensive end are ranked 292nd in Division 1 in PPG given up with 75.9. They are able to force 11.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.1% from the field (244th in college basketball). The UNI defense allows 36.5% on 3-point attempts (85 of 233) and their opponents are making 80.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 11.4 assists and 33.6 total rebounds per game, which is 96th and 114th in the country.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Prairie View A&M

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