Prairie View A&M Panthers vs SMU Mustangs Prediction, 11/18/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Prairie View A&M Panthers vs SMU Mustangs

Date: Monday, November 18, 2024

Location: Moody Coliseum in Dallas, TX

TV: ESPN+

Moody Coliseum is the location where the SMU Mustangs (3-0) will take on the Prairie View A&M Panthers (1-2) on Monday.

The Prairie View A&M Panthers took the court against Incarnate Word and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-81 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Panthers ended up with 25 and Incarnate Word had 23 personal fouls. They converted 3 of 15 shots from beyond the arc. Incarnate Word ended up shooting 71.1% when shooting free throws by converting 27 of their 38 attempts. Furthermore, Incarnate Word totaled 41 boards (12 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Incarnate Word earned 9 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. In regard to the defense, Prairie View A&M allowed the other team to shoot 45.8% from the field on 27 of 59 shooting. They also doled out 13 dimes in the matchup while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When discussing pulling down boards, they earned 24 with 4 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Panthers converted 22 of 27 tries for a rate of 81.5%. Prairie View A&M ended with a 40.0% field goal percentage (22 of 55) and converted 15 out of their 29 three-point shots.

Chauncey Gibson is one guy who was a major contributor in the game. He ended up scoring 24 points on 6 of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins and also grabbed 3 boards. He ended up going 40.0% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists.

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Prairie View A&M steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 1-2 on the campaign. They are averaging 83.7 points per contest (107th in Division 1) while going 44.7% from the floor. The Panthers are shooting 38.8% on shots from 3-point land (26 of 67) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Prairie View A&M is pulling in 29.7 rebounds per game and has 44 assists this year, which is 189th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 10.7 times per game and as a team they commit 23.0 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Panthers are able to force 15.0 turnovers per game and they draw 22.7 personal fouls. They rank 224th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 41 surrendered for the season. The Panthers are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 48.9% (88 of 180) and they concede 40.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 31.9% on 3-point attempts and they rank 357th in the country in points per game allowed (88.7).

When they last played, the SMU Mustangs went home victorious with a score of 81-68 against UNC Greensboro. In the matter of cleaning the glass, SMU permitted UNC Greensboro to pull down 35 in total (9 on the offensive side). They finished 25.0% from downtown by connecting on 5 of 20 and finished the contest at 15 of 22 at the charity stripe (68.2%). The Mustangs allowed UNC Greensboro to convert 24 of 58 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.4% for the contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Mustangs shot 27 out of 63 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9%. When discussing shooting from distance, SMU made 6 of their 23 tries (26.1%). They were able to make 21 of the free throw tries for a rate of 70.0%. UNC Greensboro was called for 24 fouls for the matchup which took the Mustangs to the free throw line for 30 shots. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 9 steals for this game. The Mustangs recorded 26 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 37 in the matchup.

Kevin Miller ended up being a factor for the Mustangs for this game. He totaled 21 points in his 28 mins of playing time and had 7 dimes for the matchup. He converted 7 out of 16 in this game for a rate of 43.8%, and had 4 rebounds.

SMU has a mark of 3-0 on the season. The Mustangs are committing 19.0 fouls every game while shooting 75.9% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 19.3 times per game (41st in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.7 times per game. SMU has totaled 279 pts for the campaign (93.0 per contest) and they pull in 40.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Mustangs are connecting on 50.0% from the field, which is ranked 67th in college basketball.

The Mustangs on the defensive side of the court are 143rd in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 67.7. They are able to force 17.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.1% from the floor (89th in college basketball). The SMU defense concedes 32.8% on 3-point attempts (20 of 61) and opponents are connecting on 76.4% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 13.0 assists and 34.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 211th and 163rd in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Prairie View A&M

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