The Prairie View A&M Panthers (1-10) will travel to Winthrop Coliseum to go head-to-head with the Winthrop Eagles (7-4). The game is scheduled to start at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 29, 2018.
Prairie View A&M Panthers vs. Winthrop Eagles Betting Odds
In their last matchup, the Eagles fell to the Vanderbilt Commodores, 92-79, while the Panthers were victorious over the Santa Clara Broncos, 81-64.
Prairie View A&M played a nearly flawless game. They had a turnover percentage of 11.7 and an effective field goal percentage of 0.569. For those same stats, Santa Clara was 22.3 and 0.439, respectively. Winthrop, on the other hand, had a much better offensive rebounding percentage (30.2 vs. 15.2). Winthrop’s Nych Smith had a solid performance, contributing 21 points and five rebounds. Gary Blackston fueled Prairie View A&M with 30 points and eight rebounds.
Josh Ferguson has taken his game to another level as of late for Winthrop, averaging 0 points over the last five games.
The high-powered offense of Winthrop (37th in the nation with an offensive efficiency of 115.0) will square off against the porous defense of Prairie View A&M (331st in the country with a defensive efficiency of 112.1). The Eagles figure to have the edge on that side of the ball.
Prairie View A&M vs. Winthrop Free Pick
Prediction: SU Winner – Winthrop, O/U – Over
Betting Notes:
- Winthrop ranks third in three pointers attempted per game (34.1) while Prairie View A&M ranks 235th (18.3).
- The Eagles average 2.9 blocks per game, which ranks 110th in the NCAA. The Panthers rank 146th in blocks allowed per game (5.8).
- Prairie View A&M averages 7.0 steals per game, which ranks 79th in the nation. Winthrop ranks 95th in steals allowed per game (6.5).
- The Eagles rank 10th in assists per game (18.3) while the Panthers rank 227th (9.3).
- Winthrop ranks 20th in rebounds per game (41.4) while Prairie View A&M ranks 224th (32.7).
Bettings Trends:
- The Panthers’ average margin of defeat in their last five games has been 4.4, down from 13.2 for the season.
- During their last five games, the Eagles have scored an average of 91.0 points per game (0.8 below their season average) and allowed an average of 87.2 points per game (6.1 above their season average).
