Prairie View A&M vs SMU Game Information

Prairie View vs SMU Preview

Two teams who have been awful at covering ATS of late, Prairie View A&M (1-2, 0-2 on Road) and SMU (3-1, 3-0 at Home) meet in Big D on Monday evening in a SWAC-ACC collision. Both the Panthers and the Mustangs have just one ATS cover in their last 10 games so if you have been betting against these ATS rats dating back to last season, you have been making some money. In its last game, Prairie View A&M lost at Incarnate Word, 84-61, while SMU also suffered a loss, 81-70 at Butler in Indianapolis. Those looking to continue to fade the Panthers will have two chances to do so this week, on Wednesday, November 20 vs Fresno State and on Saturday, November 23 at Northern Colorado in two matchups we will preview for you here at Tony’s Picks.

Prairie View A&M a Good Fade Every Time They Play?

Prairie View A&M (1-1-0 ATS, 1-1-0 O/U) did get an ATS win this season, covering the 11.5-Point spread at Incarnate Word in its last aforementioned outing, but this is a team who has been miserable ATS dating back to last NCAAB season (and beyond). The Panthers only SU win this year came against the College of Biblical Studies (111-90) in the season opener. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. And on the second day, God created the basketball and the hardwood court so the angels could play some hoops. And on the third day, he created muscle cramps. Prairie View A&M is led by G Nick Anderson (21.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg), G Chauncey Gibson (15.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg), PG Orlando Hudson Jr. (15.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.7 apg), and PG Tanahj Pettway (13.3 ppg) so this is a team who can get scoring from a number of players, but remember the strength of the competition heading in.

Prairie View A&M Betting Trends

• Prairie View A&M is 1-8 ATS its last 9, 1-9 SU last 10
• The Panthers were 9-20 ATS last season (31%)
• Prairie View A&M went 10-21 SU last year
• The last time the Panthers were Favorites (-1) was vs Grambling on February 19
• Prairie View A&M ranks #347 (of 364 teams) in Ken Pomeroy’s NCAAB Ratings

SMU as Bad as Prairie View A&M at Covering ATS

SMU (1-3 ATS, 3-1-0 O/U) has also been pathetic ATS, going 1-9 ATS in its last 10 lined games, so combined, these two are 2-17 their last 19 against the betting number. The Mustangs are led by star G Boopie Miller (19.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 6.8 apg), G Chuck Harris (15.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.0 apg), G BJ Edwards (11.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 3.0 apg), and F Yohan Traore (10.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg), so this Guard-heavy team has a lot of guys who can both shoot and rebound the basketball. SMU will play its next 6 games all at Home at Moody Coliseum, so the Mustangs will enjoy playing 9 of its first 10 games in Dallas.

SMU Betting Trends

• SMU is 2-0 SU vs Prairie View A&M, winning by 8 and 17 
• The Mustangs are 0-3 ATS in their last 3
• SMU was 14-17-1 ATS in the 2023-24 NCAAB season
• The Mustangs only ATS Cover in L10 was vs Tennessee State in season opener
• The Over is 3-1 in SMU’s last 4 games

Prairie View vs SMU Prediction and Pick

The best comparison in games Prairie View A&M has played to this matchup vs SMU was at DePaul in the second game of the new season, a game the Panthers lost 92-59 and failed to cover the big 17-Point Spread in Chicago. In that game, the Blue Demons raced out to a 12-2 lead and were up 25 points at halftime (45-20) in a non-conference game that was over before it really started. This Prairie View A&M vs SMU prediction and free NCAAB pick is for the homeboys to do exactly what DePaul did to the Panthers—run out to an early 20-point lead and then coast the rest of the way, winning by 30 to 40 in the process. 

Kevin’s Pick: SMU -27.5