Prairie View A&M Panthers vs UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Point Spread Picks

Brandon Chambers won his debut as UTRGV head coach 81-51 over Texas A&M-Kingsville on Monday, and he was not happy with the performance afterward. The Vaqueros turned the ball over 20 times, won the rebounding battle by only 48-44, and were outscored 17-11 down the stretch once the bench came in. That 30-point margin came against a Lone Star Conference opponent, and Chambers is a first-year head coach, so the market is pricing a system with one game behind it. Prairie View A&M is the reigning SWAC tournament champion after a 72-66 win over Southern in the final, its fourth straight win as the eighth seed on the way to the NCAA field. Michael Eley scored 27 points as the Panthers opened with an 86-65 win over Paul Quinn on Monday. UTRGV's pressure created 12 steals and seven blocks, and the same loose, high-possession style lets an opponent hang around whenever the bench is on the floor. I'm on Prairie View A&M with the points this afternoon.