SWAC College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – February 17

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 17, 2024

The Southern Jaguars versus the Prairie View A&M Panthers is one of six games on Saturday’s college basketball schedule that has a SWAC team in play, and we’ve got best bets tips for you.

Scroll down to find the best spread, total, and moneyline bets in the SWAC based on our computer projections and make your bets with DraftKings Sportsbook.

Spread Pick: Southern (-2) at PVAMU

Southern is the bet in this contest. It is favored by 3.5 more points in the model than DraftKings (5.5 to 2).

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ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS Record Away ATS Record Conference ATS Record
Southern 11-10-0 7-2-0 4-8-0 6-1-0 5-9-0 8-3-0
Prairie View A&M 9-13-0 2-4-0 7-9-0 1-4-0 7-9-0 3-8-0

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Total Pick: Mississippi Valley State at Alabama A&M Over (133.5)

The DraftKings point total for this matchup is significantly lower (8.3 points) than the model projection. Put your money on the over.

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O-U-P Home O-U-P Away O-U-P Conference O-U-P
Alabama A&M 13-11-1 4-4-0 8-6-1 4-8-0
Mississippi Valley State 12-13-0 5-2-0 7-11-0 8-4-0

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Moneyline Pick: Southern (-135) at PVAMU (+114)

Score Prediction: Southern 75, Prairie View A&M 70

ML Fave. Record ML Und. Record Home ML Fave. Record Home ML Und. Record Away ML Fave. Record Away ML Und. Record Conf. ML Fave. Record Conf. ML Und. Record
Southern 8-1 4-4 7-0 0-0 1-1 4-4 7-1 2-1
Prairie View A&M 4-2 4-11 3-2 0-0 1-0 3-11 4-2 1-4

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Today’s SWAC Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
Mississippi Valley State (0-25) at Alabama A&M (7-18) 3:00 PM ET HBCU Alabama A&M (-11.5) 133.5
Bethune-Cookman (12-12) at Alcorn State (7-17) 4:00 PM ET Alcorn State (-3) 144.5
UAPB (10-14) at Alabama State (11-13) 5:00 PM ET Alabama State (-6.5) 146
Grambling (11-13) at Texas Southern (9-13) 6:00 PM ET Texas Southern (-4) 132.5
Southern (15-9) at Prairie View A&M (10-14) 6:30 PM ET Southern (-2) 144
Florida A&M (4-18) at Jackson State (10-14) 6:30 PM ET Jackson State (-9.5) 144

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