Bethune-Cookman vs. Prairie View A&M betting: College basketball preview for February 8

Data Skrive
Data Skrive

The Prairie View A&M Panthers (4-18, 3-6 SWAC) are slight underdogs (by 3 points) to break a three-game home losing streak when they host the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (9-13, 6-3 SWAC) on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM ET. The matchup’s point total is 149.5.

Check out all the Latest NCAA Basketball Betting Previews!

Spread

Bethune-Cookman Cover -3 vs Prairie View A&M -109

Bet $20, Payout $38.35

Bethune-Cookman vs. Prairie View A&M betting lines

  • Bethune-Cookman moneyline odds to win: -149
  • Prairie View A&M moneyline odds to win: +124
  • Spread: Bethune-Cookman (-3)
  • Total: 149.5

Bethune-Cookman statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Bethune-Cookman has done a better job covering the spread when playing at home (4-1-0) than it has in road tilts (7-8-0).
  • The Wildcats have hit the over on the over/under in the same percentage of home games as away games (40%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Bethune-Cookman has picked up the win in five of five games when playing at home, good for a 1.000 winning percentage. It has won one of two games away from home (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Wildcats’ offense has been improved over their last 10 games, scoring 70.7 points per contest compared to the 67 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Bethune-Cookman’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (68.7) is 3.2 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (71.9).
  • The Wildcats’ last 10 contests have seen them make 5.6 three-pointers per game while shooting 29.5% from deep. Both numbers are down from their 2024-25 averages of 5.9 makes and 30.2%.

Bethune-Cookman betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-10-0 (Home: 4-1-0; Away: 7-8-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3+: 3-1-0 (As Favorite: 5-2-0; As Underdog: 7-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-12-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 6-9-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-1 (Home: 5-0; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-12 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-11)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.5 (330th in nation) 42.7 (128th) 32.3 (179th) 33.7 (318th) 11.4 (327th) 12.3 (270th)

Need to know more about sports betting before you put down a wager on Bethune-Cookman vs. Prairie View A&M? Here’s everything you need to know about how to bet.

Prairie View A&M statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Prairie View A&M has performed better at home (2-2-0) than on the road (8-9-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Panthers games have finished over three of four times at home (75%), and eight of 17 on the road (47.1%).
  • The Panthers’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .333 (1-2), and on the road it is .000 (0-15).

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Panthers are putting up 71.7 points per game, 2.8 fewer points than their season average (74.5).
  • Over its previous 10 games, Prairie View A&M is ceding 75.7 points per contest, 10.1 fewer points than its season average (85.8).
  • Over their last 10 games, the Panthers are making 6.1 threes per game, 0.3 fewer threes than their season average (6.4). They also own a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (31.9%) compared to their season average (32.6%).

Prairie View A&M betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-11-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 8-9-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3+: 8-7-0 (As Favorite: 1-2-0; As Underdog: 9-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-10-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 8-9-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-1 (Home: 0-1; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-17 (Home: 1-2; Away: 0-15)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.4 (198th in nation) 50.8 (364th) 25.6 (361st) 37.5 (358th) 12.1 (294th) 11.4 (191st)
Author Profile
BetDecider Team

The BetDecider team brings you the most current sports betting content, with expert insights and tips. Our aim is that you can make an informed betting decision, including best odds and exclusive sportsbook offers, to maximize your betting experience.

Ryan Knuppel

Knup Solutions [molongui_author_name]

About Ryan Knuppel

Ryan has been one of the leading sports business & iGaming professionals for over 15 years. He started as a freelance writer and now operates one of the top sports content agencies around, Knup Solutions. He has literally written 10,000 plus sports and betting related articles across the web.

 

Sports Network:

sports20.com, usawager.com, knupsports.com, baseballspotlight.com, basketballarticles.com, betdecider.com, njsportsbookreview.com, dunkelindex.com, sportspub.com, oddschoice.com

 

Betting Guide

How Money Line Works?

Moneyline betting is by far the easiest way to place a sports wager. There are no point spreads to parse, no garbage-time free throws to ruin your betting day, and no last-minute meaningless touchdowns to take you from a winner to a loser.

How to Bet Odds

When we, as sports fans, learned our multiplication tables, we aced the number 7. Seven, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 were easy because we all watched football on the weekends. Multiplication by sevens, then add a three, a six after a missed PAT.

How to Bet on NFL Games

Baseball is America’s pastime, but football is America’s crazed passion, with its weekly schedule of games, millions of television viewers across the country and the world, and the billion-dollar stadiums that serve as Sunday cathedrals in 32 American cities.

What is the Spread?

If you are a golfer or have ever played on a bowling team, think of a point spread like a handicap. It is a way for two teams of differing abilities to play each other on equal footing.  The better team, and the favorite in the game, gives a certain amount …