Southern at Prairie View
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Interstat) — Southern and Prairie View will meet Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Panther Stadium. Both teams enter with 2-4 records. Southern is the visiting team, and Prairie View is the home team.
The Jaguars are coming off a 41-10 loss to Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Quarterback Wyatt McCauley completed 12 of 24 passes for 141 yards and one touchdown in that game. Running back Trey Holly rushed 23 times for 114 yards and had one reception for 1 yard. Quarterback Vashaun Coulon completed 3 of 5 passes for 13 yards and rushed three times for 8 yards. Southern’s other results this season include a 35-17 loss at Jackson State, a 50-31 home win over Louisiana Christian University, a 77-6 loss at Houston, a 34-15 home win over Kentucky State and a 30-17 home loss to Alabama State. The Jaguars have lost two straight games and have not won since a 50-31 home victory over Louisiana Christian University.
Prairie View also enters at 2-4. The Panthers are coming off a 28-27 loss at Mississippi Valley State. Quarterback Tevin Carter completed 15 of 23 passes for 62 yards and a touchdown and rushed 21 times for 94 yards and two scores in that game. Jahbari Kuykendall rushed for 61 yards on 10 carries, had one reception for 0 yards and returned three kickoffs for 102 yards. Ky’Yon Harris ran for 32 yards on three carries. Earlier this season, Carter passed for 160 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 38 yards in a win, and he threw for 117 yards in another game. Prairie View has scored 52 points in a home win over Texas Southern and 30 points in a loss at Tarleton State. The Panthers have also faced Baylor, Stephen F. Austin and Grambling this season.
The game-time forecast calls for 91-degree heat at Panther Stadium in Prairie View, Texas. Southern’s upcoming schedule includes a trip to Texas Southern, a visit to Florida A&M and home games against Bethune-Cookman, Alcorn State and Grambling. Prairie View’s upcoming schedule includes a home game against Alcorn State, a trip to Texas A&M-Commerce, a home game against Alabama A&M and road games at Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Alabama State.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Prairie View to win 62-20. Interstat’s ELO system gives Prairie View a 95.9 percent probability to win. Southern has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +15.5, and the over/under is 56.5.