Prairie View +25 gets an SMU team that has committed 40 turnovers while forcing 37 through two games. Those empty possessions make it harder for SMU to build a lead beyond this handicap.
The Panthers matched UTRGV at 10 turnovers apiece in Saturday's 68-63 road loss, their only Division I game so far. Keeping that count even would deny SMU extra scoring chances from takeaways.
Prairie View also made 21 of 27 free throws at UTRGV. SMU just allowed VMI 33 attempts.