South Carolina State vs. Prairie View A&M Same-Game Parlay: Celebration Bowl SGP Picks

My South Carolina State vs. Prairie View A&M same-game parlay for the Celebration Bowl highlights Prairie View A&M as a potent threat in the matchup, which is billed annually as the HBCU national championship game.

Action from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta kicks off Saturday at noon ET (ABC), with Prairie View A&M entering as a 1.5-point betting favorite in our college football predictions.

🏈 South Carolina State vs. Prairie View A&M same-game parlay

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🚀 South Carolina State vs. Prairie View A&M SGP & parlay picks

Prairie View A&M -1.5 (-104) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Prairie View A&M boasts a 10-3 record on the strength of one of the best defenses in FCS. Prairie View A&M allows just 16.15 points per game, which ranks third in the nation.

South Carolina State allows 26.33 PPG and ranks 46th in FCS in run defense, allowing 140.7 rushing yards per game. That could bring about an advantage for Prairie View, whose offense averages 196.7 rushing yards per game (16th in FCS). 

Our Rob Paul also backs the Panthers in his South Carolina State vs. Prairie View A&M prediction.

Under 52.5 (-110) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Prairie View’s stout scoring defense is derived from the nation’s third-ranked pass defense efficiency. That’s the unit that will be challenged by South Carolina State’s passing offense, which averages 286.0 yards per game (7th in FCS).

If I’m leaning toward Prairie View on the spread, my stance is that the result would correlate with Under, as it would imply that Prairie View’s strong pass defense has successfully limited South Carolina State’s top-rated passing offense, leading to a lower overall score in the game.

1Q Over 10.5 (-108) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

To juice up the odds on our SGP, we’re going to predict that the flow of the game will lead to some early fireworks before the defenses settle in. The negative correlation leads to a significant increase to the odds on our parlay.

With the game total at 52.5, there’s opportunity for the first quarter to hit Over 10.5 on a pair of first-quarter TD drives before the scoring slows down as Prairie View leans on its rushing offense in the second half.

📺 How to watch South Carolina State vs. Prairie View A&M: 2025 Celebration Bowl

• Date: Saturday, Dec. 13
• Kickoff: Noon ET
• Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
• TV: ABC