South Carolina State vs. Prairie View A&M prediction, odds, time: 2025 Celebration Bowl picks from top expert

Saturday marks the start of the college football bowl schedule, and the 2025 Cricket Celebration Bowl will kick things off. It features the MEAC champion, South Carolina State (9-3), facing off versus the SWAC champion, Prairie View A&M (10-3). The SC State Bulldogs enter in on a seven-game win streak, while the PVAMU Panthers have won four in a row. The 2025 Celebration Bowl is the lone bowl game featuring FCS teams.

Kickoff is at noon ET from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. This is Prairie View's first Celebration Bowl appearance, while SC State is 1-1 all-time. The latest Prairie View A&M vs. South Carolina State odds have Bulldogs as the 1.5-point favorites, with the over/under for total points at 52.5.

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Before making any South Carolina State vs. Prairie View A&M picks, be sure to check out the college football predictions and betting advice from SportsLine expert Emory Hunt.

Hunt is the founder and CEO of Football Gameplan, which has been supplying analysis of all levels of football since 2007. He is a former running back for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and knows the game from a player's perspective. Hunt's dedication to analysis of all levels of college and professional football helped go 224-198 (+605) on all college football picks over the past two years. Anyone who has followed him could be WAY UP!

Hunt has analyzed Prairie View A&M vs. South Carolina State and is going Under on the total. He's also found a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread! 

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