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Grambling State vs Alabama A&M Pick & Preview: Monday, February 6th Betting Odds

Tigers vs Bulldogs Matchup at a Glance

  • Sport: NCAAB
  • Teams: Grambling State Tigers at Alabama A&M Bulldogs
  • Where: Normal at Alabama A&M Event Center
  • Date: Monday, February 6th
  • Betting Odds: Grambling State -3.5, GRMBST -174 | ALAAM +142 O/U 137.5

Tigers Preview:

Through 22 games, the Grambling State Tigers have an overall record of 14-8. So far, the Tigers have played 12 games on the road, with a record of 6-6. This season, Grambling State has been favored to win in 10 games, sitting with a mark of 8-2. For today’s contest, Grambling State has a betting line set -3.5 points in their favor.

Grambling State will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Cam Christon who is averaging 14.14 points per game for the Tigers. Christon is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Tigers’ offensive game plan is the play of Shawndarius Cowart who has hit 44.9% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 11.05 points per game.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for Grambling State this season, as they are currently ranked 373rd in college basketball at 65.4 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Tigers’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 31.5%, placing them 389th in the NCAA.

Bulldogs Preview:

Heading into today’s matchup vs Grambling State, the Alabama A&M Bulldogs will be taking the floor for the 24th time this season and have an overall record of 9-14. Currently, the Bulldogs have been the home team 14 times, sitting with a record of 8-6. So far, the Bulldogs have been the underdog 15 times, going 3-12 straight up. Heading into today’s contest, they are the +3.5 underdogs on the spread.

Alabama A&M will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Garrett Hicks who is averaging 14.41 points per game for the Bulldogs. Hicks is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Bulldogs’ offensive game plan is the play of Dailin Smith who has hit 46.2% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 10.17 points per game.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for Alabama A&M this season, as they are currently ranked 445th in college basketball at 61.4 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Bulldogs’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 26.7%, placing them 542nd in the NCAA.

Free Spread Prediction: Grambling State Tigers -3.5

For this matchup, our college basketball betting model points to their being value in taking the Grambling State on the spread as -3.5 point favorites over the Alabama A&M Bulldogs. Not only do we see the team continuing to perform well vs the spread on the road, as the school is 6-4 vs the spread (last 10), they are due to shut down a Alabama A&M unit that struggles with their outside shooting. Look for a good defensive effort to be the key reason that the Tigers take care of business and cover as -3.5 point favorites.