Grambling vs. Prairie View A&M betting: College basketball preview for January 4

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The Grambling Tigers (3-10, 0-0 SWAC) are slightly favored (by 2.5 points) to stop an eight-game road losing streak when they visit the Prairie View A&M Panthers (1-12, 0-0 SWAC) on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM ET. The matchup’s point total is 146.5.

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Grambling Cover -2.5 vs Prairie View A&M -106

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Grambling vs. Prairie View A&M betting lines

  • Grambling moneyline odds to win: -139
  • Prairie View A&M moneyline odds to win: +117
  • Spread: Grambling (-2.5)
  • Total: 146.5

Grambling statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Grambling has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered zero times in two games when playing at home, and it has covered five times in seven games when playing on the road.
  • In home games, the Tigers exceed the over/under 100% of the time (two of two games). They’ve hit the over in 42.9% of road games (three of seven contests).

Last season stats

  • The Tigers put up 67.7 points per game and gave up 69.6 last season, ranking them 316th in the country offensively and 100th on defense.
  • Grambling was 327th in the nation in rebounds per game (29.5) and 147th in rebounds allowed (31.0) last season.
  • The Tigers were third-worst in the country in assists (9.8 per game) last year.

Grambling betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-5-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 5-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 0-3-0 (As Favorite: 0-3-0; As Underdog: 6-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-5-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-2 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-8 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.8 (198th in nation) 43.1 (191st) 31.5 (264th) 33.6 (300th) 12.8 (263rd) 12.9 (294th)

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Prairie View A&M statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread last year, Prairie View A&M had better results on the road (7-12-0) than at home (1-9-0).
  • Panthers games went above the over/under 70% of the time at home (seven of 10) last year, and 42.1% of the time on the road (eight of 19).
  • As moneyline underdogs last year, the Panthers won a lower percentage of games at home (0-3) than away (3-14).

Last season stats

  • The Panthers scored 70.2 points per game (276th-ranked in college basketball) last year, while giving up 76.4 points per contest (302nd-ranked).
  • When it came to rebounding, Prairie View A&M was beaten at both ends of the court last year, as it ranked 15th-worst in college basketball in boards (28.4 per game) and 22nd-worst in rebounds allowed (35.2 per contest).
  • The Panthers ranked 279th in college basketball with 12.0 dimes per game.

Prairie View A&M betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-6-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Away: 6-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 6-6-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 6-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-5-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Away: 7-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-12 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-12)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.1 (234th in nation) 53.8 (364th) 24.4 (362nd) 39.2 (362nd) 12.3 (299th) 10.7 (105th)
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