Grambling vs. Alcorn State betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 2

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The Grambling Tigers (9-10, 3-3 SWAC) visit the Alcorn State Braves (4-16, 3-5 SWAC) in a matchup of SWAC teams at Davey L. Whitney Complex, tipping off at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, February 2, 2026. The Tigers are 4.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 143.5.

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Grambling vs. Alcorn State betting lines

  • Grambling moneyline odds to win: -230
  • Alcorn State moneyline odds to win: +189
  • Spread: Grambling (-4.5)
  • Total: 143.5

Grambling statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Grambling has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered two times in four games at home, and it has covered six times in 11 games when playing on the road.
  • When it comes to over/unders, the Tigers hit the over less often when playing at home, as they’ve exceeded the total one time in four opportunities this season (25%). On the road, they have hit the over three times in 11 opportunities (27.3%).
  • Grambling has fared better as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, sporting a home record of 3-1, compared to going 1-1 away from home.

Recent trends

  • The Tigers have seen an uptick in scoring recently, putting up 74.5 points per game in their last 10 contests, 2.4 points more than the 72.1 they’ve scored this year.
  • Grambling’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (72.8) shows no change from its season-long per-game points allowed average during the 2025-26 campaign.
  • The Tigers are trending up from deep over their last 10 outings, making 6.9 threes per game and shooting 33.0% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 6.4 makes and 32.8% from distance in the 2025-26 season.

Grambling betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-7-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 6-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 3-3-0; As Underdog: 7-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-11-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 3-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-2 (Home: 3-1; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-7 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.7 (218th in nation) 44.8 (230th) 29.2 (319th) 29.4 (84th) 11.9 (318th) 14.3 (358th)

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Alcorn State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Alcorn State had a better winning percentage at home (.667, 6-3-0 record) than on the road (.524, 11-10-0).
  • In 2024-25, a lower percentage of the Braves’ games finished above the over/under at home (11.1%, one of nine) than away (52.4%, 11 of 21).
  • The Braves, as moneyline underdogs, won a higher percentage of games at home (2-1) than away (3-14) last year.

Recent trends

  • While the Braves are putting up 66.8 points per game in 2025-26, they have bettered that mark over their past 10 games, producing 67.1 a contest.
  • Alcorn State is allowing 79.2 points per contest in its past 10 games, which is 5.6 fewer points than it is allowing for the season (84.8).
  • The Braves are draining 6.9 treys per game in their previous 10 games, which is 0.3 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (7.2). Additionally, they sport a worse three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (33.0%) compared to their season average from three-point land (35.1%).

Alcorn State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-8-0 (Home: 3-0-0; Away: 8-8-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 10-8-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 12-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-9-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 9-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-14 (Home: 2-1; Away: 1-13)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.1 (320th in nation) 51.1 (365th) 27.1 (355th) 34.3 (333rd) 11.7 (328th) 14.3 (358th)
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