Alabama State vs. Grambling betting: College basketball preview for March 8

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The Alabama State Hornets (15-15, 11-6 SWAC) visit the Grambling Tigers (10-20, 7-10 SWAC) after winning four road games in a row. The Hornets are favored by only 1 point in the matchup, which begins at 5:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 8, 2025. The matchup has a point total of 134.5.

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Alabama State Cover -1 vs Grambling -110

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Alabama State vs. Grambling betting lines

  • Alabama State moneyline odds to win: -118
  • Grambling moneyline odds to win: -103
  • Spread: Alabama State (-1)
  • Total: 134.5

Alabama State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Alabama State has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered four times in 10 games at home, and it has covered six times in 14 games on the road.
  • The Hornets have gone over the total more consistently at home, hitting the over in five of 10 home matchups (50%). In road games, they have hit the over in three of 14 games (21.4%).
  • Alabama State has performed worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, sporting a home record of 6-3, compared to going 4-1 in away games.

Recent trends

  • The Hornets’ offense has been less productive over their last 10 games, racking up 72.2 points a contest compared to the 74.3 they’ve averaged this season.
  • The last 10 games have seen Alabama State concede 8.1 fewer points per game (65.6) than its season-long average (73.7).
  • While the Hornets are making fewer threes per game over their past 10 contests (8.7 per game) when compared to their season-long average (9), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (33.3% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 33% on the season).

Alabama State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-16-0 (Home: 4-6-0; Away: 6-8-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1+: 7-10-0 (As Favorite: 7-10-0; As Underdog: 5-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-17-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 3-11-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-5 (Home: 6-3; Away: 4-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-9 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41 (344th in nation) 44 (191st) 31.8 (186th) 35.9 (357th) 11.6 (316th) 8.8 (seventh)

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Grambling statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • This year, Grambling is 2-8-0 at home against the spread (.200 winning percentage). Away, it is 8-8-0 ATS (.500).
  • In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Tigers’ games have finished above the over/under at home (40%, four of 10) than away (50%, eight of 16).
  • The Tigers’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .000 (0-1), and on the road it is .083 (1-11).

Recent trends

  • The Tigers are averaging 65.2 points per game over their last 10 games, which is 2.3 fewer points than their average for the season (67.5).
  • Grambling is allowing 64.1 points per contest in its previous 10 games, which is 4.6 fewer points than it is allowing for the season (68.7).
  • The Tigers are sinking 0.5 fewer treys per game in their previous 10 games (5.9) compared to their season average (6.4), and they are posting a lower three-point percentage over their past 10 games (30.9%) compared to their season mark (33.9%).

Grambling betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-17-0 (Home: 2-8-0; Away: 8-8-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1+: 8-6-0 (As Favorite: 3-11-0; As Underdog: 8-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-15-0 (Home: 4-6-0; Away: 8-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-6 (Home: 3-4; Away: 3-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-13 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-11)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.6 (246th in nation) 42.9 (124th) 30.9 (246th) 31.6 (214th) 11.2 (338th) 12.4 (293rd)
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