Grambling vs. Alabama A&M betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 9

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The Grambling Tigers (11-11, 5-4 SWAC) host the Alabama A&M Bulldogs (12-11, 5-5 SWAC) in a matchup of SWAC teams at Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center, starting at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday, February 9, 2026. The Tigers are 4.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 135.5 points.

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Grambling vs. Alabama A&M betting lines

  • Grambling moneyline odds to win: -211
  • Alabama A&M moneyline odds to win: +170
  • Spread: Grambling (-4.5)
  • Total: 135.5

Grambling statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Grambling has performed worse at home, covering three times in six home games, and seven times in 12 road games.
  • The Tigers have eclipsed the over/under in one of six home games (16.7%). They’ve fared better in road games, going over the total in three of 12 matchups (25%).
  • Grambling, as a moneyline favorite, has an identical winning percentage in home games (4-2 record) and away from home (2-1 record).

Recent trends

  • The Tigers have been scoring 71.6 points per contest in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s a little higher than the 71.1 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 campaign.
  • Grambling’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (66.3) is 4.0 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (70.3).
  • The Tigers’ 7.2 made three-pointers per-game average over their last 10 games are more than the 6.5 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a lower percentage of made shots, 31.0% compared to their season-long percentage of 31.9% from deep.

Grambling betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-8-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 7-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 5-4-0; As Underdog: 7-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-14-0 (Home: 1-5-0; Away: 3-9-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-3 (Home: 4-2; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-7 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.3 (237th in nation) 43.3 (139th) 30.2 (281st) 29.6 (95th) 12.0 (313th) 13.9 (353rd)

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Alabama A&M statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Alabama A&M’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .667 (6-3-0). Away, it is .333 (3-6-0).
  • Bulldogs games have finished above the over/under less frequently at home (two times out of nine) than away (six of nine) this year.
  • In 2025-26 when moneyline underdogs, the Bulldogs have a better winning percentage at home (.500, 2-2 record) than away (.167, 1-5).

Recent trends

  • While the Bulldogs are putting up 70.8 points per game in 2025-26, they have improved that mark in their past 10 games, producing 74.5 a contest.
  • Alabama A&M is allowing 74.5 points per contest in its last 10 games, compared to its season average of 72.4 points allowed.
  • In their previous 10 games, the Bulldogs are sinking 6.2 three-pointers per contest, 0.1 fewer threes than their season average (6.3). They also own a lower three-point percentage over their past 10 games (32.5%) compared to their season average (32.7%).

Alabama A&M betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-9-0 (Home: 6-3-0; Away: 3-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 3-4-0 (As Favorite: 5-3-0; As Underdog: 6-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-11-0 (Home: 2-7-0; Away: 6-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-3 (Home: 4-1; Away: 1-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-8 (Home: 2-2; Away: 1-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.5 (308th in nation) 43.9 (171st) 32.1 (192nd) 31.8 (222nd) 11.3 (336th) 11.3 (201st)
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