Grambling vs. Florida A&M betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 28

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The Grambling Tigers (12-16, 6-9 SWAC) are at home in SWAC action against the Florida A&M Rattlers (12-15, 9-7 SWAC) on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET. The Tigers are 5.5-point favorites in the game. The point total for the matchup is set at 139.5.

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Grambling vs. Florida A&M betting lines

  • Grambling moneyline odds to win: -242
  • Florida A&M moneyline odds to win: +192
  • Spread: Grambling (-5.5)
  • Total: 139.5

Grambling statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Grambling has done a better job covering the spread in away games (7-8-0) than it has at home (4-5-0).
  • The Tigers have exceeded the total in three of nine home games (33.3%). They’ve done the same in away games, eclipsing the total in five of 15 matchups (33.3%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Grambling has picked up the win in five of nine games when playing at home, good for a .556 winning percentage. It has won two of five games away from home (.400) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Tigers’ offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, putting up 69.1 points a contest compared to the 71.1 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Grambling’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (67.1) is 3.9 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (71.0).
  • While the Tigers are making more threes per game over their past 10 outings (7.0 per game) when compared to their season-long average (6.5), they are doing so while shooting a lower percentage (29.9% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 31.5% on the season).

Grambling betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-13-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 7-8-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 6-8-0; As Underdog: 7-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-16-0 (Home: 3-6-0; Away: 5-10-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-7 (Home: 5-4; Away: 2-3)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-8 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.9 (264th in nation) 44.1 (178th) 30.4 (267th) 29.6 (91st) 12.2 (301st) 14.2 (359th)

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Florida A&M statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Florida A&M’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .500 (5-5-0). Away, it is .533 (8-7-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Rattlers games have gone over two of 10 times at home (20%), and seven of 15 on the road (46.7%).
  • This year the Rattlers are 4-1 at home as moneyline underdogs (.800 winning percentage). Away they are 2-10 (.167).

Recent trends

  • The Rattlers are putting up 71.8 points per contest over their past 10 games, which is 1.6 more than their average for the season (70.2).
  • Florida A&M is surrendering 73.0 points per contest over its past 10 games, which is 2.7 fewer points than it is allowing for the season (75.7).
  • The Rattlers are sinking 7.3 three-pointers per game in their previous 10 games, which is 0.2 more than their average for the season (7.1). Likewise, they own a higher three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (34.4%) compared to their season average from downtown (33.1%).

Florida A&M betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-12-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 8-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 5-5-0 (As Favorite: 3-5-0; As Underdog: 10-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-16-0 (Home: 2-8-0; Away: 7-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-4 (Home: 2-3; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 6-11 (Home: 4-1; Away: 2-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.6 (277th in nation) 45.5 (259th) 30.2 (276th) 30.3 (137th) 12.9 (255th) 14.5 (361st)
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