Grambling vs. Mississippi Valley State betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 23

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The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (2-26, 1-13 SWAC) are heavy underdogs (+16.5) as they try to stop a 16-game road slide when they square off against the Grambling Tigers (11-15, 5-8 SWAC) on Monday, February 23, 2026 at Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. The contest airs at 8:30 p.m. ET on SWAC TV. The matchup has an over/under set at 136.5 points.

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Grambling Cover -16.5 vs Mississippi Valley State -113

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Grambling vs. Mississippi Valley State betting lines

  • Grambling moneyline odds to win: -3030
  • Mississippi Valley State moneyline odds to win: +1292
  • Spread: Grambling (-16.5)
  • Total: 136.5

Grambling statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In home games, Grambling owns a worse record against the spread (3-4-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (7-8-0).
  • The Tigers have exceeded the total in a lower percentage of home games (14.3%) than road tilts (33.3%).
  • Grambling has played better as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, posting a home record of 4-3, compared to going 2-3 on the road.

Recent trends

  • The Tigers have been scoring 67.4 points per contest in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s a little lower than the 70.7 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 campaign.
  • Grambling’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (69.5) is 1.7 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (71.2).
  • The Tigers’ 6.6 made three-pointers per-game average over their past 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, 28.8% compared to their season-long percentage of 31.3% from long distance.

Grambling betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-12-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 7-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-16-0 (Home: 1-6-0; Away: 5-10-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-6 (Home: 4-3; 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
43.7 (272nd in nation) 44.1 (178th) 30.1 (279th) 29.3 (76th) 12.0 (310th) 13.9 (355th)

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Mississippi Valley State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Mississippi Valley State’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .300 (3-7-0). Away, it is .533 (8-7-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Delta Devils games have finished over four of 10 times at home (40%), and seven of 15 away (46.7%).
  • This season the Delta Devils are 1-9 at home as moneyline underdogs (.100 winning percentage). Away they are 0-8 (.000).

Recent trends

  • In their previous 10 games, the Delta Devils are putting up 65.1 points per game, 1.0 more than their season average (64.1).
  • In its last 10 games, Mississippi Valley State is allowing 77.7 points per game, 6.5 fewer points than its season average (84.2).
  • The Delta Devils are making 5.1 treys per contest in their past 10 games, the same number as their average for the season. Meanwhile, they have a higher three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (29.8%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (29.7%).

Mississippi Valley State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-14-0 (Home: 3-7-0; Away: 8-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 16.5+: 10-5-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 13-14-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-15-0 (Home: 4-6-0; Away: 7-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-19 (Home: 1-9; Away: 0-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.8 (349th in nation) 47.8 (341st) 27.0 (354th) 34.2 (334th) 11.9 (317th) 14.5 (361st)
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