Southern vs. Florida A&M betting: College basketball preview for January 11

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The Florida A&M Rattlers (3-9, 0-1 SWAC) are heavy underdogs (by 11.5 points) to break an eight-game road losing streak when they visit the Southern Jaguars (7-8, 2-0 SWAC) on Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET. The matchup has a point total of 137.5.

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Southern Cover -11.5 vs Florida A&M -115

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Southern vs. Florida A&M betting lines

  • Southern moneyline odds to win: -943
  • Florida A&M moneyline odds to win: +605
  • Spread: Southern (-11.5)
  • Total: 137.5

Southern statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Southern did a better job covering the spread when playing at home (8-3-0) last season than it did in road tilts (7-11-0).
  • The Jaguars exceeded the total less often when playing at home last year, hitting the over in one of 11 home matchups (9.1%). In road games, they hit the over in seven of 18 games (38.9%).
  • Southern won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last season, going 8-2 (.800). When playing on the road as a moneyline favorite, it had a record of 2-2 (.500).

Recent trends

  • The Jaguars have been scoring 73.7 points per game in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s a little lower than the 76.2 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 campaign.
  • Southern’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (72.3) is 0.2 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (72.5).
  • The Jaguars’ past 10 outings have seen them make 6.5 three-pointers per game while shooting 29.3% from beyond the arc. Both numbers are below their 2024-25 averages of 6.8 makes and 30.7%.

Southern betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-6-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 6-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 11.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 1-3-0; As Underdog: 5-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-7-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 4-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.8 (244th in nation) 43.7 (205th) 34.2 (101st) 30.7 (157th) 13.5 (214th) 12.7 (282nd)

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Florida A&M statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Florida A&M has a better winning percentage at home (.667, 2-1-0 record) than away (.625, 5-3-0).
  • In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Rattlers’ games have finished above the over/under at home (33.3%, one of three) than on the road (50%, four of eight).
  • The Rattlers’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .500 (1-1), and on the road it is .000 (0-8).

Last season stats

  • With 67.2 points per game on offense, the Rattlers ranked 325th in the country last season. Defensively, they gave up 77.2 points per contest, which ranked 319th in college basketball.
  • With 31.9 boards per game, Florida A&M was 184th in the nation. It gave up 33.5 rebounds per contest, which ranked 293rd in college basketball.
  • Last season the Rattlers ranked 104th in college basketball in assists, delivering 14.3 per game.

Florida A&M betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-4-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 11.5+: 5-2-0 (As Favorite: 1-0-0; As Underdog: 6-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-6-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-9 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.5 (324th in nation) 45.4 (294th) 30.4 (294th) 37.4 (355th) 12.4 (285th) 14.4 (343rd)
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