Southern vs. Florida A&M betting: College basketball preview for March 3

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The Florida A&M Rattlers (13-14, 10-6 SWAC) host the Southern Jaguars (18-10, 13-2 SWAC) after winning three straight home games. The Jaguars are favored by 4.5 points in the contest, which starts at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, March 3, 2025. The matchup has an over/under set at 141.5 points.

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Southern Cover -4.5 vs Florida A&M -117

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Southern vs. Florida A&M betting lines

  • Southern moneyline odds to win: -217
  • Florida A&M moneyline odds to win: +179
  • Spread: Southern (-4.5)
  • Total: 141.5

Southern statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Southern has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered three times in eight games when playing at home, and it has covered nine times in 17 games when playing on the road.
  • The Jaguars have exceeded the over/under in a higher percentage of games at home (50%) than road tilts (41.2%).
  • Southern has fared better as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, posting a home record of 7-0, compared to going 6-3 in road games.

Recent trends

  • The Jaguars’ offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, putting up 75.1 points a contest compared to the 75.8 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Southern has been tougher on defense as of late, giving up 66.8 points per game during its last 10 outings compared to the 68.8 points per game its opponents are averaging over the 2024-25 season.
  • The Jaguars are trending up from deep over their last 10 outings, making 6.9 threes per game and shooting 36.5% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 6.8 makes and 32.9% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Southern betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-13-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 9-8-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 5-7-0 (As Favorite: 7-10-0; As Underdog: 5-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-14-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 7-10-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 13-3 (Home: 7-0; Away: 6-3)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.1 (220th in nation) 42.0 (81st) 34.6 (54th) 29.8 (96th) 13.5 (192nd) 12.1 (265th)

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Florida A&M statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • This year, Florida A&M is 9-1-0 at home against the spread (.900 winning percentage). On the road, it is 11-5-0 ATS (.688).
  • In terms of the over/under, Rattlers games have gone over six of 10 times at home (60%), and six of 16 on the road (37.5%).
  • This season the Rattlers are 2-2 at home when moneyline underdogs (.500 winning percentage). On the road they are 4-12 (.250).

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Rattlers are putting up 73.6 points per contest, 1.8 more than their season average (71.8).
  • Over its last 10 games, Florida A&M is allowing 69.1 points per contest, compared to its season average of 75.1 points allowed.
  • The Rattlers are draining 9.3 three-pointers per game with a 37.2% three-point percentage in their last 10 games, compared to their season averages of 9.2 and 35.4%.

Florida A&M betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 20-6-0 (Home: 9-1-0; Away: 11-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 10-4-0 (As Favorite: 6-0-0; As Underdog: 14-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-14-0 (Home: 6-4-0; Away: 6-10-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-0 (Home: 5-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 6-14 (Home: 2-2; Away: 4-12)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.6 (243rd in nation) 44.1 (193rd) 30.1 (293rd) 32.4 (265th) 12.3 (277th) 13.6 (340th)
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