Tarleton State vs. Florida A&M betting: College basketball preview for December 29

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The Florida A&M Rattlers (3-7) are heavy underdogs (+10) as they try to break a seven-game road slide when they visit the Tarleton State Texans (4-10) on Sunday, December 29, 2024 at Wisdom Gym. The matchup airs at 5:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The over/under for the matchup is set at 133.5.

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Tarleton State vs. Florida A&M betting lines

  • Tarleton State moneyline odds to win: -529
  • Florida A&M moneyline odds to win: +389
  • Spread: Tarleton State (-10)
  • Total: 133.5

Tarleton State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Tarleton State sports a worse record against the spread when playing at home (0-2-0) than it does in road games (4-3-0).
  • In home games, the Texans eclipse the over/under 100% of the time (two of two games). They’ve hit the over in 28.6% of games on the road (two of seven contests).

Last season stats

  • With 74.1 points scored per game and 68.6 points conceded last season, the Texans were 155th in college basketball offensively and 75th defensively.
  • On the glass, Tarleton State was 241st in the country in rebounds (31.1 per game) last season. It was 182nd in rebounds allowed (31.6 per game).
  • At 13.8 assists per game last year, the Texans were 124th in the nation.

Tarleton State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-7-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 10+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 5-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-7-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-10 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.0 (184th in nation) 44.5 (257th) 27.6 (347th) 29.1 (83rd) 11.1 (337th) 19.4 (364th)

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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 last year was .636 (7-4-0). On the road, it was .375 (6-10-0).
  • Rattlers games finished above the over/under 27.3% of the time at home (three of 11) last year, and 56.2% of the time away (nine of 16).
  • The Rattlers, as moneyline underdogs, won a higher percentage of games at home (2-7) than on the road (1-11) last year.

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Rattlers put up 67.2 points per game (325th-ranked in college basketball) last year. They gave up 77.2 points per contest at the other end (319th-ranked).
  • Last season Florida A&M averaged 31.9 rebounds per game (184th-ranked in college basketball) and gave up 33.5 rebounds per contest (293rd-ranked).
  • The Rattlers ranked 104th in the country with 14.3 assists per contest.

Florida A&M betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-2-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 5-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 10+: 5-2-0 (As Favorite: 1-0-0; As Underdog: 6-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-4-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-7 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.7 (322nd in nation) 46.1 (310th) 30.8 (287th) 38.4 (358th) 12.5 (286th) 13.9 (332nd)
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