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Grambling vs Bethune-Cookman Basketball Prediction, Best Bets, Spread & Odds - SWAC Tournament

The No. 5 seed Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (17-15, 11-7 SWAC) will square off in the SWAC tournament against the No. 1 seed Grambling Tigers (18-14, 14-4 SWAC) on Friday at Bartow Arena, tipping off at 3:00 PM ET.
Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.
Grambling vs. Bethune-Cookman Game Info and Odds
- Game Day: Friday, March 15, 2024
- Game Time: 3:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN+
- Location: Birmingham, Alabama
- Arena: Bartow Arena
Take a look at these betting trends and insights before you wager on Friday's Grambling-Bethune-Cookman spread (Grambling -3.5) or total (129.5 points).
Grambling vs. Bethune-Cookman: ATS Betting Stats and Trends
- Grambling has compiled a 15-14-0 ATS record so far this year.
- Bethune-Cookman is 16-14-0 ATS this season.
- Bethune-Cookman covers the spread when it is a 3.5-point underdog or more 61.5% of the time. That's more often than Grambling covers as a favorite of 3.5 or more (28.6%).
- The Tigers have done a better job covering the spread when playing on the road (9-7-0) than they have at home (4-5-0).
- This season, the Wildcats are 8-3-0 at home against the spread (.727 winning percentage). On the road, they are 7-9-0 ATS (.438).
- Grambling has beaten the spread 12 times in 19 conference games.
- Bethune-Cookman's SWAC record against the spread is 11-8-0.
Grambling vs. Bethune-Cookman: Moneyline Betting Stats
- Grambling has been chosen as the moneyline favorite in 13 games this year and has walked away with the win nine times (69.2%) in those games.
- This season, the Tigers have been victorious three times in seven chances when named as a favorite of at least -170 or shorter on the moneyline.
- Bethune-Cookman has been the underdog on the moneyline 16 total times this season. Bethune-Cookman has finished 6-10 in those games.
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +140 or longer, the Wildcats have a record of 5-8 (38.5%).
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Grambling has a 63% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Grambling vs. Bethune-Cookman Head-to-Head Comparison
- Grambling averages 67.4 points per game (322nd in college basketball) while allowing 69.6 per contest (104th in college basketball). It has a -70 scoring differential overall and has been outscored by 2.2 points per game.
- Grambling's leading scorer, Kintavious Dozier, is 488th in college basketball scoring 13.3 points per game.
- Bethune-Cookman scores 73.2 points per game (186th in college basketball) and gives up 72.4 (196th in college basketball) for a +25 scoring differential overall.
- Bethune-Cookman's leading scorer, Jakobi Heady, is 257th in college basketball, scoring 15.3 points per game.
- The Tigers grab 32.2 rebounds per game (331st in college basketball) compared to the 33.2 of their opponents.
- Jonathan Aku is 539th in college basketball action with 5.2 rebounds per game to lead the Tigers.
- The Wildcats lose the rebound battle by two boards on average. They record 33.5 rebounds per game, 289th in college basketball, while their opponents pull down 35.5.
- Derek Carter-Hollinger Jr. averages 4.6 rebounds per game (725th in college basketball) to lead the Wildcats.
- Grambling ranks 307th in college basketball by averaging 89 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 151st in college basketball, allowing 91.9 points per 100 possessions.
- The Wildcats' 90.1 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 295th in college basketball, and the 89.2 points they concede per 100 possessions rank 78th in college basketball.