Alabama A&M vs. Mississippi Valley State betting: College basketball preview for January 6

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The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (2-12, 0-1 SWAC) are heavy underdogs (+17.5) as they attempt to stop a five-game losing streak when they visit the Alabama A&M Bulldogs (5-9, 1-0 SWAC) at 8:00 PM ET on Monday, January 6, 2025 at Alabama A&M Events Center. The matchup airs on SWAC Digital Network. The point total for the matchup is 138.5.

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Alabama A&M vs. Mississippi Valley State betting lines

  • Alabama A&M moneyline odds to win: -2222
  • Mississippi Valley State moneyline odds to win: +1090
  • Spread: Alabama A&M (-17.5)
  • Total: 138.5

Alabama A&M statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Alabama A&M has played better at home, covering three times in six home games, and zero times in five road games.
  • The Bulldogs have eclipsed the over/under in a higher percentage of games at home (83.3%) than road tilts (40%).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Bulldogs were the 295th-ranked squad in the nation (69.0 points per game) last season. On defense, they were 287th (75.8 points allowed per game).
  • Last year, Alabama A&M was 172nd in college basketball in rebounds (32.1 per game) and 241st in rebounds conceded (32.6).
  • With 10.5 assists per game, the Bulldogs were 16th-worst in college basketball last year.

Alabama A&M betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-8-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 0-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-4-0 (Home: 5-1-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-8 (Home: 1-3; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.2 (330th in nation) 45.8 (302nd) 33.6 (144th) 35.4 (340th) 14.9 (123rd) 14.9 (351st)

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Mississippi Valley State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2023-24 against the spread, Mississippi Valley State had a better winning percentage at home (.444, 4-5-0 record) than on the road (.409, 9-12-1).
  • Delta Devils games went above the over/under 55.6% of the time at home (five of nine) last year, and 36.4% of the time on the road (eight of 22).
  • The Delta Devils’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs was .111 (1-8) last season, and away it was .000 (0-13).

Last season stats

  • The Delta Devils averaged only 55.5 points per game (-3-worst in college basketball) last season, but they played better at the other end of the court, where they surrendered 77.7 points per game (327th-ranked).
  • While Mississippi Valley State was in the bottom 25 in the nation in boards per game with 26.7 (second-worst), it ranked 280th in college basketball with 33.3 rebounds allowed per game.
  • The Delta Devils delivered only 8.7 assists per game, which ranked -1-worst in college basketball.

Mississippi Valley State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-9-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Away: 3-9-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 17.5+: 3-9-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 3-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-6-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Away: 6-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-9 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-9)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
37.7 (360th in nation) 51.7 (363rd) 23.9 (363rd) 33.5 (298th) 7.8 (364th) 15.7 (358th)
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