Alabama A&M vs Mississippi Valley State Prediction 1-6-25 College Basketball Picks

The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils and the Alabama A&M Bulldogs meet Monday in college basketball action from Alabama A&M Events Center. Here’s an Alabama A&M vs Mississippi Valley State prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Alabama A&M vs Mississippi Valley State pick.

Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Betting Preview

It’s been a tough year so far for the Delta Devils, to say the least. The losses continue to pile up, and the team is having major difficulties in scoring. Mississippi Valley State was only able to record a win over Mississippi University for Women in their first eight games. Otherwise, it was losses to Iowa State, Missouri, Texas, Kansas State, BYU, Utah, and UC Santa Barbara at that time. Following a win over Oakwood on December 2, the Delta Devils hit another losing skid. Defeats in the next four games came versus Liberty, North Texas, Tulsa, and LSU. That would give Mississippi Valley State a rough 2-11 run over their first 13 outings.

In Saturday’s game versus Alabama State, the Delta Devils went into the locker room with a 39-29 deficit at the break. Mississippi Valley State was outscored 45-26 the rest of the way, resulting in a blowout defeat 84-55. Leading the team during the losing effort was Alvin Stredic with 21 points and nine rebounds in 40 minutes on the court. Also spending 40 minutes of work was Donovan Sanders, who emerged from the game with 10 points, four rebounds, two assists, and two steals to his credit. Arthur Tate posted seven points in 17 minutes, and leading bench scorer Greg Moore walked away with three points and two assists for his troubles.

Alabama A&M Bulldogs Betting Preview

Over on the Alabama A&M side, they got off to a nice start this year but they’ve similarly had major difficulties since then. The Bulldogs beat Oakwood, Arkansas Baptist, and Fisk in their first three games, then lost the next three versus Tennessee State, Georgia, and South Carolina State. Alabama A&M briefly clawed back above .500 with a November 23 win over Coastal Carolina, then hit the skids again. The next six games were all losses versus IUPUI, Lipscomb, Chattanooga, UAB, Samford, and Georgia Tech for a rough 4-9 start to the year.

Matched up against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday, the Bulldogs finally got a much-needed victory, doing it in double-digit fashion. Alabama A&M was up 41-34 going into the second half, then finished off the run with a 48-45 stretch for an 89-79 win in the end. Tops in scoring for the team was Chad Moodie with 19 points, nine rebounds, four steals, and three assists. Bilal Abdur-Rahman added 18 bench points with three assists and three steals, while Lorenzo Downey had 17 points with seven boards, one assist, and one steal in 30 minutes of work.

Why the Alabama A&M Bulldogs will win

• Mississippi Valley State has lost each of its last 37 road games.
• The home team has won each of Mississippi Valley State’s last 18 games.
• The home team has won the first half in each of Mississippi Valley State’s last 15 games.

Why the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils will win

• Alabama A&M has lost each of its last five night games.
• Alabama A&M has lost the first half in each of its last five night games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Alabama A&M vs Mississippi Valley State Prediction

I’ll go with Alabama A&M but the line’s probably too thick to mess with. Granted, this isn’t exactly the most exciting game on the schedule but it should be remotely competitive—at least initially. The Bulldogs shot well in their last outing versus AR-Pine Bluff, notching 49.2 percent from the field with 36 rebounds. The foul shooting was pretty ugly, though: 25-of-38 for 65.8 percent total. Alabama A&M also coughed up 18 turnovers, so it wasn’t a pretty game. Still, a win is a win, and Alabama A&M needed one. The Bulldogs had been below 68 points in four of their previous five outings. The bad news is that the Bulldogs have surrendered 79 or more points in seven straight games—a 1-6 stretch.

As for Mississippi Valley State, they shot just 35.1 percent from the field and 12.5 percent (2-of-16) from 3-point range in their latest loss to Alabama State. MS Valley State has posted fewer than 56 points in each installment of this current five-game losing streak, giving up 83 or more in each game as well. Alabama A&M should have plenty of opportunities here.