Bethune-Cookman vs Florida A&M 1/3/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Florida A&M Rattlers will travel to Moore Gymnasium to take on the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats this Monday night in College Basketball action.

The Florida A&M Rattlers lost their 5^th straight game and dropped to 2-9 on the season after being defeated by the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, 73-62, on December 19^th. Florida A&M struggled on both ends of the court in the 1^st half and could not fight back after going into halftime trailing by a 41-23 margin. Florida A&M shot 43.4% from the field & 20.0% from beyond the arc while allowing UC Santa Barbara to shoot 46.6% from the field & 20.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Rattlers was MJ Randolph who had 16 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, & 2 steals.

On the season, Florida A&M is averaging 62.5 ppg on 40.7% shooting from the field. The Rattlers are averaging 3.8 three-pointers per game on 25.8% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Florida A&M has been led by MJ Randolph (19.2 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 3.5 apg, 2.5 spg), Jalen Speer (10.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.6 apg), DJ Jones (8.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg), & Kamron Reaves (7.6 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.7 spg).

Defensively, Florida A&M is allowing their opponents to average 71.4 ppg on 44.3% shooting from the field. The Rattlers have a rebound margin of -6.7 and a turnover margin of 3.2.

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats dropped to 2-9 on the season after being defeated by the Marist Red Foxes, 68-45, on December 21^st. Bethune-Cookman struggled on the offensive end against Marist and could not fight back after going into halftime trailing by a 33-18 margin. Bethune-Cookman shot just 21.3% from the field & 25.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Marist to shoot 47.1% from the field & 39.1% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Wildcats was Damani McEntire who had 7 points, 8 rebounds, 1 block, & 1 steal.

On the season, Bethune-Cookman is allowing their opponents to an average of 70.7 ppg on 45.5% shooting from the field. The Wildcats are averaging 4.2 three-pointers per game on 28.6% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Bethune-Cookman has been led by Joe French (14.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg), Marcus Garrett (9.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.2 spg), Damani McEntire (8.9 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.2 apg, 2.3 spg), & Dylan Robertson (8.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.2 bpg).

Defensively, Bethune-Cookman is allowing their opponents to average 70.7 ppg on 45.5% shooting from the field. The Wildcats have a rebound margin of -3.0 and a turnover margin of 0.5.

The Rattlers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games, however, are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400.The Wildcats are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up loss & 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 Monday games.

Florida A&M has been led by their defense which although ranks just 246^th in scoring defense, has done a good job of creating turnovers as they rank 57^th in turnover margin. The Rattlers have struggled offensively as they come into this matchup ranked just t-323^rd in scoring offense & 304^th in FG%. Bethune-Cookman has struggled on both sides of the court as the Wildcats rank just 339^th in scoring offense, 317^th in FG%, & 308^th in defensive FG%.

Florida A&M has yet to pick up a win on the road this season, however, the Rattlers have been solid ATS on the road this season and between the fact that I like the fact that they were somewhat competitive at Santa Clara & UC Santa Barbara recently and that they have the best player on the court in MJ Randolph, I think the play here is to take Florida A&M to cover in this one. Good Luck!