Bethune-Cookman vs Grambling 1/8/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Grambling Tigers will travel to Moore Gymnasium to take on the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats this Saturday afternoon in College Basketball action.

The Grambling Tigers dropped to 3-11 on the season after being defeating by the Texas Southern Tigers, 67-61, this past Wednesday. Grambling led by a 52-43 margin with 10:59 left in regulation, however, the Tigers struggled offensively down the stretch and could not fight back after Texas Southern took a 63-58 lead with :23 seconds left in regulation. Grambling shot 36.4% from the field & 43.8% from beyond the arc while allowing Texas Southern to shoot 42.6% from the field & 50.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Tigers was A.J. Taylor who had a double-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, & 1 block.

On the season, Grambling is averaging 61.7 ppg on 39.8% shooting from the field. The Tigers are averaging 5.1 three-pointers per game on 33.3% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Grambling has been led by Cam Christon (11.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.2 apg), Danya Kingsby (10.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.8 apg), A.J. Taylor (9.7 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.5 bpg), & Tra’Michael Moton (8.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.5 spg).

Defensively, Grambling is allowing their opponents to an average of 73.9 ppg on 42.9% shooting from the field. The Tigers have a rebound margin of -7.0 and a turnover margin of -2.2.

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats dropped to 3-10 on the season after being defeated by the FIU Panthers, 68-65, this past Wednesday. Bethune-Cookman led for most of the game and had a 35-20 lead at halftime, however, the Wildcats defense struggled down the stretch and FIU was able to get the come from behind victory after taking a 64-63 lead on an Eric Lovett three-pointer with just 1:02 left in regulation. Bethune-Cookman shot 41.7% from the field & 41.7% from beyond the arc while allowing FIU to shoot 41.7% from the field & 32.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Wildcats was Collins Joseph who had 16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, & 5 steals.

On the season, Bethune-Cookman is averaging 60.3 ppg on 40.2% shooting from the field. The Wildcats are averaging 4.1 three-pointers per game on 28.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Bethune-Cookman has been led by Joe French (13.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg), Kevin Davis (10.4 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.8 spg), Marcus Garrett (9.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.2 spg), & Damani McEntire (8.1 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.7 apg, 2.3 spg).

Defensively, Bethune-Cookman is allowing their opponents to average 69.6 ppg on 45.0% shooting from the field. The Wildcats have a rebound margin of -3.2 and a turnover margin of 0.8.

The Tigers are 4-5 ATS in their last 9 games overall and 2-3 ATS in their last 5 away games. The Wildcats are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss & 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games.

Grambling has struggled on both ends of the court this season as the Tigers come into this game ranked just 330^th in scoring offense, 324^th in FG%, & t-292^nd in scoring defense. Bethune-Cookman has been led by their defense which ranks 209^th in scoring defense & 92^nd in steals per game, however, the Wildcats have struggled offensively as Bethune-Cookman comes into this game ranked just 338^th in scoring offense & 319^th in FG%.

Grambling has only one victory over a D-1 school this season (Morgan State) and with and as the Tigers are 0-9 on the road this season and have struggled scoring the basketball, I can’t trust Grambling in this one. Bethune-Cookman is coming off a competitive game against FIU and as their defense has been solid as of late, holding their last three opponents to an average of 65.0 ppg, I think the Wildcats do enough in this one to cover this small home spread. Good Luck!