Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs Florida A&M Rattlers Prediction, 3/5/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs Florida A&M Rattlers

Date: Thursday, March 5, 2026

Location: Al Lawson Center in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Florida A&M Rattlers (13-15) will compete against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (17-13) at Al Lawson Center on Thursday.

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats faced off with Southern and walked away with a win by a score of 82-79 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up with 20 while Southern had 21 personal fouls. They also made 9 of 19 tries from three-point range. Southern finished the game shooting 52.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of their 19 attempts. Moreover, Southern snagged 29 boards (12 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Southern recorded 18 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. In terms of the defense, Bethune-Cookman allowed the other team to shoot 45.5% from the floor on 30 of 66 shooting. They also doled out 14 dimes in this game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they compiled 35 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wildcats knocked down 23 of 30 attempts for a percentage of 76.7%. Bethune-Cookman ended the contest having earned a 51.9% FG percentage (28 of 54) and knocked down 3 out of their 15 three-point shots.

Arterio Morris is a guy who came through in the game. He finished shooting 66.7% from the floor and also earned 2 dimes. He played for 36 mins and grabbed 3 rebounds. He totaled 19 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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Bethune-Cookman steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 17-13 on the year. They are averaging 75.6 points per contest (186th in D-1) while connecting on 46.6% from the field. The Wildcats are shooting 33.8% on three-point shots (178 of 527) and 68.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Bethune-Cookman is grabbing 36.1 boards per game and has racked up 417 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 190th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 13.8 times per game and as a team they commit 18.0 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Wildcats are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They are 152nd in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 392 relinquished on the season. The Wildcats defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.8% (805 of 1,838) and they relinquish 35.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 32.3% on three-point shots while they are 264th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (77.0).

In their last game, the Florida A&M Rattlers walked away with a victory by a final of 66-59 against Grambling. When it comes to rebounding, Florida A&M permitted Grambling to grab 27 overall (11 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 34.8% from downtown by shooting 8 out of 23 and ended up shooting 11 of 13 at the free throw line (84.6%). The Rattlers allowed Grambling to knock down 20 out of 60 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 33.3% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Rattlers ended up shooting 27 for 58 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.6%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, Florida A&M made 3 out of their 15 tries (20.0%). They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw tries for a clip of 75.0%. Grambling committed 16 fouls for this game which got the Rattlers to the charity stripe for a total of 12 tries. They also turned it over 16 times, while getting 7 steals for the matchup. The Rattlers were able to pull down 24 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in this matchup.

Jaquan Sanders ended up being important for the Rattlers for this game. He knocked down 7 out of 11 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and earned 4 rebounds. He earned 16 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in the game.

Florida A&M has a record of 13-15 on the season. The Rattlers are committing 18.3 fouls per game and they go 67.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 12.9 times per contest (263rd in the country) and they cough up possession 15.2 times per game. Florida A&M has earned 1,962 points so far this year (70.1 per contest) and they grab 33.8 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Rattlers are shooting 43.7% from the field, which is ranked 277th in college hoops.

The Florida A&M defense concedes 35.4% on three-point shots (196 of 553) and their opponents are converting on 76.2% of their foul shots. They have allowed 12.6 dimes and 34.3 boards every game, which is ranked 110th and 176th in the country. The Rattlers on defense are ranked 223rd in D-1 in points given up per game with 75.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.0% from the field (238th in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Bethune-Cookman

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