Florida A&M Rattlers vs Grambling Tigers Prediction, 2/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida A&M Rattlers vs Grambling Tigers

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center in Grambling, LA

TV: ESPN+

The Grambling Tigers (12-16) host the Florida A&M Rattlers (12-15) at Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center on Saturday.

The Florida A&M Rattlers stepped onto the hardwood against Southern and went home with a win by a final score of 82-71 in their last game. Florida A&M finished having earned a 49.2% FG percentage (29 of 59) and made 6 out of their 17 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Rattlers made 18 of 24 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 40 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 19 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. With regard to defending, Florida A&M let their opponent shoot 37.3% from the field on 22 of 59 shooting. Southern earned 16 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Southern snagged 27 rebounds (9 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Southern ended up going 64.3% when shooting free throws by burying 18 of their 28 attempts. They also made 9 out of their 25 tries from beyond the arc. In reference to personal fouls, the Rattlers finished with 18 and Southern recorded 18 personal fouls.

Tyler Shirley is someone who played a role in the game. He ended up walking away with 25 points on 9 out of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes played and also collected 9 boards. He finished the game shooting 75.0% from the floor but finished the game without a dime.

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Florida A&M will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 12-15 so far this year. They are averaging 70.2 pts per game (310th in Division 1) while going 43.6% from the floor. The Rattlers are connecting on 33.0% from downtown (192 of 581) and 67.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Florida A&M is snagging 33.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 348 assists on the season, which ranks 305th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 15.2 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.4 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Rattlers have forced 13.4 turnovers every game and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They give up 35.5% on 3-pointers and they are 233rd in college in PPG allowed (75.7). The Rattlers are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.5% (690 of 1,518) and they relinquish 34.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are 74th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 344 relinquished for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Grambling Tigers took a loss by a score of 76-71 against Bethune-Cookman. The Tigers were able to pull down 19 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 16 times, while recording 12 steals for the game. Bethune-Cookman committed 12 fouls in this game which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for 13 attempts. They were able to knock down 7 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 53.8%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Grambling buried 8 out of their 25 attempts (32.0%). When the game finished, the Tigers ended up going 28 out of 69 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.6%. The Tigers permitted Bethune-Cookman to knock down 31 of their 62 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 50.0% in this matchup. They shot 25.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 3 out of 12 and ended up going 11 of 17 from the free throw line (64.7%). In regard to team rebounding, Grambling permitted Bethune-Cookman to collect 36 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Derrius Ward pitched in for the Tigers in the matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 21 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 5 rebounds. He had 24 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 3 dimes for the contest.

Grambling has a win-loss mark of 12-16 on the season. The Tigers are committing 18.8 personal fouls every game and they go 72.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 12.2 times per game (305th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.9 times per game. Grambling has scored 1,992 points for the campaign (71.1 per game) and they collect 33.4 boards per contest. As an offense, the Tigers are shooting 43.9% from the field, which has them ranked 265th in the nation.

The Tigers are ranked 101st in D-1 in points given up per game with 71.0. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.1% from the field (179th in Division 1). The Grambling defense surrenders 32.5% on shots from beyond the arc (178 of 547) and opponents are making 71.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 12.7 dimes and 33.1 boards per game, which has them ranked 124th and 97th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida A&M

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