Grambling Tigers vs Alabama A&M Bulldogs Prediction, 3/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Grambling Tigers vs Alabama A&M Bulldogs

Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Location: Event Center in Huntsville, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Grambling Tigers (12-16) are traveling to Event Center on Tuesday where they will meet the Alabama A&M Bulldogs (16-12).

The Grambling Tigers took the court against Florida A&M and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 66-59 in their last contest. Grambling finished the game with a 33.3% field goal percentage (20 out of 60) and made 8 of 23 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Tigers knocked down 11 of 13 shots for a rate of 84.6%. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned a total of 27 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 8 dimes for the game as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In terms of defending, Grambling let their opponent shoot 46.6% from the field on 27 out of 58 shooting. Florida A&M distributed 12 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. On top of that, Florida A&M snagged 36 boards (12 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Florida A&M ended up going 75.0% at the free throw line by making 9 of their 12 attempts. They converted 3 out of their 15 tries from three-point range. In relation to fouls, the Tigers ended up walking away with 16 and Florida A&M recorded 14 fouls.

Derrius Ward is one player who came through in this contest. He walked away with 17 points on 6 out of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 40 mins played and collected 5 rebounds. He finished 35.3% from the field and also distributed 2 assists.

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Grambling comes into this matchup with a record of 12-16 for the season. They have an average of 71.1 pts per contest (290th in college) while hitting 43.9% from the field. The Tigers are hitting 31.5% from downtown (181 of 575) and 72.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Grambling is pulling down 33.4 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 341 dimes so far this season, which is 323rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 14.9 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.8 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are able to force 15.0 turnovers per game and they draw 18.5 fouls. They give up 32.5% on 3-point shots and they rank 100th in college in points per game from their opponents (71.0). The Tigers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.1% (683 of 1,548) and they concede 33.1 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 93rd in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 355 conceded on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Alabama A&M Bulldogs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 89-88 against Alabama State. With respect to how they attacked the glass, Alabama A&M allowed Alabama State to get 24 in total (6 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 42.9% from 3-point land by going 9 out of 21 and finished the contest at 16 of 20 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Bulldogs allowed Alabama State to make 32 out of 58 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 55.2% for the game. In all, the Bulldogs finished the game shooting 31 out of 54 from the field which gave them a rate of 57.4%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Alabama A&M made 10 out of 21 tries (47.6%). They were able to convert 16 of them for a rate of 64.0%. Alabama State committed 21 fouls in this matchup which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They turned the ball over 8 times, while earning 5 steals in the matchup. The Bulldogs pulled down 19 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for this game.

Koron Davis ended up having an impact for the Bulldogs in the game. He totaled 26 points in his 34 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 dimes in this game. He buried 11 out of 20 in this game for a field goal percentage of 55.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Alabama A&M has a win-loss mark of 16-12 for the campaign. As an offense, the Bulldogs are shooting 43.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 295th in Division 1. Alabama A&M has tallied 1,988 points for the season (71.0 per contest) and they pull in 34.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.1 times per game (348th in Division 1) and they turn it over 11.7 times per contest. The Bulldogs commit 18.0 fouls per game while shooting 74.7% from the charity stripe.

The Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court are 112th in D-1 in points given up per game with 71.6. They have forced 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.6% from the field (147th in D-1). The Alabama A&M defense surrenders 33.7% from downtown (202 of 599) and their opponents are converting on 71.8% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 14.1 assists and 34.4 rebounds every game, ranking them 244th and 186th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Alabama A&M

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