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The No. 2 seed Grambling Tigers (22-8, 15-3 SWAC) and the No. 7 seed Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (12-19, 8-10 SWAC) face off in the SWAC Tournament Wednesday at Bartow Arena, tipping off at 3:00 PM on ESPN+. Grambling is favored by 10.5 points. Both teams are looking to take another step toward a conference title and an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket.
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How do I watch Tigers vs. Wildcats?
- Game Day: Wednesday, March 8, 2023
- Game Time: 3:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN+
- Location: Birmingham, Alabama
- Arena: Bartow Arena
Betting Lines for Tigers vs. Wildcats
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Grambling | -10.5 | 133 |
Grambling Betting Stats & Information
- Grambling has won 16 of 18 games when the moneyline favorite this season (88.9%).
- The Tigers have played in four games as a moneyline favorite with odds of -576 or shorter and won each time.
- So far this season, the Tigers have put together a 17-11-0 record against the spread.
- The Wildcats have a 1-3 record against the spread in games they were an underdog by 10.5 points or more this year.
- The average total Grambling has had set in games this year is 2.8 fewer points than this outing’s point total.
Bethune-Cookman Betting Stats & Info
- Bethune-Cookman has won five, or 26.3%, of the 19 games it has played as underdogs this season.
- This season, the Wildcats have been at least a +421 underdog on the moneyline four times, losing each of those contests.
- The Wildcats have gone 17-12-0 ATS this season.
- The Wildcats are 1-3 against the spread when an underdog by 10.5 points or more this season.
- The average total for Bethune-Cookman’s games this year is 9.4 more points than the point total of 133 in this outing.
Grambling vs. Bethune-Cookman Season Stat Comparison
| Grambling Rank | Grambling AVG | Bethune-Cookman AVG | Bethune-Cookman Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 268th | 68.4 | Points Scored | 67.7 | 284th |
| 13th | 61.7 | Points Allowed | 74.6 | 307th |
| 227th | 31.1 | Rebounds | 29.4 | 302nd |
| 195th | 8.4 | Off. Rebounds | 8.1 | 216th |
| 350th | 5 | 3pt Made | 6.8 | 244th |
| 300th | 11.6 | Assists | 11.2 | 319th |
| 317th | 13.5 | Turnovers | 12.1 | 208th |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
Grambling Tigers Leaders
- The Tigers scoring leader is Cameron Christon, who averages 12.7 per contest to go with 5.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists.
- Grambling’s leading rebounder is Carte’Are Gordon averaging seven boards per game and its best passer is Shawndarius Cowart and his 3.2 assists per game.
- Christon makes more threes per game than any other member of the Tigers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 1.4 per contest.
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Leaders
- Zion Harmon is at the top of the Wildcats scoring leaderboard with 13.8 points per game. He also grabs two rebounds and racks up 2.7 assists per game.
- The Bethune-Cookman leaders in rebounding and assists are Kevin Davis with 6.3 rebounds per game (he also adds 10.9 points and 1.2 assists per game) and Marcus Garrett with 2.8 assists per game (he also tacks on 13.6 points and 5.5 rebounds per game).
- Joe French is the top shooter from deep for the Wildcats, hitting 2.1 threes per game.
