SHM Memorial Center will host Bulldogs vs. Rattlers action on Monday as both teams try to pay off for bettors in NCAAB action.

The Bulldogs are 5-21 so far on the season, and 0-0 ATS vs. the number. The Rattlers, meanwhile, are 7-19 and 0-2 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen South Carolina State go 0-0 and the Rattlers go 0-2 on the totals.



View Florida AM vs South Carolina State Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Bulldogs - Rattlers odds would favor the Rattlers if the lines were set according to our power ranks. South Carolina State is rated No. 313 in the current Odds Shark poll, while Florida A&M is at No. 285. Mathematical models based on recent stats and predictive formulas point to a 62-57 win for the Rattlers.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and South Carolina State has the nation's No. 260-rated offensive output, at 64 PPG. The visiting Rattlers defense ranks No. 311 allowing on average 73.9 PPG. The Bulldogs FG% has averaged 39.4% so far, less than the Rattlers marksmen have achieved on the year, 40.5% per game.

Defensively, Florida A&M features the nation's No. 280-rated defense on the road, allowing 74.6 points per game. South Carolina State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 267 nationally in scoring at home.

Florida A&M was a 76-57 loser in its last match on the road against Savannah State. Yannick Crowder scored 12 points in a futile effort to lead the Rattlers to a win (they lost 76-57 to Savannah State at Tiger Arena on Saturday).

South Carolina State lost its last outing, a 70-59 result against Bethune-Cookman on February 18. South Carolina State got 18 points from Brandon Riley but lost anyway, 70-59, to Bethune-Cookman on Saturday at SHM Memorial Center.

Next up:
Florida A&M home to Hampton, Saturday, February 25
South Carolina State home to North Carolina A&T, Saturday, February 25