Alcorn State Braves (8-17, 8-4 SWAC) at Florida A&M Rattlers (11-12, 8-4 SWAC)
Tallahassee, Florida; Monday, 7 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rattlers -1.5; over/under is 137.5
BOTTOM LINE: Florida A&M hosts Alcorn State after Sterling Young scored 28 points in Florida A&M’s 76-71 win against the Jackson State Tigers.
The Rattlers are 7-2 in home games. Florida A&M is 5-0 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 13.8 turnovers per game.
The Braves have gone 8-4 against SWAC opponents. Alcorn State is 1-3 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
Florida A&M is shooting 43.1% from the field this season, 1.0 percentage point lower than the 44.1% Alcorn State allows to opponents. Alcorn State averages 6.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.7 fewer made shots on average than the 7.7 per game Florida A&M gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Young is shooting 43.6% and averaging 16.0 points for the Rattlers. Milton Matthews is averaging 18.3 points over the last 10 games.
Keionte Cornelius is shooting 39.6% from beyond the arc with 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Braves, while averaging 10.5 points. Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt is shooting 42.9% and averaging 12.3 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rattlers: 8-2, averaging 75.9 points, 31.9 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 5.4 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.2 points per game.
Braves: 7-3, averaging 70.8 points, 32.0 rebounds, 10.2 assists, 8.3 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.7 points.
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