Alabama A&M vs Alabama State Prediction 3/1/25 College Basketball Picks

The Alabama A&M Bulldogs and the Alabama State Hornets meet Saturday in college basketball action from Dunn-Oliver Acadome. Here’s an Alabama A&M vs Alabama State prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Alabama A&M vs Alabama State pick. We will examine: 

The Alabama A&M Bulldogs recent form and player performance

The Alabama State Hornets recent form and player performance 

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Alabama A&M Bulldogs

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Alabama State Hornets

Recent betting trends in games played between Alabama A&M and Alabama State

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Alabama A&M vs Alabama State game

Alabama A&M Bulldogs Betting Preview

The Bulldogs haven’t had the greatest year in the record column. Alabama A&M opened up with a rough 4-9 stretch before bagging a couple of consecutive wins over Arkansas-Pine Bluff and MS-Valley State in early January. A 1-9 run came in the next 10 games featuring a lone win over Prairie View A&M. Otherwise it was losses to Alcorn State, Jackson State, Alabama State, Texas Southern, Florida A&M, Bethune-Cookman, Southern and Grambling. Since then it’s been a 3-1 stretch with a lone loss to Bethune-Cookman among wins versus MS-Valley State, AR-Pine Bluff and Florida A&M. In total that gives Alabama A&M a 10-18 record through the first 28 games of the 2024-25 campaign. 

In the Monday matchup at home versus Florida A&M, the Bulldogs came out of the locker room with a 37-27 edge. Alabama A&M closed on a 40-39 run to finish off a 77-66 victory. Topping the team in scoring was Dylan Mclean with 19 points, two assists, two steals and one rebound. AC Bryant added 13 points with five boards, three assists and two steals, while London Riley led the bench scoring on six points in 19 minutes of action. 

Alabama State Hornets Betting Preview

Over on the Alabama State side, they came out of the gate this year on a pretty rough run but they’ve been doing better lately. The Hornets went just 4-9 in their first 13 games, then hit a 4-2 stretch that featured wins over MS Valley State, AR-Pine Bluff, Alabama A&M and Prairie View. After a 1-3 run with a win over Florida A&M mixed with losses to Texas Southern, Bethune-Cookman and Grambling, Alabama State took out Southern, AR-Pine Bluff, MS Valley State and Florida A&M before a loss to Bethune-Cookman. The result through the first 28 games was a 13-15 record for the Hornets. 

Matched up against Bethune-Cookman in their home rematch on Monday, the Hornets came out of halftime sporting a 33-31 advantage. Alabama State was outscored 39-35 the rest of the way however, and ended up falling 70-68. TJ Madlock led the team with his 23 points and eight rebounds alongside two steals. Amarr Knox added 17 points with two steals and one assist, and CJ Hines had 13 points with four assists, two boards and two steals in 29 minutes. 

Why the Alabama State Hornets will win

• Alabama A&M has lost each of its last six day games at Dunn-Oliver Acadome against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Alabama State has won each of its last five games at Dunn-Oliver Acadome following a home loss.

Why the Alabama A&M Bulldogs will win

• Alabama A&M has won three of its last four games.

Alabama A&M vs Alabama State Prediction 

I’ll stay with Alabama State. There’s not a lot to get excited about here, but it should be a pretty competitive game. The Hornets are coming off a slow second half in their latest loss to Bethune-Cookman and ended up shooting just 39.1 percent from the field with a 42-27 rebounding deficit. Alabama State stayed in the game with 27 points off 19 Wildcats turnovers but couldn’t do much else correctly. 

The good news is that the Hornets won 69-65 on the road the last time these teams met up on January 18. Alabama State really needs a bounce-back effort in the home rematch, though.