Southern vs. Florida A&M Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 26

The Southern Jaguars (13-14, 9-5 SWAC) square off against the Florida A&M Rattlers (11-15, 8-7 SWAC) as 9.5-point favorites on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 8:30 p.m. ET on SWAC TV. The point total for the matchup is set at 149.5.

Southern enters this matchup after an 87-73 victory over Grambling on Saturday. AJ Barnes scored a team-best 22 points for Southern in the victory. Florida A&M is coming off of a 76-63 victory over Alabama State in its last game on Saturday. Antonio Baker put up 19 points, nine rebounds and two assists for Florida A&M.

Southern vs. Florida A&M Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 8:30 p.m. ET
• Where: F.G. Clark Activity Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Spread favorite: Southern -9.5
• Moneyline favorite: Southern -510
• Moneyline underdog: Florida A&M +363
• Over/Under: 149.5 points

How to watch Southern vs. Florida A&M

• TV Channel: SWAC TV
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Betting the Over/Under: Southern vs. Florida A&M

• Southern and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (149.5 points) 13 times this season.
• Nine of Florida A&M's games have ended with a combined score over 149.5 points this season.
• The point total for the contest of 149.5 is 0.9 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Jaguars (80.6 points per game) and the Rattlers (69.8 points per game).
• The 154.1 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 4.6 more than the 149.5 total in this contest.
• On average, Southern has seen a 158.9-point over/under in its games this season, 9.4 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this matchup is 3.9 points higher than the average over/under in Florida A&M's games this season of 145.6.

Betting the Spread: Southern vs. Florida A&M

• Southern has 10 wins against the spread in 24 games this season.
• The Jaguars have been favored by 9.5 points or more one time this season and have not covered the spread in any of them.
• Florida A&M is 12-12-0 against the spread this year.
• This year, the Rattlers have an against-the-spread record of 3-5 in their eight games as an underdog of 9.5 points or more.
• Southern is 3-4 against the spread, and 5-2 overall, at home.
• Southern is winless ATS (0-1) as a 9.5-point favorite or greater at home.
• On the road, Florida A&M is 3-11 overall and 7-7 against the spread.
• Florida A&M is unbeaten ATS (1-0) as 9.5-point underdogs or more on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: Southern vs. Florida A&M

• This season, Southern has won eight out of the 13 games, or 61.5%, in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Jaguars have played as a favorite of -510 or more once this season and won that game.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 83.6% chance of a victory for Southern.
• Florida A&M has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 16 games this year and has walked away with the win five times (31.2%) in those games.
• The Rattlers have won all of their eight games in which they were named as at least a +363 moneyline underdog.
• Florida A&M has an implied victory probability of 21.6% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.