Abilene Christian Wildcats vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 11/12/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Abilene Christian Wildcats vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Friday, November 12, 2021

Location: Reed Arena in College Station, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Texas A&M Aggies (8-10 last year) welcome the Abilene Christian Wildcats (24-5 last season) at Reed Arena on Friday.

The Abilene Christian Wildcats played the UCLA Bruins and took a loss by a score of 67-47 in their last contest. Abilene Christian ended having earned a 29.8% FG percentage (17 out of 57) and converted 4 of their 19 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Wildcats made 9 of 11 shots for a rate of 81.8%. With regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 30 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 13 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Regarding defense, Abilene Christian allowed 46.6% from the field on 27 out of 58 shooting. UCLA doled out 15 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. On top of that, UCLA collected 41 rebounds (11 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. UCLA finished shooting 46.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of their 13 shots. They also converted 7 out of their 19 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing fouls, the Wildcats ended up walking away with 15 and the Bruins accounted for 15 fouls.

Mahki Morris is someone who was a contributor for the contest. He totaled 14 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He played for 22 minutes but ended the game without a board. He finished shooting 50.0% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended.

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Abilene Christian comes into this one after finishing with a win-loss mark of 24-5 last season. They averaged 75.7 points per contest (70th in the country) while going 44.9% from the field. The Wildcats connected on 34.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (221 of 643) and 67.8% from the charity stripe. As a squad, Abilene Christian pulled in 36.1 rebounds per game and tallied 513 assists last year, which was 4th in the country in terms of passing. They coughed up possession 13.6 times per contest and as a team committed 19.1 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Wildcats forced 19.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They gave up 31.0% on shots from distance while they were 5th in college hoops in PPG allowed (60.4). The Wildcats defense gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.4% (601 of 1,488) and they surrendered 34.0 rebounds per game as a group. They were ranked 153rd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 299 conceded last season.

When they last played, the Texas A&M Aggies went home defeated by a final of 79-68 against the Vanderbilt Commodores. In relation to rebounding, Texas A&M permitted Vanderbilt to pull down 32 overall (11 on the offensive glass). They finished 35.3% from distance by shooting 12 of 34 and ended up shooting 21 of 24 at the free throw line (87.5%). The Aggies allowed the Commodores to bury 23 of 55 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.8% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Aggies finished the game shooting 27 out of 66 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.9%. In regard to 3-pointers, Texas A&M made 7 out of 25 tries (28.0%). They were able to convert 7 of them for a percentage of 58.3%. The Commodores earned 16 fouls in this matchup which took the Aggies to the free throw line for 12 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 4 steals for the game. The Aggies were able to collect 22 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards for a total of 38 in the game.

Emanuel Miller ended up having an impact for the Aggies for the game. He totaled 22 points in his 37 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist for this contest. He buried 11 out of 16 in the game for a rate of 68.8%, and earned 9 rebounds.

Texas A&M had a mark of 8-10 last year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Aggies hit 41.5% from the floor, which ranked them 303rd in college basketball. Texas A&M accumulated 1,157 pts last year (64.3 per game) and they averaged 33.4 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 12.1 times per game (244th in the country) and they turned it over 14.8 times per contest. The Aggies were responsible for committing 16.9 personal fouls every game and they shot 72.6% from the free throw line.

The Texas A&M defense conceded 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc (155 of 455) and opponents made 65.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They gave up 16.3 dimes and 32.2 rebounds per game, which was ranked 332nd and 58th in those defensive categories. The Aggies on defense were ranked 81st in Division 1 in points given up per game with 66.9. They forced 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the floor (248th in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas A&M

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