Kentucky Wildcats vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 1/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kentucky Wildcats vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Location: Reed Arena in College Station, TX

TV: SECN

The Kentucky Wildcats (14-3) are on their way to Reed Arena on Wednesday where they will meet the Texas A&M Aggies (15-2).

The Kentucky Wildcats played Tennessee and notched a win by a score of 107-79 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 14 and Tennessee recorded 17 personal fouls. They knocked down 11 of 23 tries from long range. Tennessee walked away from this one shooting 54.5% at the free throw line by knocking down 6 of 11 shots. Furthermore, Tennessee collected 22 rebounds (8 offensive, 14 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Tennessee recorded 17 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. In relation to the defense, Kentucky allowed their opponent to shoot 53.4% from the floor on 31 of 58 shooting. They also distributed 19 assists in this contest as well as creating 20 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When discussing rebounding, they collected 23 with 5 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats knocked down 20 of 21 tries for a percentage of 95.2%. Kentucky walked away from the contest with a 67.9% FG percentage (38 of 56) and converted 11 out of their 18 three-point attempts.

TyTy Washington is a guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He ended up walking away with 28 points on 10 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins and also totaled 2 boards. He finished 76.9% from the field and totaled 5 dimes.

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Kentucky will play this game with a record of 14-3 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 11.7 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 13.5 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Kentucky is pulling down 42.4 boards per game and has earned 297 dimes so far this year, which ranks 15th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats are shooting 36.1% on three-point shots (115 of 319) and 73.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 84.0 pts per contest (6th in Division 1) while hitting 50.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats are able to force 13.1 turnovers per game and they draw 14.6 fouls. They surrender 31.3% on shots from downtown and they are 46th in the country in PPG from their opponents (63.1). The Wildcats defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 39.9% (402 of 1,007) and they surrender 28.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 90th in college basketball in allowing assists with 178 relinquished for the year.

In their last game, the Texas A&M Aggies got the victory with a final of 67-64 against Missouri. In reference to rebounding, Texas A&M permitted Missouri to grab 33 overall (5 on the offensive side). They finished 36.4% from beyond the perimeter by going 4 of 11 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 15 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Aggies allowed Missouri to knock down 25 out of their 53 tries from the floor which had them at 47.2% in this matchup. Overall, the Aggies went 24 out of 63 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.1%. In relation to shooting from downtown, Texas A&M buried 4 out of 17 attempts (23.5%). They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 68.2%. Missouri had 21 personal fouls in this contest which took the Aggies to the free throw line for a total of 22 tries. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 11 steals in this game. The Aggies earned 25 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in this matchup.

Henry Coleman ended up being a factor for the Aggies in this contest. He knocked down 7 of 15 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. He racked up 18 points in his 26 minutes of playing time, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Texas A&M has a win-loss mark of 15-2 on the campaign. The Aggies are responsible for committing 16.2 personal fouls per game and they shoot 63.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.3 times per game (71st in the nation) and they are turning it over 12.9 times per game. Texas A&M has accounted for 1,292 pts for the year (76.0 per game) and they average 35.8 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Aggies are hitting on 46.9% from the field, which has them ranked 58th in D-1.

The Aggies on the defensive side of the court are 41st in the nation in PPG given up with 62.9. They have forced 18.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.8% from the floor (82nd in D-1). The Texas A&M defense gives up 32.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (117 of 363) and their opposition makes 73.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 14.2 assists and 33.2 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 295th and 110th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kentucky

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