LSU Tigers vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 2/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: LSU Tigers vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Location: Reed Arena in College Station, TX

TV: SECN

The Texas A&M Aggies (15-8) will go up against the LSU Tigers (16-7) at Reed Arena on Tuesday.

The LSU Tigers faced off with Vanderbilt and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-66 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Tigers walked away with 18 while Vanderbilt recorded 17 fouls. They also knocked down 13 out of their 31 attempts from long range. Vanderbilt walked away from this one shooting 58.8% when shooting free throws by making 10 of 17 tries. Additionally, Vanderbilt collected 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Vanderbilt recorded 18 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. When discussing defending, LSU allowed their opponent to shoot 45.6% from the floor on 26 out of 57 shooting. They also dished out 6 dimes in the game while forcing 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they compiled 29 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 21 of their 29 shots for a percentage of 72.4%. LSU walked away from the contest having earned a 44.7% FG percentage (21 of 47) and made 3 of their 14 three-point shots.

Tari Eason is a player who came through in the game. He ended up shooting 40.0% from the field but finished the game without an assist. He saw the court for 22 minutes played and snagged 3 boards. He walked away with 16 points on 4 out of 10 shooting.

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LSU enters this matchup with a mark of 16-7 this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.0 personal fouls every game. As a team, LSU is pulling down 38.8 boards per contest and has accounted for 281 assists for the season, which has them ranked 213th in the country in terms of passing. The Tigers are hitting 32.5% on three-point attempts (151 of 465) and 71.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 72.6 pts per game (154th in Division 1) while shooting 43.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Tigers are able to force 18.0 turnovers per game while drawing 16.3 fouls. They are 124th in the country in giving up assists with 258 relinquished this season. The Tigers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 37.5% (470 of 1,253) and they surrender 34.7 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 28.3% on 3-point shots while they are 16th in college basketball in opponents points per game (60.7).

In their last game, the Texas A&M Aggies went home defeated by a final of 70-66 against Missouri. The Aggies were able to collect 10 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 17 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 5 times, while getting 9 steals in this matchup. Missouri earned 15 personal fouls for the game which took the Aggies to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They were able to convert 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 71.4%. In terms of 3-point shots, Texas A&M buried 7 of 15 attempts (46.7%). In all, the Aggies shot 22 for 49 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.9%. The Aggies permitted Missouri to convert 26 of 46 attempts from the field which had them shooting 56.5% for the matchup. They finished 38.5% from three-point range via 5 out of 13 and ended up going 13 out of 15 at the free throw line (86.7%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Texas A&M permitted Missouri to get 27 in all (8 offensive).

Quenton Jackson ended up being a major contributor for the Aggies in this game. He converted 5 of 10 in this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds. He racked up 17 points in his 32 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist for this contest.

Texas A&M has a mark of 15-8 for the year. As an offense, the Aggies are shooting 45.1% from the field, which ranks 121st in college basketball. Texas A&M has accumulated 1,696 points so far this season (73.7 per game) and they pull in 35.1 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.4 times per game (98th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 13.2 times per contest. The Aggies commit 17.4 personal fouls every game and they hit 65.9% from the charity stripe.

The Texas A&M defense gives up 33.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (159 of 472) and their opponents are knocking down 73.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 14.7 assists and 34.2 boards per contest, which has them ranked 313th and 151st in those categories on the defensive end. The Aggies are ranked 90th in college hoops in PPG given up with 65.8. They have forced 17.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.7% from the floor (104th 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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