Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 12/30/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Friday, December 30, 2022

Location: Reed Arena in College Station, TX

TV: SECN+

The Texas A&M Aggies (7-5) welcome the Prairie View A&M Panthers (4-8) at Reed Arena on Friday.

The Prairie View A&M Panthers played New Mexico and took a loss by a score of 94-63 in their last contest. Prairie View A&M walked away from the contest having earned a 28.2% field goal percentage (20 out of 71) and converted 5 of their 19 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Panthers converted 18 of 26 shots for a percentage of 69.2%. With respect to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 27 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 7 assists for this contest in addition to creating 19 turnovers and having 11 steals. When discussing defending, Prairie View A&M allowed the other team to go 48.5% from the floor on 32 of 66 shooting. New Mexico doled out 20 dimes and had 4 steals in the game. On top of that, New Mexico collected 59 boards (16 offensive, 43 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. New Mexico walked away from this one shooting 62.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 22 of their 35 attempts. They made 8 of their 23 shots from 3-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Panthers walked away with 26 and New Mexico recorded 22 personal fouls.

William Douglas is a guy who was a factor in this matchup. He finished the contest at 21.4% from the floor and earned 2 assists. He played for 34 mins and snagged 4 boards. He ended up with 17 points on 3 of 14 shooting.

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Prairie View A&M heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 4-8 on the season. They are averaging 70.5 pts per contest (220th in college basketball) on 41.0% from the floor. The Panthers are shooting 28.5% from downtown (69 of 242) and 71.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Prairie View A&M is pulling in 34.5 boards per game and has accounted for 130 assists on the season, which ranks 342nd in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.5 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.3 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Panthers are forcing 15.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.1 fouls. They give up 36.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 290th in the country in PPG allowed (73.4). The Panthers defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.3% (292 of 630) and they surrender 33.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They rank 163rd in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 153 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Texas A&M Aggies took home the win by a final score of 64-52 when they played Northwestern State. The Aggies pulled down 29 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 6 steals for the game. Northwestern State had 18 personal fouls in this contest which got the Aggies to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They were able to bury 21 of the free throws for a rate of 77.8%. In relation to 3-point shots, Texas A&M converted 1 of their 12 tries (8.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Aggies walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 50 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.0%. The Aggies permitted Northwestern State to convert 18 of their 60 attempts from the field which had them at 30.0% in this contest. They went 32.5% from 3-point land by hitting 13 out of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 3 out of 9 at the free throw line (33.3%). Regarding rebounds, Texas A&M permitted Northwestern State to pull down 26 overall (12 offensive).

Henry Coleman was important for the Aggies in the game. He converted 8 of 13 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 61.5%, and added 7 rebounds. He earned 24 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the matchup.

Texas A&M has a win-loss record of 7-5 for the year. As an offense, the Aggies are connecting on 44.1% from the floor, which is 209th in college basketball. Texas A&M has scored 898 points for the season (74.8 per contest) and they pull in 35.9 boards per game. They are getting an assist 14.0 times per game (165th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per game. The Aggies have committed 20.2 personal fouls per contest while shooting 73.0% from the charity stripe.

The Aggies on the defensive side of the court are 185th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 68.8. They are forcing their opponents into 15.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.1% from the field (98th in college basketball). The Texas A&M defense surrenders 35.7% from downtown (107 of 300) and their opponents are knocking down 72.5% of their free throw shots. They surrender 13.6 assists and 32.2 total rebounds per game, which is 253rd and 81st in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Prairie View A&M

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