South Carolina Gamecocks vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 1/29/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Saturday, January 29, 2022

Location: Reed Arena in College Station, TX

TV: SECN

The South Carolina Gamecocks (12-7) are on their way to Reed Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Texas A&M Aggies (15-5).

The South Carolina Gamecocks faced off with Vanderbilt and went home with a win by a final score of 70-61 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Gamecocks ended up with 19 while Vanderbilt accumulated 19 personal fouls. They also knocked down 7 of their 17 attempts from distance. Vanderbilt finished the contest at 63.2% from the charity stripe by making 12 of their 19 tries. In addition, Vanderbilt snagged 28 rebounds (4 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Vanderbilt dished out 12 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. In terms of defending, South Carolina allowed 44.7% from the floor on 21 of 47 shooting. They also distributed 15 assists for this contest while forcing 16 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 34 with 12 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Gamecocks converted 9 of 21 shots for a rate of 42.9%. South Carolina ended having earned a 44.3% FG percentage (27 out of 61) and knocked down 7 of their 23 shots from beyond the perimeter.

James Reese V is one player who was a major factor in this matchup. He finished 66.7% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He played for 36 minutes and also collected 2 rebounds. He ended up scoring 19 points on 8 of 12 shooting.

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South Carolina heads into this matchup with a record of 12-7 so far this season. They have an average of 71.7 points per outing (180th in the country) while going 42.9% from the field. The Gamecocks are shooting 31.8% on shots from distance (132 of 415) and 63.5% from the free throw line. As a team, South Carolina is pulling down 39.7 boards per contest and has totaled 256 assists this season, which is 160th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 15.5 times per game and as a team are committing 20.1 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Gamecocks are able to force 15.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.9 fouls. They concede 31.5% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 141st in the nation in points per game allowed (67.5). The Gamecocks defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 39.8% (425 of 1,067) and they concede 35.3 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 157th in college hoops in giving up assists with 228 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Texas A&M Aggies took a loss by a score of 70-64 when they played LSU. The Aggies were able to corral 17 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 28 for this game. They turned it over 17 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. LSU was called for 22 personal fouls in this game which took the Aggies to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They were able to convert 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 65.0%. In reference to shots from downtown, Texas A&M converted 9 out of 26 tries (34.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Aggies finished the game shooting 21 out of 52 from the floor which had them shooting 40.4%. The Aggies permitted LSU to knock down 20 of 47 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.6% in this contest. They went 46.2% from three-point range by hitting 6 out of 13 and ended up shooting 24 out of 35 from the free throw line (68.6%). In the matter of rebounds, Texas A&M permitted LSU to get 35 overall (13 on the offensive glass).

Andre Gordon was important for the Aggies for the game. He converted 7 out of 11 in this game for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and had 4 rebounds. He had 18 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the contest.

Texas A&M has a mark of 15-5 this year. The Aggies commit 17.1 fouls per game while shooting 64.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.8 times per contest (85th in the nation) and they are turning it over 13.5 times per contest. Texas A&M has scored 1,487 pts for the year (74.4 per contest) and they collect 35.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Aggies are shooting 45.7% from the field, which is 105th in college basketball.

The Texas A&M defense concedes 32.4% on three-point shots (134 of 414) and opponents are knocking down 73.3% of their foul shots. They give up 14.2 assists and 34.4 total boards per game, which ranks 289th and 162nd in college hoops. The Aggies on defense are ranked 57th in college basketball in PPG given up with 64.0. They are able to force 18.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.4% from the field (59th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas A&M

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