Texas A&M Aggies vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 3/2/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Location: Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, AL

TV: SECN

Coleman Coliseum is where the Alabama Crimson Tide (19-10) will go up against the Texas A&M Aggies (18-11) on Wednesday.

The Texas A&M Aggies took the court against Ole Miss and took home the win by a score of 76-66 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Aggies finished with 19 while Ole Miss recorded 16 fouls. They also converted 7 of 22 attempts from downtown. Ole Miss finished shooting 70.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 17 of their 24 shots. In addition, Ole Miss pulled down 26 rebounds (10 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Ole Miss doled out 15 dimes and had 4 steals for this game. With regard to defending, Texas A&M allowed the other team to go 40.4% from the field on 21 of 52 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and having 9 steals. With regard to pulling down boards, they collected 29 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Aggies made 17 of 23 tries for a rate of 73.9%. Texas A&M ended the contest having earned a 54.0% FG percentage (27 out of 50) and knocked down 5 of their 14 shots from 3-point land.

Tyrece Radford is a player who was a contributor in this contest. He notched 19 points on 8 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 30 mins played and collected 7 rebounds. He went 66.7% from the field and dished out 3 dimes.

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Texas A&M enters this one with a record of 18-11 on the campaign. They are turning it over 13.2 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.9 fouls per game. As a unit, Texas A&M is collecting 35.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 409 assists this year, which ranks 106th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Aggies are shooting 32.4% on shots from 3-point land (198 of 612) and 68.4% from the free throw line. They average 72.8 pts per game (141st in Division 1) while shooting 44.0% from the floor.

On defense, the Aggies have forced 17.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They give up 33.1% on three-point shots and they are ranked 107th in the country in points per game from their opponents (66.7). The Aggies defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 41.9% (667 of 1,590) and they relinquish 34.7 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 329th in college hoops in allowing assists with 432 surrendered so far this year.

In their last game, the Alabama Crimson Tide took home the win by a final score of 90-71 against South Carolina. The Crimson Tide were able to collect 21 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for the game. They also gave up possession 15 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. South Carolina had 18 fouls for the contest which got the Crimson Tide to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to make 19 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 82.6%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, Alabama converted 13 of their 33 tries (39.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Crimson Tide walked away from this one shooting 29 for 61 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.5%. The Crimson Tide permitted South Carolina to bury 27 of their 61 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 44.3% in the game. They finished 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 7 of 21 and finished the contest at 10 of 11 at the charity stripe (90.9%). In regard to rebounding, Alabama permitted South Carolina to pull down 27 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Jaden Shackelford was important for the Crimson Tide for the matchup. He tallied 21 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 2 assists in the game. He made 6 of 13 in the matchup for a rate of 46.2%, and tallied 1 rebound.

Alabama has a mark of 19-10 so far this season. As an offense, the Crimson Tide are shooting 44.5% from the floor, which is 156th in the country. Alabama has totaled 2,335 pts this season (80.5 per contest) and they collect 40.0 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.6 times per contest (78th in the country) and they turn it over 14.1 times per contest. The Crimson Tide commit 18.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 73.1% from the charity stripe.

The Crimson Tide defensively are ranked 323rd in college basketball in PPG allowed with 75.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the field (180th in college basketball). The Alabama defense allows 32.8% on shots from distance (212 of 647) and opponents are knocking down 70.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 12.3 dimes and 36.5 total boards per game, which ranks them 150th and 291st in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Alabama

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