Texas A&M Aggies vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 3/12/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Saturday, March 12, 2022

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Texas A&M (+6)

Amalie Arena is where the Arkansas Razorbacks (25-7) will attempt to beat the Texas A&M Aggies (22-11) on Saturday. Arkansas opens as 6-point favorites. The over/under is 139.5.

The Texas A&M Aggies faced Auburn and notched a win by a score of 67-62 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Aggies finished with 17 and Auburn totaled 17 fouls. They made 9 of 36 attempts from three-point range. Auburn walked away from this one shooting 61.1% from the free throw line by knocking down 11 of their 18 tries. In addition, Auburn totaled 39 rebounds (14 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Auburn recorded 11 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. When talking about the defense, Texas A&M allowed 30.4% from the floor on 21 of 69 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 6 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 36 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Aggies made 9 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 69.2%. Texas A&M ended the contest having earned a 43.9% FG percentage (25 of 57) and converted 8 of their 16 three-point shots.

Quenton Jackson is one guy who was a major contributor in the game. He finished the contest at 83.3% from the floor and totaled 2 dimes. He played for 22 mins played and also pulled down 2 boards. He left the arena with 17 points on 5 out of 6 shooting.

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Texas A&M will play this game with a mark of 22-11 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 13.4 times per game and as a team are committing 18.0 fouls every game. As a team, Texas A&M is pulling in 35.2 rebounds per game and has tallied 460 dimes so far this year, which is 74th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Aggies are shooting 33.5% from downtown (228 of 680) and 69.2% from the charity stripe. They average 73.2 pts per game (122nd in the nation) while shooting 44.4% from the field.

On defense, the Aggies are forcing 17.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.7 personal fouls. They are surrendering 32.2% on 3-point attempts while they are 113th in D-1 in PPG allowed (67.0). The Aggies defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.9% (766 of 1,829) and they surrender 34.7 rebounds per game as a group. They are 345th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 493 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Arkansas Razorbacks took home the win by a final score of 79-67 when they faced LSU. With respect to cleaning the glass, Arkansas permitted LSU to get 25 in all (4 on the offensive glass). They finished 21.1% from distance by shooting 4 of 19 and finished the game at 27 of 31 from the free throw line (87.1%). The Razorbacks permitted LSU to convert 18 out of their 51 tries from the floor which had them shooting 35.3% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Razorbacks finished the game shooting 24 for 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.1%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Arkansas made 6 out of 21 attempts (28.6%). They were able to knock down 25 of the free throw tries for a clip of 80.6%. LSU was called for 20 fouls for this game which got the Razorbacks to the free throw line for a total of 31 shots. They coughed it up 13 times, while getting 9 steals in this matchup. The Razorbacks earned 28 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 42 for the contest.

Au'Diese Toney pitched in for the Razorbacks in the game. He made 6 of 11 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and accumulated 10 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for the contest.

Arkansas has a mark of 25-7 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Razorbacks are shooting 44.0% from the field, which is ranked 183rd in the nation. Arkansas has accounted for 2,475 pts on the campaign (77.3 per game) and they snag 38.6 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 14.1 times per game (100th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest. The Razorbacks commit 16.9 fouls per game while shooting 75.1% from the charity stripe.

The Arkansas defense gives up 32.3% on 3-point attempts (237 of 733) and their opponents are converting on 73.0% of their free throw shots. They give up 12.8 dimes and 34.4 rebounds per game, which ranks them 193rd and 163rd in college basketball. The Razorbacks on defense are ranked 147th in the country in PPG given up with 68.1. They are able to force 15.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.7% from the field (42nd in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arkansas (-6)

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