Texas A&M Aggies vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 3/11/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs Auburn Tigers
Date: Friday, March 11, 2022
Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL
TV: ESPN
Odds/Point Spread: Texas A&M (+9)
The Auburn Tigers (27-4) are hosting the Texas A&M Aggies (21-11) at Amalie Arena on Friday. Texas A&M opens this contest as 9-point dogs. The total comes in at 139.5.
The Texas A&M Aggies stepped onto the hardwood against Florida and earned the victory with a final of 83-80 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Aggies ended up finishing with 25 and Florida finished the game with 21 personal fouls. They knocked down 5 out of their 24 tries from beyond the arc. Florida finished shooting 76.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 19 of their 25 attempts. Additionally, Florida snagged 35 boards (12 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Florida doled out 17 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. In regard to the defense, Texas A&M allowed the other team to shoot 43.8% from the field on 28 of 64 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and getting 15 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 31 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Aggies knocked down 26 of their 36 attempts for a rate of 72.2%. Texas A&M ended the contest having earned a 45.3% FG percentage (24 of 53) and knocked down 9 out of their 17 three-point shots.
Henry Coleman is a player who played a role for the game. He finished the game at 70.0% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He played 41 mins played and also collected 8 rebounds. He walked away with 22 points on 7 of 10 shooting.
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Texas A&M comes into this contest with a mark of 21-11 so far this year. They turn it over 13.3 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.0 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Texas A&M is grabbing 35.0 boards per game and is sitting with 449 assists for the season, which is 80th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Aggies are shooting 33.1% from downtown (220 of 664) and 69.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 73.4 points per game (118th in Division 1) while connecting on 44.4% from the floor.
On the defensive end, the Aggies are able to force 17.6 turnovers every game and they draw 17.7 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 32.6% on three-point shots while they are 121st in D-1 in points per game allowed (67.2). The Aggies defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 42.3% (745 of 1,760) and they concede 34.4 boards per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 341st in college basketball in allowing assists with 482 conceded so far this season.
When they last stepped on the court, the Auburn Tigers took home the win by a final score of 82-71 when they faced South Carolina. The Tigers earned 27 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 36 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. South Carolina was called for 25 fouls for the contest which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for 26 tries. They were able to make 20 of those for a percentage of 76.9%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Auburn made 10 out of 23 tries (43.5%). Overall, the Tigers finished the game shooting 26 out of 63 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.3%. The Tigers permitted South Carolina to convert 25 of 64 tries from the field which had them sitting at 39.1% in this matchup. They went 32.0% from distance by hitting 8 out of 25 and ended up going 13 of 19 at the free throw line (68.4%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Auburn permitted South Carolina to get 36 in all (11 offensive).
Jabari Smith ended up being a factor for the Tigers for the contest. He tallied 21 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 2 dimes in the game. He made 5 out of 12 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and had 6 rebounds.
Auburn has a record of 27-4 this year. As an offense, the Tigers are hitting on 44.4% from the field, which ranks 157th in college basketball. Auburn has scored 2,457 pts so far this season (79.3 per contest) and they pull down 39.8 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.7 times per contest (67th in D-1) and they turn it over 12.2 times per contest. The Tigers are responsible for committing 18.6 fouls every game and they shoot 73.6% from the free throw line.
The Tigers defensively are ranked 117th in college hoops in points given up per game with 67.0. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 38.3% from the floor (7th in the country). The Auburn defense surrenders 30.8% on shots from beyond the arc (206 of 669) and opponents are making 73.0% of their foul shots. They surrender 11.1 assists and 36.4 boards every game, which is 61st and 289th in the country.
Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Auburn (-9)
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