Texas A&M Aggies vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 3/13/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Sunday, March 13, 2022

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Texas A&M (+7)

Amalie Arena is where the Tennessee Volunteers (25-7) will attempt to beat the Texas A&M Aggies (23-11) on Sunday. Texas A&M opens this matchup as 7-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is 131.

The Texas A&M Aggies faced Arkansas and walked away with a win by a score of 82-64 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Aggies finished with 16 and Arkansas had 14 personal fouls. They also knocked down 3 of their 18 attempts from downtown. Arkansas finished the game at 83.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of their 18 tries. Furthermore, Arkansas snagged 24 rebounds (4 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Arkansas earned 13 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. In terms of defense, Texas A&M allowed the other team to shoot 43.4% from the floor on 23 out of 53 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 9 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they compiled 30 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Aggies knocked down 12 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Texas A&M walked away from the contest having earned a 50.8% FG percentage (31 out of 61) and converted 8 of their 15 shots from 3-point land.

Quenton Jackson is someone who was a contributor in this contest. He finished the game shooting 43.8% from the floor and dished out 6 dimes. He played 33 minutes played and also snagged 5 rebounds. He was able to score 20 points on 7 out of 16 shooting.

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Texas A&M enters this contest with a record of 23-11 this season. They have an average of 73.5 points per outing (115th in Division 1) while connecting on 44.6% from the field. The Aggies are shooting 34.0% on shots from beyond the arc (236 of 695) and 69.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Texas A&M is collecting 35.3 boards per game and has accumulated 478 assists so far this year, which is 53rd in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.4 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.9 fouls every game.

On defense, the Aggies are forcing 17.2 turnovers every game and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They rank 351st in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 506 relinquished for the campaign. The Aggies defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.9% (789 of 1,882) and they surrender 34.4 boards per contest as a team. They give up 31.8% on shots from downtown while they are 109th in the nation in PPG allowed (66.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Tennessee Volunteers took home the win by a final score of 69-62 against Kentucky. The Volunteers earned 27 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for this contest. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. Kentucky had 18 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Volunteers to the charity stripe for a total of 25 shots. They were able to make 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 68.0%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Tennessee converted 6 of 15 attempts (40.0%). When all was said and done, the Volunteers walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 52 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.2%. The Volunteers permitted Kentucky to knock down 22 of 64 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 34.4% for the contest. They went 10.0% from distance by connecting on 2 out of 20 and finished the contest at 16 out of 22 at the charity stripe (72.7%). With respect to rebounding, Tennessee permitted Kentucky to pull down 39 in total (13 offensive).

Kennedy Chandler ended up having an impact for the Volunteers in the game. He converted 8 of 16 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He tallied 19 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and had 2 assists in the matchup.

Tennessee has a win-loss mark of 25-7 for the campaign. As an offense, the Volunteers are connecting on 43.1% from the field, which has them ranked 235th in Division 1. Tennessee has totaled 2,350 pts on the campaign (73.4 per contest) and they average 37.0 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.0 times per game (22nd in the nation) and they cough up possession 12.4 times per contest. The Volunteers have committed 17.1 fouls per game and they shoot 71.4% from the charity stripe.

The Volunteers on the defensive side of the court are 29th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 63.2. They are able to force 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 40.3% from the field (37th in D-1). The Tennessee defense surrenders 31.5% from downtown (218 of 693) and opponents are knocking down 70.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 11.4 dimes and 33.9 boards per game, which ranks them 83rd and 143rd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tennessee (-7)

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