Texas A&M Aggies vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 2/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt) in Nashville, TN

TV: SECN

Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt) is where the Vanderbilt Commodores (13-12) will take on the Texas A&M Aggies (16-10) on Saturday.

The Texas A&M Aggies played Florida and walked away with a win by a score of 56-55 in their last contest. Texas A&M walked away from the contest with a 33.9% field goal percentage (19 of 56) and made 2 out of their 18 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Aggies made 16 of their 16 tries for a percentage of 100.0%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 38 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 12 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 5 steals. When discussing defense, Texas A&M allowed their opponent to shoot 28.8% from the field on 17 out of 59 shooting. Florida earned 12 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Florida snagged 36 rebounds (18 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Florida shot 82.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 17 shots. They also knocked down 7 out of their 30 tries from downtown. When discussing fouls, the Aggies finished with 18 and Florida racked up 18 fouls.

Quenton Jackson is someone who was a major contributor for the game. He ended up scoring 16 points on 4 of 13 shooting. He played 29 mins and also collected 2 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 30.8% from the floor and also earned 2 assists.

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Texas A&M comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 16-10 on the season. They are averaging 72.2 points per contest (158th in college hoops) while hitting 43.4% from the field. The Aggies are shooting 32.5% on 3-point shots (180 of 554) and 67.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Texas A&M is collecting 35.8 boards per contest and has accumulated 363 assists so far this season, which is 98th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.3 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.7 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Aggies are able to force 17.6 turnovers per game and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They give up 32.6% from beyond the arc and they are 92nd in college hoops in PPG allowed (66.1). The Aggies defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 41.3% (595 of 1,440) and they relinquish 35.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 331st in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 385 conceded on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Vanderbilt Commodores walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 94-80 when they played Auburn. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Vanderbilt allowed Auburn to grab 28 in all (3 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 50.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 11 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 26 at the free throw line (80.8%). The Commodores allowed Auburn to knock down 31 of 53 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 58.5% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Commodores shot 25 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.6%. When discussing 3-point shots, Vanderbilt made 5 out of their 19 attempts (26.3%). They were able to convert 25 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.1%. Auburn was called for 26 personal fouls in this game which got the Commodores to the free throw line for a total of 32 shots. They coughed it up 15 times, while getting 14 steals in this contest. The Commodores earned 18 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 24 for the matchup.

Scotty Pippen was important for the Commodores for this game. He converted 7 out of 18 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 38.9%, and earned 5 rebounds. He racked up 29 points in his 36 mins on the court and totaled 6 assists in this matchup.

Vanderbilt has a record of 13-12 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Commodores are hitting on 41.8% from the floor, which ranks them 290th in Division 1. Vanderbilt has totaled 1,730 points so far this year (69.2 per contest) and they collect 33.9 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 11.0 times per game (315th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per game. The Commodores are committing 17.9 fouls per game and they connect on 69.0% from the charity stripe.

The Commodores on the defensive end are ranked 112th in the country in PPG surrendered with 66.6. They are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.2% from the field (133rd in college hoops). The Vanderbilt defense concedes 30.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (171 of 561) and their opponents are connecting on 71.9% of their foul shots. They relinquish 12.8 dimes and 35.1 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 195th and 213th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas A&M

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