Auburn Tigers vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 2/7/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Auburn Tigers vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Location: Reed Arena in College Station, TX

TV: ESPN+

Reed Arena is where the Texas A&M Aggies (16-7) will take on the Auburn Tigers (17-6) on Tuesday.

The Auburn Tigers took the court against Tennessee and ended up losing by a score of 46-43 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Tigers finished with 18 while Tennessee recorded 14 fouls. They converted 2 out of their 21 shots from distance. Tennessee went 58.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of 17 attempts. On top of that, Tennessee collected 43 boards (12 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Tennessee totaled 11 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. When talking about the defense, Auburn allowed the other team to shoot 27.0% from the floor on 17 of 63 shooting. They also doled out 5 assists in this game while creating 9 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Concerning getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 40 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Tigers knocked down 14 of 19 shots for a rate of 73.7%. Auburn walked away from the game having earned a 23.6% FG percentage (13 of 55) and made 3 of their 27 3-point shots.

Johni Broome is a player who was a factor in this game. He ended up finishing with 11 points on 5 out of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes and also snagged 9 rebounds. He finished 38.5% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Auburn comes into this matchup with a mark of 17-6 for the year. They are averaging 72.0 pts per game (166th in D-1) while hitting 44.0% from the floor. The Tigers are connecting on 28.8% on three-point shots (139 of 482) and 69.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Auburn is snagging 37.7 rebounds per game and has earned 330 assists for the season, which ranks 136th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 12.8 times per game and as a team are committing 18.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Tigers are able to force 13.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.9 fouls. They are giving up 26.9% on three-point shots and they rank 39th in college basketball in points per game allowed (63.8). The Tigers are giving up a shooting percentage of 38.8% (507 of 1,307) and they relinquish 34.5 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 24th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 236 surrendered for the season.

In their last game, the Texas A&M Aggies took home the win by a final score of 82-57 when they faced Georgia. In reference to rebounding, Texas A&M permitted Georgia to get 25 in all (12 offensive). They finished 16.1% from 3-point land by connecting on 5 of 31 and finished the contest at 18 out of 27 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Aggies permitted Georgia to make 17 of their 56 tries from the field which had them shooting 30.4% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Aggies finished shooting 30 out of 60 from the floor which had them shooting 50.0%. In regard to three-point shots, Texas A&M made 9 out of 24 tries (37.5%). They were able to knock down 13 of the free throws for a rate of 76.5%. Georgia was called for 17 personal fouls for the contest which took the Aggies to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while earning 4 steals for this game. The Aggies were able to collect 27 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 40 for the game.

Tyrece Radford was important for the Aggies in this contest. He converted 5 out of 7 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. He scored 15 points in his 24 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 3 dimes for this contest.

Texas A&M has a mark of 16-7 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Aggies are shooting 44.8% from the floor, which ranks them 172nd in the country. Texas A&M has scored 1,719 pts this year (74.7 per contest) and they average 37.5 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.6 times per contest (150th in the country) and they turn it over 12.3 times per game. The Aggies are committing 19.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 73.9% from the charity stripe.

The Aggies defensively are ranked 84th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 66.2. They have forced 14.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.8% from the field (25th in D-1). The Texas A&M defense surrenders 32.9% on shots from beyond the arc (187 of 568) and their opposition knocks down 71.8% of their foul shots. They have conceded 12.8 dimes and 31.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 193rd and 48th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Auburn

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