Georgia Bulldogs vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 2/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Bulldogs vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2023

Location: Reed Arena in College Station, TX

TV: SECN

The Texas A&M Aggies (15-7) will play the Georgia Bulldogs (14-8) at Reed Arena on Saturday.

The Georgia Bulldogs faced Auburn and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 94-73 in their last contest. Georgia wrapped up the contest with a 44.2% field goal percentage (23 of 52) and buried 14 out of their 34 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Bulldogs knocked down 13 of 19 tries for a rate of 68.4%. Regarding rebounding, they collected 26 with 9 of them being offensive. They also dished out 14 assists in this contest while creating 5 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In relation to defense, Georgia let their opponent shoot 56.3% from the floor on 36 out of 64 shooting. Auburn recorded 22 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Auburn pulled down 34 rebounds (11 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Auburn finished shooting 61.9% from the free throw line by burying 13 of 21 shots. They made 9 out of their 25 attempts from 3-point range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up walking away with 20 while Auburn accounted for 16 personal fouls.

Mardrez McBride is one guy who played a role for this contest. He totaled 20 points on 6 out of 9 shooting. He played for 25 minutes but didn't pull down any boards. He finished the game shooting 66.7% from the field and recorded 3 assists.

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Georgia heads into this one with a record of 14-8 so far this season. They average 70.3 pts per game (213th in the country) while hitting 42.2% from the floor. The Bulldogs are hitting 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc (160 of 469) and 73.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Georgia is pulling down 37.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 261 assists this season, which has them ranked 296th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 13.8 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.5 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bulldogs are able to force 11.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.7 personal fouls. They surrender 30.0% from beyond the arc while they are 145th in D-1 in PPG allowed (68.1). The Bulldogs are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.1% (558 of 1,324) and they relinquish 34.5 boards per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 218th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 294 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Texas A&M Aggies took a defeat with a final score of 81-70 when they faced Arkansas. When discussing how they attacked the glass, Texas A&M permitted Arkansas to pull down 37 in total (11 on the offensive side). They finished 33.3% from 3-point land by shooting 6 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 28 from the free throw line (67.9%). The Aggies permitted Arkansas to knock down 28 of their 56 tries from the field which had them at 50.0% in this contest. In all, the Aggies walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 76 from the field which gave them a percentage of 34.2%. With respect to 3-point shots, Texas A&M knocked down 4 out of 12 tries (33.3%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 58.3%. Arkansas was called for 19 personal fouls in the game which got the Aggies to the free throw line for 24 tries. They coughed it up 8 times, while earning 10 steals for the contest. The Aggies collected 19 defensive rebounds and 20 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for the matchup.

Henry Coleman ended up being a major contributor for the Aggies for this game. He made 7 out of 17 in the matchup for a rate of 41.2%, and had 15 rebounds. He scored 18 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist for the game.

Texas A&M has a mark of 15-7 so far this year. The Aggies commit 19.0 personal fouls per contest while shooting 73.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.2 times per game (188th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.4 times per contest. Texas A&M has accounted for 1,637 pts this season (74.4 per contest) and they grab 37.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Aggies are shooting 44.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 186th in college basketball.

The Texas A&M defense allows 33.9% on 3-point shots (182 of 537) and their opposition knocks down 72.1% of their free throw attempts. They concede 13.0 assists and 31.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 210th and 49th in college basketball. The Aggies defensively are ranked 96th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 66.6. They have forced 14.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.2% from the field (36th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas A&M

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