Memphis Tigers vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 12/10/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Memphis Tigers vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Sunday, December 10, 2023

Location: Reed Arena in College Station, TX

TV: ESPN

The Texas A&M Aggies (7-2) will try to beat the Memphis Tigers (6-2) at Reed Arena on Sunday.

The Memphis Tigers faced VCU and went home with a win by a final score of 85-80 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Tigers walked away with 21 while VCU finished the game with 21 personal fouls. They knocked down 7 of their 29 shots from beyond the arc. VCU walked away from this one shooting 71.4% at the free throw line by burying 15 of their 21 attempts. Additionally, VCU had 31 boards (15 offensive, 16 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. VCU dished out 13 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. In terms of the defense, Memphis let their opponent shoot 42.0% from the field on 29 of 69 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to rebounding, they earned 35 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Tigers converted 23 of 29 shots for a rate of 79.3%. Memphis finished the game with a 47.4% FG percentage (27 of 57) and buried 8 out of their 21 3-pointers.

David Jones is someone who was a contributor in this matchup. He notched 23 points on 6 out of 19 shooting. He played for 40 mins played and collected 8 rebounds. He finished 31.6% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Memphis will play this game with a record of 6-2 so far this season. They are giving up possession 13.8 times per game and as a team are committing 17.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Memphis is snagging 37.5 boards per contest and has tallied 103 dimes on the year, which is 266th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Tigers are hitting 35.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (65 of 185) and 72.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 79.5 points per game (91st in Division 1) while hitting 45.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Tigers are forcing 14.3 turnovers every game while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They give up 33.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 253rd in college hoops in points per game allowed (74.0). The Tigers are allowing a field goal percentage of 40.3% (208 of 516) and they relinquish 39.3 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 116th in college basketball in giving up assists with 97 conceded so far this season.

In their last game, the Texas A&M Aggies went home victorious with a score of 89-64 when they faced DePaul. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Texas A&M allowed DePaul to pull down 23 in total (5 offensive). They wrapped up this game 50.0% from three-point range by going 8 out of 16 and finished the game at 10 of 17 from the free throw line (58.8%). The Aggies allowed DePaul to convert 23 out of their 42 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 54.8% in this matchup. In all, the Aggies shot 35 for 66 from the field which gave them a percentage of 53.0%. When discussing 3-pointers, Texas A&M converted 14 of 31 attempts (45.2%). They were able to make 5 of the free throw tries for a rate of 55.6%. DePaul earned 13 fouls in this matchup which took the Aggies to the charity stripe for 9 tries. They also coughed it up 4 times, while getting 9 steals in the matchup. The Aggies pulled down 15 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 29 in this matchup.

Jace Carter was important for the Aggies in the matchup. He scored 14 points in his 25 mins on the court and earned 1 assist for this game. He knocked down 5 out of 12 for the game for a field goal rate of 41.7%, and tallied 1 rebound.

Texas A&M has a win-loss mark of 7-2 this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Aggies are shooting 43.6% from the floor, which ranks them 235th in the nation. Texas A&M has accounted for 691 pts so far this year (76.8 per game) and they average 41.8 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.6 times per game (239th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 9.3 times per game. The Aggies are committing 15.6 fouls per contest and they connect on 72.5% from the free throw line.

The Aggies are ranked 108th in college basketball in PPG given up with 67.7. They are forcing 11.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the floor (182nd in the nation). The Texas A&M defense concedes 34.7% on shots from distance (77 of 222) and opponents are converting on 71.4% of their foul shots. They have allowed 13.0 assists and 30.2 boards every game, which has them ranked 232nd and 22nd in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Memphis

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