Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 11/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Friday, November 17, 2023

Location: Reed Arena in College Station, TX

TV: SEC Network

Reed Arena is the location where the Texas A&M Aggies (3-0) will try to beat the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (1-2) on Friday.

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles faced Missouri State and took a loss by a final of 84-69 in their last game. Oral Roberts ended the game having earned a 38.9% field goal percentage (28 out of 72) and converted 5 out of their 25 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Golden Eagles converted 8 of 9 shots for a percentage of 88.9%. In regard to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 34 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 10 dimes in this contest as well as creating 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In the matter of defense, Oral Roberts allowed 47.6% from the field on 30 of 63 shooting. Missouri State recorded 18 assists and had 7 steals in this game. Additionally, Missouri State snagged 41 boards (5 offensive, 36 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Missouri State ended up going 65.2% at the charity stripe by converting 15 of 23 attempts. They also made 9 of their 24 tries from beyond the arc. In relation to fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up with 19 and Missouri State racked up 12 fouls.

Issac McBride is one player who had an impact for the game. He notched 27 points on 9 out of 21 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 40 mins played and also totaled 4 boards. He ended up going 42.9% from the field and also dished out 3 dimes.

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Oral Roberts comes into this game with a record of 1-2 so far this season. They have an average of 71.3 pts per game (257th in the nation) while connecting on 41.5% from the floor. The Golden Eagles are shooting 28.9% on shots from distance (24 of 83) and 67.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Oral Roberts is collecting 34.3 boards per game and has accumulated 31 dimes on the campaign, which is 282nd in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 9.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.0 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Golden Eagles are forcing 12.0 turnovers every game and they draw 15.0 fouls. They surrender 39.5% on 3-point shots and they are 284th in college hoops in PPG allowed (76.0). The Golden Eagles defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 41.3% (81 of 196) and they surrender 43.7 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 264th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 42 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Texas A&M Aggies got the victory with a final of 79-66 when they played SMU. The Aggies corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards totaling 41 in the game. They gave up possession 7 times, while earning 11 steals for this game. SMU was called for 24 fouls in the matchup which took the Aggies to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They were able to knock down 22 of the free throw tries for a rate of 81.5%. In regard to shots from beyond the arc, Texas A&M converted 7 of 25 tries (28.0%). Overall, the Aggies finished 25 for 67 from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.3%. The Aggies allowed SMU to knock down 23 out of their 65 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 35.4% for the matchup. They went 43.5% from three-point range by shooting 10 of 23 and ended up shooting 10 of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). In regard to team rebounding, Texas A&M allowed SMU to get 36 in all (14 offensive).

Tyrece Radford ended up being important for the Aggies for the contest. He made 7 out of 15 in this game for a rate of 46.7%, and had 7 rebounds. He had 21 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and added 3 assists for the matchup.

Texas A&M has a win-loss record of 3-0 so far this season. As an offense, the Aggies are shooting 42.1% from the field, which is ranked 255th in the nation. Texas A&M has totaled 230 pts so far this season (76.7 per contest) and they average 45.0 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 14.3 times per contest (166th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 8.0 times per game. The Aggies commit 14.7 fouls per contest and they connect on 73.1% from the charity stripe.

The Aggies defensively are ranked 39th in D-1 in points given up per game with 59.3. They are able to force 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 35.9% from the field (44th in Division 1). The Texas A&M defense gives up 25.7% on 3-point shots (18 of 70) and their opponents are converting on 68.2% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 11.7 dimes and 34.3 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 175th and 153rd in Division 1.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oral Roberts

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