Texas A&M Aggies vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 3/12/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Sunday, March 12, 2023

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Texas A&M (+4)

The Alabama Crimson Tide (26-5) will try to beat the Texas A&M Aggies (24-8) at Bridgestone Arena on Sunday. Texas A&M opens this matchup as 4-point underdogs. The betting total is set at 145.5.

The Texas A&M Aggies stepped onto the hardwood against Arkansas and earned the victory with a final of 67-61 in their last contest. Texas A&M wrapped up the contest with a 42.1% field goal percentage (24 of 57) and converted 1 of their 10 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Aggies knocked down 18 of their 24 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they collected 38 with 13 of them being offensive. They also recorded 8 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding defending, Texas A&M allowed 40.7% from the field on 22 out of 54 shooting. Arkansas distributed 11 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. In addition, Arkansas snagged 25 rebounds (7 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Arkansas ended up shooting 63.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 12 of their 19 attempts. They also converted 5 of 20 attempts from downtown. Concerning fouls, the Aggies walked away with 16 and Arkansas accumulated 20 fouls.

Wade Taylor is a player who was a major factor for this game. He shot 35.3% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes. He was on the court for 29 mins and also snagged 3 rebounds. He finished with 18 points on 6 out of 17 shooting.

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Texas A&M will take the court with a win-loss record of 24-8 for the campaign. They turn it over 12.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.3 fouls per contest. As a unit, Texas A&M is collecting 37.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 404 assists this season, which has them ranked 220th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Aggies are hitting 32.1% on shots from distance (192 of 598) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 73.1 points per contest (143rd in the nation) while shooting 43.5% from the floor.

Defensively, the Aggies are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers every game and they draw 20.3 personal fouls. They rank 210th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 418 surrendered on the season. The Aggies defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 40.1% (701 of 1,750) and they surrender 31.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They concede 32.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 53rd in D-1 in points per game allowed (65.4).

In their last game, the Alabama Crimson Tide walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 67-61 against Texas A&M. The Crimson Tide earned 25 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 40 for this game. They also gave up possession 17 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. Texas A&M was called for 14 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Crimson Tide to the free throw line for 11 shots. They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw tries for a clip of 90.9%. In regard to shots from beyond the arc, Alabama converted 7 out of 36 tries (19.4%). In all, the Crimson Tide ended up going 22 for 65 from the floor which gave them a rate of 33.8%. The Crimson Tide allowed Texas A&M to convert 18 out of their 53 attempts from the field which had them shooting 34.0% for the contest. They went 25.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 4 out of 16 and finished the contest at 27 out of 28 from the free throw line (96.4%). When it comes to rebounds, Alabama allowed Texas A&M to pull down 30 in all (4 offensive).

Brandon Miller ended up being a major contributor for the Crimson Tide in this contest. He scored 19 points in his 36 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 assists in this matchup. He made 7 out of 23 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 30.4%, and totaled 10 rebounds.

Alabama has a record of 26-5 so far this year. The Crimson Tide have committed 18.9 fouls per contest and they connect on 72.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.9 times per contest (62nd in the nation) and they turn it over 14.3 times per game. Alabama has totaled 2,568 points on the campaign (82.8 per game) and they pull in 44.3 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Crimson Tide are shooting 44.8% from the field, which ranks 176th in the nation.

The Crimson Tide on the defensive side of the court are 158th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 69.5. They have forced 12.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 37.7% from the floor (3rd in college hoops). The Alabama defense gives up 28.4% on 3-point attempts (175 of 617) and opponents are making 70.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 10.3 assists and 37.2 boards on a nightly basis, which is 20th and 330th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Alabama (-4)

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