Texas A&M Aggies vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 1/25/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: fuboTV

The Auburn Tigers (16-3) will take on the Texas A&M Aggies (13-6) at Neville Arena on Wednesday.

The Texas A&M Aggies stepped onto the hardwood against Kentucky and ended up losing by a score of 76-67 in their last contest. Texas A&M ended the contest having earned a 49.0% FG percentage (24 out of 49) and knocked down 3 of their 16 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Aggies converted 16 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 100.0%. When talking about getting rebounds, they earned a total of 29 with 4 of them being offensive. They also recorded 10 assists for the matchup while creating 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. In the matter of defending, Texas A&M allowed their opponent to shoot 40.3% from the floor on 27 of 67 shooting. Kentucky totaled 14 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Kentucky collected 36 boards (16 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Kentucky went 64.7% from the free throw line by burying 11 of their 17 shots. They converted 11 of 32 shots from 3-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Aggies walked away with 18 while Kentucky racked up 13 personal fouls.

Tyrece Radford is one guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He racked up 22 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He played for 24 minutes played and totaled 4 boards. He finished the game at 63.6% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

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Texas A&M comes into this game with a mark of 13-6 for the season. They currently have an average of 74.5 pts per contest (127th in college basketball) while going 45.2% from the field. The Aggies are hitting 31.5% from downtown (117 of 372) and 74.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Texas A&M is collecting 37.1 boards per game and is sitting with 256 dimes this year, which ranks 224th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 12.9 times per game and as a unit they commit 19.2 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Aggies are forcing 14.8 turnovers every game while drawing 20.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 136th in the nation in giving up assists with 241 surrendered for the season. The Aggies defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 39.6% (407 of 1,028) and they surrender 31.3 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 34.2% on shots from distance while they are 86th in the nation in points per game allowed (66.1).

In their last game, the Auburn Tigers went home victorious with a score of 81-66 when they faced South Carolina. The Tigers were able to corral 25 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in the game. They turned it over 8 times, while getting 8 steals for the contest. South Carolina earned 23 personal fouls for the game which took the Tigers to the free throw line for 25 tries. They were able to convert 18 of them for a percentage of 72.0%. Concerning 3-pointers, Auburn knocked down 3 out of their 17 tries (17.6%). When the game finished, the Tigers shot 30 out of 60 from the floor which had them at 50.0%. The Tigers allowed South Carolina to make 20 of 56 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 35.7% for this game. They shot 25.0% from distance by going 7 of 28 and ended up going 19 of 24 from the charity stripe (79.2%). Concerning rebounding, Auburn permitted South Carolina to snag 32 overall (10 offensive).

Johni Broome pitched in for the Tigers in this contest. He racked up 27 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He made 12 of 17 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 70.6%, and totaled 11 rebounds.

Auburn has a record of 16-3 this season. As an offensive unit, the Tigers are hitting on 44.1% from the floor, which is 211th in college basketball. Auburn has 1,380 points for the year (72.6 per game) and they pull in 38.4 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 14.4 times per game (100th in the country) and they are turning it over 13.3 times per game. The Tigers commit 18.8 fouls per game and they hit 68.8% from the charity stripe.

The Auburn defense allows 25.1% on 3-pointers (89 of 355) and their opponents are converting on 68.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 9.7 assists and 34.5 rebounds per game, which ranks them 18th and 210th in college hoops. The Tigers on defense are ranked 30th in the country in points allowed per game with 62.6. They are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 38.4% from the floor (9th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Auburn

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