Texas A&M Aggies vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 1/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Saturday, January 21, 2023

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: ESPN

The Kentucky Wildcats (12-6) will play the Texas A&M Aggies (13-5) at Rupp Arena on Saturday.

The Texas A&M Aggies played Florida and earned the victory with a final of 54-52 in their last game. Texas A&M wrapped up the contest with a 35.5% FG percentage (22 out of 62) and buried 3 out of their 16 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Aggies knocked down 7 of their 7 shots for a rate of 100.0%. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 41 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 12 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 1 steal. When talking about the defense, Texas A&M allowed the other team to go 26.2% from the field on 16 out of 61 shooting. Florida recorded 8 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Florida grabbed 38 rebounds (16 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. Florida finished 73.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of 19 attempts. They knocked down 6 of their 26 attempts from 3-point land. Regarding fouls, the Aggies ended up finishing with 19 and Florida totaled 14 fouls.

Julius Marble is one guy who was a major factor in the matchup. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game. He played 37 minutes and also totaled 1 rebound. He ended up walking away with 19 points on 9 out of 18 shooting.

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Texas A&M heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 13-5 so far this year. They turn it over 12.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.2 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Texas A&M is snagging 37.4 boards per game and has accumulated 246 assists this season, which has them ranked 202nd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Aggies are shooting 32.0% on three-point attempts (114 of 356) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 74.9 pts per game (122nd in the nation) on 45.0% from the field.

On defense, the Aggies are able to force 14.9 turnovers per game while drawing 20.5 fouls. They are 152nd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 227 surrendered on the year. The Aggies defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.5% (380 of 961) and they relinquish 30.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They concede 34.2% on 3-pointers and they are 85th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (65.6).

The last time they took the court, the Kentucky Wildcats went home victorious with a score of 85-71 against Georgia. Regarding rebounding, Kentucky permitted Georgia to snag 27 in all (2 on the offensive side). They finished 35.0% from 3-point land by shooting 7 out of 20 and finished the contest at 16 of 24 at the charity stripe (66.7%). The Wildcats allowed Georgia to convert 24 out of their 52 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.2% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Wildcats shot 29 out of 66 from the field which had them sitting at 43.9%. Concerning shots from downtown, Kentucky buried 4 of their 15 attempts (26.7%). They were able to knock down 23 of them for a percentage of 76.7%. Georgia committed 23 fouls in the game which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 30 attempts. They also turned it over 5 times, while recording 9 steals for the contest. The Wildcats earned 28 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 41 for this contest.

Oscar Tshiebwe pitched in for the Wildcats in this game. He converted 12 out of 20 for this contest for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and had 24 rebounds. He earned 37 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and added 1 assist in this matchup.

Kentucky has a win-loss mark of 12-6 for the season. As an offensive team, the Wildcats are shooting 45.5% from the field, which is 133rd in college basketball. Kentucky has accumulated 1,369 pts on the year (76.1 per contest) and they grab 39.6 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 16.4 times per contest (26th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.7 times per contest. The Wildcats commit 15.7 personal fouls per contest and they go 68.2% from the free throw line.

The Kentucky defense gives up 34.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (125 of 366) and their opposition makes 71.9% of their foul shots. They allow 11.3 assists and 31.2 boards per game, which ranks them 82nd and 34th in those defensive categories. The Wildcats are ranked 121st in college hoops in PPG given up with 67.1. They are forcing their opponents into 12.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.4% from the floor (147th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas A&M

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