Texas A&M Aggies vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 11/29/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ESPN

The Virginia Cavaliers (5-1) will go up against the Texas A&M Aggies (6-1) at John Paul Jones Arena on Wednesday.

The Texas A&M Aggies faced Iowa State and earned the victory with a final of 73-69 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Aggies finished with 21 while Iowa State totaled 20 personal fouls. They also buried 9 of their 34 attempts from beyond the arc. Iowa State ended up shooting 66.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 18 of 27 tries. Moreover, Iowa State collected 38 boards (13 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Iowa State earned 14 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. In reference to defense, Texas A&M allowed 34.4% from the field on 21 out of 61 shooting. They also distributed 10 dimes in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 11 steals. With respect to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 41 with 14 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Aggies knocked down 15 of their 25 attempts for a rate of 60.0%. Texas A&M wrapped up the contest with a 40.6% field goal percentage (26 out of 64) and converted 6 of their 24 shots from 3-point land.

Solomon Washington is one guy who was a factor in this contest. He shot 66.7% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He played for 30 minutes played and also grabbed 6 boards. He accounted for 18 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Texas A&M heads into this game with a record of 6-1 for the season. They currently have an average of 79.3 points per game (103rd in D-1) while hitting 43.9% from the field. The Aggies are shooting 28.8% on three-point shots (44 of 153) and 73.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Texas A&M is pulling in 43.4 boards per game and is sitting with 86 assists so far this year, which is 168th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 9.1 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.3 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Aggies have forced 10.7 turnovers every game while drawing 20.1 fouls. They currently rank 255th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 88 conceded on the year. The Aggies defense is allowing a FG percentage of 41.2% (166 of 403) and they concede 31.3 rebounds per game as a team. They are conceding 33.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 153rd in the nation in PPG allowed (69.4).

In their last game, the Virginia Cavaliers walked away with a victory by a final of 56-54 when they faced West Virginia. The Cavaliers were able to pull down 20 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for this game. They also turned it over 9 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. West Virginia committed 13 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for 16 shots. They were able to convert 10 of those for a clip of 62.5%. In terms of shooting from distance, Virginia buried 4 of 18 tries (22.2%). When the final whistle was blown, the Cavaliers ended up shooting 21 out of 52 from the field which had them shooting 40.4%. The Cavaliers permitted West Virginia to bury 19 of 51 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 37.3% in the game. They finished 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 21 and finished the game at 9 out of 13 from the free throw line (69.2%). Concerning attacking the glass, Virginia allowed West Virginia to snag 36 in total (11 offensive).

Ryan Dunn ended up having an impact for the Cavaliers in the matchup. He recorded 13 points in his 29 minutes of playing time, but wasn't able to get an assist. He buried 5 of 11 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and had 5 rebounds.

Virginia has a record of 5-1 on the campaign. The Cavaliers have committed 14.0 fouls every game and they hit 66.7% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.2 times per game (136th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 8.3 times per game. Virginia has earned 392 points this year (65.3 per game) and they collect 32.5 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Cavaliers are shooting 44.5% from the field, which has them ranked 190th in the nation.

The Virginia defense concedes 29.0% on shots from distance (36 of 124) and their opponents are converting on 71.3% of their free throw shots. They concede 11.2 dimes and 36.8 boards per contest, which is 105th and 255th in college hoops. The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 3rd in the country in points given up per game with 53.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 35.4% from the floor (7th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Virginia

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