Vanderbilt Commodores vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 1/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vanderbilt Commodores vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023

Location: Reed Arena in College Station, TX

TV: SECN

The Texas A&M Aggies (14-6) will try to defeat the Vanderbilt Commodores (10-10) at Reed Arena on Saturday.

The Vanderbilt Commodores took the court against Kentucky and took a loss by a final of 69-53 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Commodores ended up walking away with 5 and Kentucky totaled 15 fouls. They also converted 6 of their 16 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Kentucky shot 50.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 1 of their 2 tries. Furthermore, Kentucky grabbed 37 boards (7 offensive, 30 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Kentucky recorded 17 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. When talking about the defense, Vanderbilt allowed the other team to go 56.4% from the field on 31 out of 55 shooting. They also dished out 5 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected 22 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Commodores made 11 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 91.7%. Vanderbilt finished the game having earned a 32.7% field goal percentage (18 of 55) and made 6 out of their 17 shots from distance.

Malik Dia is a player who was a contributor in this contest. He finished the game at 45.5% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist. He played for 21 mins and grabbed 1 board. He accounted for 14 points on 5 out of 11 shooting.

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Vanderbilt heads into this game with a win-loss record of 10-10 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 11.6 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.8 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Vanderbilt is pulling down 37.1 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 237 assists this year, which has them ranked 307th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Commodores are shooting 33.1% on shots from distance (162 of 489) and 72.0% from the charity stripe. They average 72.2 pts per game (170th in the nation) while connecting on 42.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Commodores are able to force 11.0 turnovers per game and they draw 18.5 fouls. They currently rank 178th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 258 relinquished for the year. The Commodores defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 43.1% (507 of 1,175) and they surrender 35.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 31.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 216th in the nation in points per game allowed (70.6).

For their last game, the Texas A&M Aggies went home victorious with a score of 79-63 against Auburn. In relation to how they rebounded, Texas A&M allowed Auburn to collect 24 overall (6 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 18.8% from three-point range by shooting 3 out of 16 and ended up shooting 18 out of 24 from the charity stripe (75.0%). The Aggies allowed Auburn to bury 21 out of 49 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Aggies walked away from this one shooting 26 for 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.3%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Texas A&M made 7 of 19 attempts (36.8%). They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 83.3%. Auburn had 18 fouls for this game which got the Aggies to the free throw line for a total of 24 attempts. They also turned it over 9 times, while recording 8 steals in this game. The Aggies were able to pull down 23 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 31 for this game.

Tyrece Radford ended up being a factor for the Aggies in the game. He made 8 out of 17 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and earned 9 rebounds. He had 30 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and added 2 assists for the contest.

Texas A&M has a mark of 14-6 on the year. The Aggies have committed 19.1 personal fouls per game and they shoot 75.3% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 13.4 times per contest (184th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.8 times per contest. Texas A&M has earned 1,495 pts for the season (74.8 per contest) and they grab 36.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Aggies are connecting on 45.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 146th in the nation.

The Texas A&M defense allows 33.7% on three-point shots (164 of 487) and their opponents are converting on 72.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 12.8 assists and 31.2 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 188th and 36th in the nation. The Aggies defensively are ranked 81st in college basketball in points given up per game with 66.0. They are forcing 14.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.7% from the floor (30th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Vanderbilt

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