Kentucky Wildcats vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kentucky Wildcats vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: Reed Arena in College Station, TX

TV: ESPN

The Kentucky Wildcats (12-2) are hitting the road to Reed Arena on Saturday where they will go up against the Texas A&M Aggies (9-6).

The Kentucky Wildcats stepped onto the hardwood against Missouri and went home with a win by a final score of 90-77 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Wildcats ended up with 17 and Missouri recorded 22 fouls. They also knocked down 8 of their 28 tries from beyond the perimeter. Missouri ended up shooting 77.3% when shooting free throws by making 17 of 22 tries. Moreover, Missouri grabbed 23 boards (4 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Missouri earned 14 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. When it comes to defense, Kentucky allowed the other team to go 42.6% from the floor on 26 out of 61 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists for this contest in addition to creating 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding pulling down boards, they earned a total of 34 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Wildcats buried 27 of 32 shots for a rate of 84.4%. Kentucky finished the game with a 50.0% field goal percentage (28 of 56) and converted 7 out of their 23 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Rob Dillingham is one guy who played a role for the matchup. He totaled 23 points on 6 of 7 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 19 mins and pulled down 2 rebounds. He went 85.7% from the field and also dished out 2 assists.

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Kentucky heads into this matchup with a mark of 12-2 for the campaign. They cough up possession 9.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.5 fouls per game. As a unit, Kentucky is grabbing 38.6 rebounds per contest and has 253 dimes so far this year, which is 51st in the nation in terms of passing. The Wildcats are hitting 39.9% on shots from downtown (139 of 348) and 74.6% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 90.7 pts per contest (2nd in the nation) while hitting 49.9% from the floor.

On defense, the Wildcats are able to force 13.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.4 fouls. They give up 30.8% from beyond the arc and they are 264th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (74.5). The Wildcats are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.5% (367 of 884) and they relinquish 36.3 boards per game as a squad. They rank 180th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 195 conceded on the campaign.

For their last game, the Texas A&M Aggies walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 66-55 against Auburn. The Aggies were able to snag 24 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards for a total of 41 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 18 times, while earning 11 steals for this contest. Auburn committed 15 fouls for this contest which took the Aggies to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They were able to bury 16 of them for a rate of 84.2%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Texas A&M knocked down 3 out of their 19 tries (15.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Aggies shot 18 for 62 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 29.0%. The Aggies allowed Auburn to bury 20 of their 51 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.2% in this contest. They finished 22.7% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 5 of 22 and finished the game at 21 of 26 from the free throw line (80.8%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, Texas A&M allowed Auburn to collect 30 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Henry Coleman ended up having an impact for the Aggies in this matchup. He buried 7 out of 11 in this game giving him a rate of 63.6%, and had 5 rebounds. He earned 17 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to get an assist.

Texas A&M has a mark of 9-6 on the campaign. The Aggies are committing 16.0 fouls every game and they shoot 71.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 11.9 times per contest (295th in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 10.6 times per contest. Texas A&M has tallied 1,098 points on the campaign (73.2 per game) and they pull down 42.9 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Aggies are hitting on 40.1% from the field, which is ranked 342nd in the nation.

The Aggies on the defensive end are ranked 83rd in college hoops in points allowed per game with 66.7. They are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.1% from the floor (90th in college hoops). The Texas A&M defense surrenders 33.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (119 of 355) and their opponents are making 72.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 13.7 dimes and 32.8 boards every game, which ranks 254th and 76th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas A&M

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