Lamar Cardinals vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 11/11/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lamar Cardinals vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Monday, November 11, 2024

Location: Reed Arena in College Station, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Lamar Cardinals (1-0) are hitting the road to Reed Arena on Monday where they will go up against the Texas A&M Aggies (0-1).

The Lamar Cardinals played Paul Quinn and notched a win by a score of 113-42 in their last game. Lamar ended having earned a 56.1% field goal percentage (46 out of 82) and knocked down 9 of 31 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Cardinals made 12 of 22 attempts for a rate of 54.5%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 44 with 11 of them being offensive. They also doled out 32 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 29 turnovers and earning 21 steals. Concerning defending, Lamar allowed the other team to shoot 30.2% from the floor on 16 out of 53 shooting. Paul Quinn distributed 7 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Paul Quinn collected 28 rebounds (4 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Paul Quinn finished shooting 50.0% when shooting free throws by making 8 of 16 shots. They also buried 2 of 12 shots from long range. When discussing personal fouls, the Cardinals finished with 14 and Paul Quinn accumulated 16 personal fouls.

Andrew Holifield is a player who was a contributor in this matchup. He accounted for 20 points on 8 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 26 mins played and also totaled 5 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 72.7% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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Lamar will enter this contest with a record of 1-0 for the campaign. They average 113.0 points per contest (9th in college basketball) on 56.1% from the field. The Cardinals are shooting 29.0% from downtown (9 of 31) and 54.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Lamar is grabbing 49.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 32 assists so far this year, which is 34th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 8.0 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 14.0 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Cardinals are forcing 31.0 turnovers per game while drawing 16.0 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 16.7% on shots from downtown and they rank 12th in college basketball in opponents PPG (42.0). The Cardinals defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 30.2% (16 of 53) and they concede 34.0 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 58th in the nation in giving up assists with 7 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Texas A&M Aggies took a defeat with a final score of 64-61 against UCF. When talking about rebounding, Texas A&M permitted UCF to pull down 24 in all (5 on the offensive glass). They shot 30.8% from three-point range by connecting on 8 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 31 from the charity stripe (71.0%). The Aggies allowed UCF to make 17 out of 50 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.0% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Aggies finished shooting 23 for 63 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.5%. With respect to shots from downtown, Texas A&M made 7 of 23 tries (30.4%). They were able to make 8 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 57.1%. UCF earned 17 fouls for the game which got the Aggies to the free throw line for 14 shots. They gave up possession 11 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. The Aggies earned 27 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for the contest.

Pharrel Payne ended up being a major contributor for the Aggies for this contest. He scored 15 points in his 22 mins of playing time and totaled 1 assist for the matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 9 in this contest for a rate of 66.7%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Texas A&M has a record of 0-1 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Aggies are hitting on 36.5% from the field, which has them ranked 319th in college basketball. Texas A&M has accumulated 61 points so far this season (61.0 per game) and they average 43.0 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 13.0 times per contest (243rd in the country) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per contest. The Aggies commit 24.0 personal fouls per contest and they hit 57.1% from the free throw line.

The Aggies on the defensive side of the court are 146th in college basketball in PPG given up with 64.0. They are forcing 11.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 34.0% from the field (80th in the country). The Texas A&M defense surrenders 30.8% on 3-pointers (8 of 26) and their opposition knocks down 71.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 13.0 assists and 35.0 total boards per game, which is 218th and 212th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas A&M

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