Missouri Tigers vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 1/23/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Location: Reed Arena in College Station, TX

TV: SEC Network

The Texas A&M Aggies (11-7) will play the Missouri Tigers (8-10) at Reed Arena on Tuesday.

The Missouri Tigers took the court against Florida and went home with a loss by a final score of 79-67 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Tigers ended up with 20 and Florida accumulated 16 personal fouls. They also knocked down 9 of their 22 shots from beyond the arc. Florida finished the game shooting 69.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 20 of 29 tries. In addition, Florida pulled down 38 boards (11 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Florida distributed 12 dimes and had 4 steals for the game. Regarding defending, Missouri allowed the other team to go 44.6% from the floor on 25 out of 56 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 22 with 2 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Tigers knocked down 18 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. Missouri ended with a 43.4% field goal percentage (23 of 53) and converted 3 of their 16 shots from 3-point land.

Tamar Bates is a guy who was a major contributor in the game. He accounted for 36 points on 13 out of 21 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins and also collected 1 board. He finished the game shooting 61.9% from the field but finished the game without an assist.

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Missouri heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 8-10 this season. They cough up possession 10.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.7 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Missouri is pulling in 32.4 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 241 assists so far this season, which is 218th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Tigers are hitting 32.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (148 of 450) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 75.1 pts per game (172nd in D-1) while connecting on 45.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are forcing 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 16.2 fouls. They surrender 33.9% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 249th in D-1 in PPG allowed (74.2). The Tigers are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.8% (449 of 1,025) and they relinquish 37.4 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 164th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 234 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Texas A&M Aggies took home the win by a final score of 73-69 when they played LSU. The Aggies were able to corral 26 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 for this game. They also turned it over 5 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. LSU earned 19 personal fouls for this game which got the Aggies to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They were able to bury 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 55.0%. With respect to three-point shots, Texas A&M converted 10 of 33 tries (30.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Aggies walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 69 from the floor which had them at 37.7%. The Aggies permitted LSU to knock down 25 out of 60 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.7% in the matchup. They shot 32.4% from three-point range by connecting on 11 out of 34 and ended up going 8 of 10 at the free throw line (80.0%). In reference to how they rebounded, Texas A&M permitted LSU to snag 33 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Wade Taylor ended up being a major contributor for the Aggies for this game. He made 6 of 17 in this contest for a field goal rate of 35.3%, and earned 5 rebounds. He scored 19 points in his 21 minutes on the court and accumulated 4 dimes in this contest.

Texas A&M has a record of 11-7 on the season. The Aggies are responsible for committing 16.4 personal fouls every game and they go 69.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 11.4 times per game (318th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 9.8 times per contest. Texas A&M has totaled 1,345 points this year (74.7 per game) and they snag 44.1 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Aggies are connecting on 39.5% from the floor, which is 351st in the country.

The Texas A&M defense concedes 34.0% from downtown (152 of 447) and their opponents are converting on 72.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 14.0 dimes and 33.7 rebounds every game, which ranks them 274th and 121st in D-1. The Aggies on the defensive end are ranked 109th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 68.8. They are able to force 11.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.2% from the floor (73rd in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Missouri

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