Ohio State Buckeyes vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 11/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio State Buckeyes vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Friday, November 15, 2024

Location: Reed Arena in College Station, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Ohio State Buckeyes (2-0) are traveling to Reed Arena on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Texas A&M Aggies (2-1).

The Ohio State Buckeyes played Youngstown State and notched a win by a score of 81-47 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Buckeyes finished with 22 and Youngstown State totaled 17 fouls. They knocked down 3 out of their 22 tries from distance. Youngstown State finished 66.7% when shooting free throws by burying 16 of 24 attempts. Additionally, Youngstown State snagged 25 boards (12 offensive, 13 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Youngstown State recorded 6 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. With respect to defense, Ohio State allowed 23.7% from the field on 14 out of 59 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists in this contest while forcing 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 38 with 5 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Buckeyes knocked down 9 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 69.2%. Ohio State wrapped up the game with a 55.4% field goal percentage (31 out of 56) and converted 10 of their 22 3-point shots.

Aaron Bradshaw is someone who was a contributor for this contest. He finished 62.5% from the floor but didn't record a dime. He was on the court for 21 mins played and pulled down 8 boards. He recorded 16 points on 5 out of 8 shooting.

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Ohio State comes into this contest with a mark of 2-0 for the season. They average 80.5 points per contest (160th in the nation) while hitting 50.0% from the field. The Buckeyes are hitting 48.0% from downtown (24 of 50) and 77.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Ohio State is collecting 40.5 rebounds per game and has 33 dimes for the campaign, which is 295th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 15.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.5 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Buckeyes are able to force 10.5 turnovers every game while drawing 15.5 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 20.4% on shots from distance while they are 37th in the country in PPG from their opponents (59.5). The Buckeyes defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 30.7% (39 of 127) and they relinquish 33.5 boards per game as a squad. They rank 32nd in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 21 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Texas A&M Aggies walked away with a victory by a final of 97-71 when they played Lamar. The Aggies were able to pull down 29 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards totaling 44 for the contest. They also coughed it up 14 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. Lamar was called for 21 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Aggies to the free throw line for a total of 32 shots. They were able to knock down 21 of them for a rate of 65.6%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Texas A&M made 12 of 26 tries (46.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Aggies walked away from this one shooting 32 out of 58 from the floor which had them sitting at 55.2%. The Aggies permitted Lamar to knock down 24 out of 64 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 37.5% in the game. They finished 33.3% from 3-point land via 6 of 18 and finished the contest at 17 out of 25 from the free throw line (68.0%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Texas A&M allowed Lamar to pull down 28 overall (13 offensive).

Zhuric Phelps ended up being a major contributor for the Aggies in the game. He knocked down 6 out of 9 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and added 4 rebounds. He scored 16 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and earned 7 assists for this game.

Texas A&M has a record of 2-1 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Aggies are shooting 48.9% from the floor, which ranks them 101st in college basketball. Texas A&M has tallied 245 points so far this season (81.7 per game) and they snag 43.3 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 16.7 times per contest (110th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.0 times per contest. The Aggies are responsible for committing 19.3 fouls per contest and they go 61.4% from the charity stripe.

The Texas A&M defense gives up 30.9% on shots from 3-point land (21 of 68) and their opponents are connecting on 70.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 12.3 dimes and 30.0 boards per game, which ranks 175th and 50th in college basketball. The Aggies on defense are ranked 81st in D-1 in PPG allowed with 63.3. They have forced 13.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 36.7% from the field (61st in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas A&M

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