Southern Jaguars vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 11/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Jaguars vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Location: Reed Arena in College Station, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Southern Jaguars (1-3) are on their way to Reed Arena on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Texas A&M Aggies (3-1).

The Southern Jaguars took the court against Ecclesia College and went home with a win by a final score of 131-42 in their last game. Southern wrapped up the game with a 56.3% FG percentage (54 out of 96) and knocked down 12 out of their 33 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Jaguars converted 11 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 73.3%. When it comes to grabbing boards, they earned 58 with 25 of them being offensive. They also distributed 32 assists in this game in addition to forcing 32 turnovers and earning 26 steals. When it comes to defense, Southern allowed their opponent to shoot 24.4% from the field on 11 out of 45 shooting. Ecclesia College doled out 6 assists and had 5 steals in the game. Additionally, Ecclesia College snagged 23 rebounds (5 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Ecclesia College finished shooting 62.1% at the free throw line by making 18 of 29 shots. They also made 2 of their 11 attempts from 3-point range. Concerning fouls, the Jaguars ended up with 22 and Ecclesia College racked up 12 fouls.

Jayce Depron is one guy who came through for the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and totaled 2 dimes. He played for 11 mins played and also grabbed 2 boards. He ended up with 16 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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Southern will play this contest with a mark of 1-3 this season. They currently have an average of 88.0 pts per contest (41st in college hoops) while connecting on 48.2% from the field. The Jaguars are shooting 36.5% on shots from downtown (31 of 85) and 61.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Southern is collecting 41.3 boards per contest and has tallied 73 assists so far this season, which is 77th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 12.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Jaguars are forcing 18.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.5 fouls. They are relinquishing 37.8% on 3-pointers while they are 229th in college hoops in points per game allowed (73.5). The Jaguars are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.7% (100 of 219) and they surrender 32.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 278th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 63 relinquished for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Texas A&M Aggies walked away with a victory by a final of 78-64 when they played Ohio State. The Aggies snagged 25 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 36 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 3 steals for this contest. Ohio State committed 24 fouls for the game which got the Aggies to the free throw line for a total of 40 shots. They were able to knock down 32 of those for a rate of 80.0%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Texas A&M made 8 of their 21 tries (38.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Aggies ended up going 19 out of 49 from the floor which had them sitting at 38.8%. The Aggies allowed Ohio State to convert 20 out of 59 attempts from the field which had them shooting 33.9% in this game. They went 26.7% from distance by shooting 8 of 30 and finished the contest at 16 of 22 at the free throw line (72.7%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Texas A&M allowed Ohio State to get 31 overall (12 on the offensive side).

Manny Obaseki was important for the Aggies for the game. He tallied 15 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and added 2 assists in this contest. He knocked down 3 out of 8 for this game for a field goal rate of 37.5%, and had 3 rebounds.

Texas A&M has a record of 3-1 for the season. The Aggies are committing 19.8 personal fouls per game and they hit 68.2% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 15.3 times per contest (153rd in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest. Texas A&M has accounted for 323 pts on the year (80.8 per contest) and they pull down 42.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Aggies are hitting on 46.8% from the field, which is ranked 144th in D-1.

The Texas A&M defense surrenders 29.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (29 of 98) and their opponents are making 70.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 12.0 assists and 30.8 total boards per game, which has them ranked 151st and 50th in the nation. The Aggies on defense are ranked 53rd in college basketball in points allowed per game with 63.5. They are able to force 12.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 36.0% from the field (39th 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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