Tennessee Volunteers vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 2/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee Volunteers vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024

Location: Reed Arena in College Station, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Tennessee Volunteers (17-5) are on their way to Reed Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Texas A&M Aggies (14-8).

The Tennessee Volunteers took the court against LSU and walked away with a win by a score of 88-68 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Volunteers left the arena with 16 and LSU finished the game with 14 fouls. They also converted 6 of 25 attempts from long range. LSU ended up going 63.6% at the free throw line by making 14 of their 22 attempts. Furthermore, LSU grabbed 37 rebounds (16 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. LSU dished out 7 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. With regard to the defense, Tennessee allowed their opponent to shoot 41.4% from the field on 24 of 58 shooting. They also doled out 23 assists for the game in addition to creating 15 turnovers and having 13 steals. In terms of rebounding, they earned 25 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Volunteers made 15 of 20 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Tennessee walked away from the contest having earned a 55.4% field goal percentage (31 of 56) and buried 11 out of their 24 3-point shots.

Dalton Knecht is one player who was a factor for the matchup. He ended up going 47.4% from the field and also distributed 6 dimes. He played for 35 mins and also collected 7 boards. He ended up walking away with 27 points on 9 out of 19 shooting.

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Tennessee will enter this game with a record of 17-5 on the season. They turn it over 10.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.1 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Tennessee is collecting 39.0 rebounds per contest and has totaled 381 assists for the campaign, which ranks 28th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Volunteers are shooting 34.5% on shots from distance (192 of 556) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 80.0 points per game (51st in D-1) while going 45.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Volunteers are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 17.8 fouls. They give up 30.6% on 3-point shots and they rank 64th in the nation in points per game allowed (67.2). The Volunteers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 38.3% (495 of 1,291) and they relinquish 35.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 26th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 237 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Texas A&M Aggies got the victory with a final of 79-60 against Missouri. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Texas A&M allowed Missouri to collect 19 in total (4 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 35.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 out of 20 and ended up going 9 of 13 from the free throw line (69.2%). The Aggies allowed Missouri to make 22 out of their 48 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.8% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Aggies walked away from this one shooting 30 out of 63 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.6%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Texas A&M converted 4 of their 17 tries (23.5%). They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 78.9%. Missouri had 18 fouls in the game which took the Aggies to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They also turned it over 7 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. The Aggies earned 24 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in this matchup.

Tyrece Radford pitched in for the Aggies for the game. He tallied 22 points in his 32 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to get an assist. He made 8 out of 15 in this matchup giving him a rate of 53.3%, and added 4 rebounds.

Texas A&M has a record of 14-8 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Aggies are hitting on 39.5% from the floor, which is 351st in the country. Texas A&M has accumulated 1,622 points for the year (73.7 per game) and they grab 43.3 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 11.2 times per game (320th in the country) and they turn the ball over 9.5 times per game. The Aggies are committing 16.3 fouls every game and they connect on 69.2% from the charity stripe.

The Texas A&M defense surrenders 34.1% on shots from distance (187 of 549) and their opposition makes 72.0% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 14.1 dimes and 33.4 total rebounds per game, ranking them 292nd and 98th in college hoops. The Aggies on the defensive side of the court are 87th in college basketball in PPG given up with 67.9. They have forced 12.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (70th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tennessee

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