Texas A&M Aggies vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 2/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024

Location: Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, AL

TV: ESPN+

Coleman Coliseum is the location where the Alabama Crimson Tide (17-7) will try to beat the Texas A&M Aggies (15-9) on Saturday.

The Texas A&M Aggies stepped onto the hardwood against Vanderbilt and went home with a loss by a final score of 74-73 in their last game. Texas A&M walked away from the game with a 51.1% FG percentage (24 out of 47) and made 8 of their 18 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Aggies knocked down 17 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 100.0%. In relation to rebounding, they compiled 26 with 7 of them being offensive. They also dished out 10 dimes in this game while forcing 5 turnovers and getting 1 steal. Pertaining to defending, Texas A&M allowed the other team to go 43.3% from the field on 26 out of 60 shooting. Vanderbilt recorded 10 assists and had 6 steals for this game. In addition, Vanderbilt snagged 21 rebounds (10 offensive, 11 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Vanderbilt finished shooting 83.3% when shooting free throws by converting 15 of their 18 attempts. They converted 7 out of their 23 shots from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Aggies walked away with 14 while Vanderbilt totaled 12 personal fouls.

Wade Taylor is someone who had an impact for this game. He finished the contest at 41.7% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He saw the court for 35 minutes and snagged 3 rebounds. He accumulated 18 points on 5 out of 12 shooting.

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Texas A&M will take the court with a win-loss mark of 15-9 so far this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 9.7 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Texas A&M is pulling in 42.7 boards per game and has accounted for 271 assists on the season, which is 327th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Aggies are shooting 27.7% from downtown (162 of 584) and 70.3% from the free throw line. They average 74.2 points per outing (180th in college hoops) while hitting 40.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Aggies are forcing 11.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They are 243rd in D-1 in giving up assists with 331 conceded on the campaign. The Aggies defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 41.3% (563 of 1,363) and they relinquish 33.2 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are surrendering 33.6% from beyond the arc while they are 89th in college basketball in PPG allowed (68.2).

The last time they took the court, the Alabama Crimson Tide walked away with a victory by a final of 109-92 against LSU. The Crimson Tide were able to corral 23 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in this game. They also turned it over 8 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. LSU earned 16 fouls in this contest which took the Crimson Tide to the free throw line for 17 shots. They were able to convert 15 of those for a rate of 88.2%. In the matter of shots from distance, Alabama made 18 out of their 44 attempts (40.9%). In all, the Crimson Tide walked away from this one shooting 38 out of 81 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.9%. The Crimson Tide permitted LSU to make 33 out of their 60 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 55.0% in this matchup. They went 36.8% from downtown by shooting 7 out of 19 and finished the contest at 19 out of 26 from the free throw line (73.1%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, Alabama allowed LSU to pull down 25 in total (3 on the offensive side).

Mark Sears ended up being a factor for the Crimson Tide in the game. He buried 7 out of 19 for the game giving him a rate of 36.8%, and had 8 rebounds. He recorded 23 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and added 5 dimes for this game.

Alabama has a mark of 17-7 on the year. The Crimson Tide commit 19.1 personal fouls every game and they connect on 79.5% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 15.9 times per contest (42nd in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.3 times per game. Alabama has accumulated 2,167 points on the year (90.3 per game) and they pull in 39.5 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Crimson Tide are shooting 48.0% from the floor, which ranks them 29th in Division 1.

The Alabama defense surrenders 31.7% on shots from 3-point land (171 of 539) and their opponents are connecting on 71.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 12.0 dimes and 34.0 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 102nd and 135th in the nation. The Crimson Tide on the defensive side of the court are 312th in the nation in points given up per game with 76.9. They are forcing their opponents into 12.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.2% from the field (159th in college basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Alabama and under the total points

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