Texas A&M Aggies vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 1/16/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: SEC Network

Odds/Point Spread: Texas A&M (-2)

The Arkansas Razorbacks (9-7) will go up against the Texas A&M Aggies (10-6) at Bud Walton Arena on Tuesday. Texas A&M is -2-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total has been set at 146.5.

The Texas A&M Aggies faced Kentucky and went home with a win by a final score of 97-92 in their last contest. Texas A&M walked away from the contest having earned a 40.2% field goal percentage (33 out of 82) and converted 12 of their 32 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Aggies made 19 of their 30 attempts for a rate of 63.3%. With regard to pulling down boards, they compiled 49 with 22 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 11 assists for this game while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In the matter of defense, Texas A&M let their opponent shoot 42.1% from the floor on 32 out of 76 shooting. Kentucky earned 22 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Kentucky grabbed 42 rebounds (16 offensive, 26 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Kentucky finished the game shooting 61.9% at the charity stripe by converting 13 of their 21 tries. They also knocked down 15 of 39 shots from three-point range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Aggies ended up walking away with 19 and Kentucky racked up 21 personal fouls.

Wade Taylor is a player who came through for this game. He went 29.2% from the floor and also recorded 5 assists. He played for 40 minutes played and collected 6 boards. He finished with 31 points on 7 of 24 shooting.

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Texas A&M comes into this game with a win-loss record of 10-6 on the campaign. They are turning it over 10.5 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.2 fouls every game. As a team, Texas A&M is pulling in 43.6 rebounds per contest and has 190 assists on the campaign, which ranks 314th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Aggies are connecting on 27.0% on 3-point shots (107 of 397) and 70.4% from the free throw line. They average 74.7 pts per game (182nd in college hoops) while shooting 40.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Aggies are able to force 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.0% on 3-point shots while they are 103rd in D-1 in PPG allowed (68.3). The Aggies defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 41.2% (376 of 912) and they concede 33.6 boards per game as a unit. They are 239th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 227 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Arkansas Razorbacks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 90-68 when they played Florida. When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Arkansas permitted Florida to snag 44 in total (12 on the offensive glass). They finished 36.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 9 of 25 and ended up going 15 out of 20 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Razorbacks allowed Florida to knock down 33 of 67 attempts from the field which had them at 49.3% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Razorbacks ended up going 23 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.7%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Arkansas converted 5 of their 15 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 68.0%. Florida committed 15 fouls in this matchup which took the Razorbacks to the free throw line for 25 attempts. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. The Razorbacks were able to corral 20 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in this game.

Layden Blocker pitched in for the Razorbacks in this matchup. He buried 4 of 7 in the matchup giving him a rate of 57.1%, and had 4 rebounds. He racked up 14 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist in the matchup.

Arkansas has a record of 9-7 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Razorbacks are connecting on 45.7% from the field, which has them ranked 137th in college basketball. Arkansas has earned 1,255 pts this year (78.4 per contest) and they snag 37.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.7 times per contest (305th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.3 times per game. The Razorbacks have committed 19.8 personal fouls per game while shooting 71.1% from the charity stripe.

The Razorbacks are ranked 322nd in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 77.6. They are able to force 11.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (156th in college hoops). The Arkansas defense concedes 33.8% from downtown (123 of 364) and their opponents are making 70.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 12.9 assists and 36.6 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 194th and 267th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas A&M (-2)

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