Texas A&M Aggies vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 1/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: ESPN

The Auburn Tigers (12-2) will play the Texas A&M Aggies (9-5) at Neville Arena on Tuesday.

The Texas A&M Aggies faced LSU and ended up losing by a score of 68-53 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Aggies walked away with 14 and LSU accounted for 20 personal fouls. They also converted 6 of their 24 shots from beyond the arc. LSU shot 72.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 8 of 11 shots. Furthermore, LSU pulled down 36 rebounds (11 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a block. LSU recorded 16 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. Regarding defense, Texas A&M allowed their opponent to shoot 40.3% from the floor on 27 out of 67 shooting. They also dished out 7 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 11 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In reference to grabbing boards, they earned 34 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Aggies knocked down 18 of their 26 shots for a rate of 69.2%. Texas A&M walked away from the game with a 25.4% field goal percentage (15 out of 59) and knocked down 5 out of their 28 shots from beyond the arc.

Wade Taylor is one player who was a major contributor in this game. He walked away from this one shooting 40.0% from the floor but didn't record a dime. He played for 38 minutes and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He was able to score 23 points on 8 of 20 shooting.

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Texas A&M will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 9-5 so far this season. They currently have an average of 74.5 points per contest (190th in the country) while hitting 40.8% from the field. The Aggies are connecting on 26.6% on 3-pointers (92 of 346) and 70.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Texas A&M is collecting 42.9 boards per game and is sitting with 171 assists for the campaign, which is 306th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 10.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 15.7 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Aggies are forcing 12.3 turnovers every game and they draw 19.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 181st in the nation in giving up assists with 187 relinquished on the campaign. The Aggies are giving up a FG percentage of 41.3% (324 of 785) and they concede 32.7 boards per game as a group. They give up 34.2% on three-point shots and they rank 83rd in college hoops in PPG allowed (66.7).

When they last played, the Auburn Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 83-51 when they played Arkansas. In regard to cleaning the glass, Auburn permitted Arkansas to grab 30 overall (6 offensive). They went 29.2% from beyond the arc by going 7 out of 24 and ended up shooting 8 of 15 from the charity stripe (53.3%). The Tigers permitted Arkansas to make 18 of 58 tries from the floor which had them at 31.0% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Tigers went 34 out of 70 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.6%. Pertaining to three-point shots, Auburn buried 7 out of 18 attempts (38.9%). They were able to bury 8 of those for a clip of 72.7%. Arkansas was called for 11 fouls for the contest which got the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 11 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. The Tigers recorded 34 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 43 in this matchup.

Chad Baker-Mazara was important for the Tigers in the matchup. He recorded 16 points in his 21 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 3 assists for this game. He made 5 out of 9 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Auburn has a record of 12-2 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Tigers are hitting on 47.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 66th in college hoops. Auburn has scored 1,186 points on the year (84.7 per contest) and they collect 40.6 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 18.8 times per game (9th in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.1 times per contest. The Tigers are committing 18.1 fouls every game while shooting 74.0% from the charity stripe.

The Auburn defense allows 29.9% on 3-point attempts (87 of 291) and opponents are connecting on 73.4% of their foul shots. They have given up 9.9 assists and 32.6 boards every game, which is 20th and 72nd in those categories. The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 61st in D-1 in PPG given up with 65.6. They are able to force 13.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 38.3% from the field (13th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Auburn

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