Texas A&M Aggies vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 3/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: SEC Network

The Georgia Bulldogs (15-13) will go up against the Texas A&M Aggies (15-13) at Stegeman Coliseum on Saturday.

The Texas A&M Aggies faced off with South Carolina and ended up losing by a score of 70-68 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Aggies ended up walking away with 15 while South Carolina finished the game with 21 fouls. They also buried 8 of 25 attempts from downtown. South Carolina finished the game at 46.2% at the charity stripe by burying 6 of 13 attempts. In addition, South Carolina snagged 32 boards (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. South Carolina recorded 22 assists and had 2 steals in this matchup. In relation to the defense, Texas A&M allowed their opponent to shoot 45.9% from the floor on 28 of 61 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and having 3 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 35 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Aggies buried 22 of their 25 attempts for a rate of 88.0%. Texas A&M finished the contest having earned a 38.6% FG percentage (22 of 57) and knocked down 2 of 17 shots from distance.

Tyrece Radford is one player who came through in the matchup. He ended up scoring 19 points on 7 of 19 shooting. He was on the court for 33 mins and pulled down 10 rebounds. He shot 36.8% from the field and also earned 1 assist.

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Texas A&M enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 15-13 on the campaign. They are averaging 73.0 pts per contest (202nd in college hoops) while going 39.3% from the field. The Aggies are hitting 26.7% on three-point attempts (181 of 678) and 70.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Texas A&M is grabbing 42.6 rebounds per contest and has tallied 311 dimes for the year, which ranks 325th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 9.7 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 16.6 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Aggies are forcing their opponents into 11.4 turnovers per game while drawing 19.6 fouls. They rank 303rd in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 408 conceded on the campaign. The Aggies defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.3% (684 of 1,617) and they surrender 34.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They concede 34.0% on shots from downtown while they are 129th in college hoops in points per game allowed (70.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Georgia Bulldogs took a loss by a final score of 67-66 when they played LSU. In reference to rebounds, Georgia permitted LSU to collect 27 in total (4 offensive). They went 50.0% from 3-point land by going 9 of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 18 at the charity stripe (77.8%). The Bulldogs permitted LSU to convert 22 of 47 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 46.8% for the contest. In all, the Bulldogs finished 22 out of 59 from the field which gave them a rate of 37.3%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Georgia buried 7 of their 27 attempts (25.9%). They were able to convert 15 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 78.9%. LSU earned 13 fouls in this matchup which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 19 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 10 steals for the game. The Bulldogs were able to corral 20 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for this game.

Noah Thomasson pitched in for the Bulldogs in the game. He buried 6 out of 13 in this contest giving him a rate of 46.2%, but finished without a board. He accumulated 16 points in his 30 mins on the court and had 2 assists in the game.

Georgia has a record of 15-13 for the year. The Bulldogs have committed 16.8 fouls per game and they hit 73.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 11.6 times per game (302nd in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.6 times per game. Georgia has accounted for 2,121 points so far this year (75.8 per game) and they average 35.5 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bulldogs are shooting 43.4% from the floor, which ranks them 260th in the nation.

The Georgia defense gives up 33.6% on shots from distance (221 of 657) and their opposition makes 72.8% of their foul shots. They surrender 14.3 assists and 37.0 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 299th and 300th in D-1. The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 265th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 74.6. They are able to force 11.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.8% from the floor (196th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia

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