Texas A&M Aggies vs Houston Cougars Prediction, 3/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs Houston Cougars

Date: Sunday, March 24, 2024

Location: FedEx Forum in Memphis, TN

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Texas A&M (+10)

FedEx Forum is the location where the Houston Cougars (31-4) will play the Texas A&M Aggies (21-14) on Sunday in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament. Texas A&M opens this matchup as 10-point underdogs. The over/under is 132.5.

The Texas A&M Aggies faced Nebraska and went home with a win by a final score of 98-83 in their last contest. Texas A&M ended having earned a 49.3% FG percentage (35 of 71) and made 13 out of their 23 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Aggies buried 15 of their 20 tries for a rate of 75.0%. With regard to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 36 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 16 assists in the game as well as creating 10 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In relation to defending, Texas A&M let their opponent shoot 45.8% from the floor on 27 of 59 shooting. Nebraska distributed 15 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Nebraska totaled 24 rebounds (5 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Nebraska finished the contest at 91.7% from the charity stripe by burying 22 of 24 shots. They made 7 out of their 22 shots from long range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Aggies ended up finishing with 21 while Nebraska racked up 17 personal fouls.

Wade Taylor is one guy who had an impact for the matchup. He walked away with 25 points on 8 of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 26 minutes and grabbed 1 board. He finished the game at 57.1% from the floor and dished out 5 dimes.

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Texas A&M comes into this contest with a mark of 21-14 this season. They are averaging 75.5 pts per contest (117th in D-1) while connecting on 40.2% from the field. The Aggies are hitting 29.2% on shots from beyond the arc (247 of 846) and 71.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Texas A&M is snagging 42.6 boards per game and is sitting with 400 assists this season, which is 249th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 9.6 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.8 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Aggies are able to force 11.4 turnovers per game and they draw 19.5 fouls. They give up 33.9% from 3-point land and they are 155th in the country in PPG from their opponents (71.2). The Aggies defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 42.6% (864 of 2,029) and they surrender 33.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 353rd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 516 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Houston Cougars took home the win by a final score of 86-46 against Longwood. The Cougars collected 18 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 28 for this contest. They turned the ball over 8 times, while earning 12 steals in this game. Longwood had 16 fouls for this contest which got the Cougars to the free throw line for a total of 22 shots. They were able to make 13 of them for a clip of 59.1%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Houston converted 11 of their 23 attempts (47.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Cougars shot 31 out of 53 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.5%. The Cougars permitted Longwood to make 14 out of their 41 tries from the field which had them at 34.1% in the game. They finished 23.1% from distance by shooting 3 of 13 and ended up shooting 15 out of 16 from the free throw line (93.8%). In reference to rebounding, Houston allowed Longwood to grab 14 in total (4 on the offensive side).

Jamal Shead ended up being a factor for the Cougars in this contest. He totaled 10 points in his 30 mins of playing time and earned 3 dimes in this contest. He converted 3 out of 17 in this matchup for a rate of 17.6%, and had 2 rebounds.

Houston has a win-loss record of 31-4 for the year. The Cougars commit 17.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 69.1% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.0 times per contest (189th in the nation) and they are turning it over 8.9 times per game. Houston has 2,569 pts so far this year (73.4 per contest) and they average 37.4 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Cougars are shooting 43.8% from the floor, which ranks 236th in college basketball.

The Houston defense concedes 29.8% on 3-point shots (211 of 707) and their opponents are knocking down 67.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 11.3 dimes and 33.4 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 57th and 97th in those defensive categories. The Cougars on defense are ranked 1st in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 56.7. They have forced 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 37.8% from the field (1st in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas A&M (+10)

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