Texas A&M Aggies vs Missouri Tigers Prediction, 2/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs Missouri Tigers

Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Location: Mizzou Arena in Columbia, MO

TV: ESPN

The Missouri Tigers (8-14) are hosting the Texas A&M Aggies (13-8) at Mizzou Arena on Wednesday.

The Texas A&M Aggies took the court against Florida and notched a win by a score of 67-66 in their last contest. Texas A&M ended having earned a 40.7% FG percentage (24 of 59) and converted 4 of their 15 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Aggies converted 15 of their 24 shots for a rate of 62.5%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 29 with 10 of them being offensive. They also dished out 8 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With respect to the defense, Texas A&M allowed their opponent to shoot 44.6% from the floor on 25 out of 56 shooting. Florida distributed 18 assists and had 5 steals for the game. Additionally, Florida pulled down 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Florida ended up going 54.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 6 of 11 shots. They knocked down 10 out of their 29 attempts from long range. Concerning personal fouls, the Aggies ended up finishing with 15 and Florida totaled 17 personal fouls.

Tyrece Radford is a guy who was a major contributor for this game. He ended up going 62.5% from the floor and recorded 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins and collected 5 rebounds. He racked up 26 points on 10 out of 16 shooting.

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Texas A&M enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 13-8 for the year. They turn it over 9.7 times per game and as a unit they commit 16.3 fouls per contest. As a team, Texas A&M is collecting 43.4 rebounds per game and has totaled 236 dimes on the season, which is 338th in the nation in terms of passing. The Aggies are connecting on 26.7% on 3-point shots (139 of 521) and 68.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 73.5 points per contest (198th in D-1) while connecting on 39.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Aggies are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.6 fouls. They currently rank 230th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 299 surrendered so far this season. The Aggies defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.2% (492 of 1,193) and they surrender 33.9 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 34.0% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 93rd in the country in opponents PPG (68.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Missouri Tigers went home defeated by a final of 68-61 against Vanderbilt. In reference to rebounding, Missouri permitted Vanderbilt to get 38 in all (15 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 22.7% from distance by connecting on 5 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 20 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Tigers allowed Vanderbilt to convert 24 of their 60 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 40.0% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Tigers shot 22 for 59 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.3%. Concerning 3-pointers, Missouri knocked down 7 out of their 26 attempts (26.9%). They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 90.9%. Vanderbilt had 12 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Tigers to the free throw line for 11 shots. They turned it over 7 times, while earning 6 steals for this contest. The Tigers were able to pull down 20 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 29 for the contest.

Noah Carter ended up having an impact for the Tigers in the matchup. He racked up 20 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for this game. He made 7 of 16 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and added 6 rebounds.

Missouri has a win-loss mark of 8-14 for the season. As an offense, the Tigers are connecting on 44.5% from the field, which is 204th in college hoops. Missouri has scored 1,617 pts this season (73.5 per game) and they collect 32.0 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.3 times per game (178th in D-1) and they turn the ball over 11.1 times per contest. The Tigers commit 19.2 personal fouls every game and they hit 78.1% from the free throw line.

The Missouri defense allows 33.5% on shots from distance (166 of 496) and their opposition knocks down 75.8% of their free throw shots. They allow 12.9 dimes and 37.2 boards every game, which has them ranked 179th and 296th in college hoops. The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 248th in college basketball in points given up per game with 74.0. They are forcing 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.5% from the field (186th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Missouri

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