Texas A&M Aggies vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 2/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Texas A&M Aggies (15-8) are hitting the road to Memorial Gymnasium (TN) on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Vanderbilt Commodores (6-17).

The Texas A&M Aggies took the court against Tennessee and walked away with a win by a score of 85-69 in their last game. Texas A&M ended the game with a 46.7% field goal percentage (28 out of 60) and converted 11 of their 28 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Aggies buried 18 of their 25 shots for a rate of 72.0%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 42 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 14 assists for the matchup as well as creating 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about defense, Texas A&M allowed their opponent to shoot 37.1% from the floor on 23 of 62 shooting. Tennessee earned 11 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Tennessee collected 33 rebounds (12 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Tennessee finished shooting 60.0% from the free throw line by making 15 of their 25 attempts. They also knocked down 8 of 29 attempts from beyond the arc. Regarding fouls, the Aggies ended up walking away with 19 and Tennessee totaled 22 fouls.

Tyrece Radford is someone who was a major factor for the contest. He finished shooting 52.9% from the field and totaled 5 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins and also collected 5 rebounds. He ended up scoring 27 points on 9 of 17 shooting.

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Texas A&M heads into this game with a win-loss record of 15-8 on the season. They turn the ball over 9.6 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 16.4 fouls every game. As a team, Texas A&M is collecting 43.3 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 261 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 333rd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Aggies are hitting 27.2% on 3-pointers (154 of 566) and 69.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 74.2 points per outing (178th in college hoops) while going 39.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Aggies are forcing 11.8 turnovers per game and they draw 19.6 fouls. They currently rank 224th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 321 conceded so far this year. The Aggies defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 41.2% (537 of 1,303) and they surrender 33.4 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 33.7% on 3-pointers while they are 77th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (67.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Vanderbilt Commodores took a defeat with a final score of 75-60 when they faced South Carolina. The Commodores earned 13 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 22 for this contest. They turned it over 5 times, while earning 4 steals for the contest. South Carolina committed 14 fouls in this game which took the Commodores to the charity stripe for 10 tries. They were able to make 3 of those for a percentage of 30.0%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Vanderbilt converted 5 of their 15 tries (33.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Commodores finished 26 for 54 from the floor which had them shooting 48.1%. The Commodores permitted South Carolina to convert 30 of 58 attempts from the field which had them shooting 51.7% in this contest. They finished 31.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 9 of 29 and finished the contest at 6 of 8 from the free throw line (75.0%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Vanderbilt permitted South Carolina to collect 28 overall (10 offensive).

Tyrin Lawrence was important for the Commodores for this contest. He recorded 15 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this matchup. He buried 6 out of 17 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 35.3%, and had 4 rebounds.

Vanderbilt has a mark of 6-17 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Commodores are connecting on 39.4% from the floor, which ranks 353rd in Division 1. Vanderbilt has accounted for 1,531 points on the season (66.6 per contest) and they pull in 34.9 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 9.6 times per game (356th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.7 times per contest. The Commodores have committed 15.0 fouls every game and they connect on 70.4% from the free throw line.

The Commodores on the defensive side of the court are 238th in the country in PPG surrendered with 73.7. They are able to force 10.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.8% from the floor (254th in Division 1). The Vanderbilt defense surrenders 37.4% on 3-point attempts (192 of 513) and opponents are connecting on 76.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 14.0 assists and 37.3 rebounds every game, which ranks 288th and 302nd in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Vanderbilt

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