Oklahoma Sooners vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 1/28/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma Sooners vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Location: Reed Arena in College Station, TX

TV: ESPN+

Reed Arena is the location where the Texas A&M Aggies (15-5) will go up against the Oklahoma Sooners (15-4) on Tuesday.

The Oklahoma Sooners faced Arkansas and went home with a win by a final score of 65-62 in their last game. Oklahoma finished having earned a 41.2% FG percentage (21 of 51) and made 7 of their 21 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Sooners converted 16 of 20 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected 32 with 6 of them being offensive. They also doled out 11 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In reference to defending, Oklahoma allowed the other team to go 37.0% from the field on 20 out of 54 shooting. Arkansas distributed 10 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Arkansas grabbed 25 rebounds (5 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Arkansas finished the contest at 81.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 13 of their 16 attempts. They converted 9 out of their 27 shots from downtown. In regard to personal fouls, the Sooners finished with 18 and Arkansas finished the game with 14 personal fouls.

Jeremiah Fears is someone who came through for this contest. He ended up finishing with 16 points on 4 out of 8 shooting. He played for 32 minutes played and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes.

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Oklahoma enters this contest with a mark of 15-4 for the campaign. They are turning it over 12.1 times per game and as a team they commit 17.4 fouls per game. As a team, Oklahoma is grabbing 32.9 rebounds per game and has 274 dimes so far this year, which is 203rd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Sooners are connecting on 36.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (169 of 459) and 80.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 79.9 pts per game (63rd in the country) while connecting on 48.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Sooners have forced 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They concede 28.7% on three-point shots and they are ranked 148th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (70.4). The Sooners defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.2% (478 of 1,106) and they surrender 33.5 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 28th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 212 conceded for the campaign.

For their last game, the Texas A&M Aggies went home defeated by a final of 70-69 against Texas. With respect to rebounds, Texas A&M permitted Texas to grab 24 in all (5 offensive). They went 40.0% from downtown via 8 out of 20 and ended up going 14 of 17 at the charity stripe (82.4%). The Aggies permitted Texas to make 24 of their 52 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 46.2% for this game. Overall, the Aggies finished shooting 27 out of 64 from the floor which had them shooting 42.2%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, Texas A&M made 12 of their 23 tries (52.2%). They were able to convert 3 of the free throws for a rate of 37.5%. Texas committed 13 personal fouls in the game which took the Aggies to the charity stripe for 8 attempts. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. The Aggies collected 20 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this game.

Wade Taylor IV pitched in for the Aggies in the game. He knocked down 5 of 11 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and added 3 rebounds. He had 15 points in his 29 minutes on the court and tallied 3 assists in the matchup.

Texas A&M has a mark of 15-5 so far this year. The Aggies have committed 17.2 fouls per contest and they hit 67.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 12.4 times per contest (285th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 12.2 times per game. Texas A&M has totaled 1,507 points on the season (75.4 per game) and they pull in 41.8 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Aggies are connecting on 42.6% from the field, which has them ranked 294th in the nation.

The Texas A&M defense gives up 31.1% on three-point shots (164 of 528) and their opposition knocks down 75.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 14.2 dimes and 32.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks 271st and 78th in the nation. The Aggies on defense are ranked 43rd in college in PPG surrendered with 65.8. They are able to force 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 39.2% from the floor (21st in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma

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