Texas A&M Aggies vs Florida Gators Prediction, 3/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs Florida Gators

Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025

Location: Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

The Texas A&M Aggies (20-8) are on their way to Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Saturday where they will take on the Florida Gators (24-4).

The Texas A&M Aggies played Vanderbilt and took a loss by a final of 86-84 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Aggies ended up with 24 while Vanderbilt totaled 28 personal fouls. They buried 10 of 24 shots from distance. Vanderbilt finished the contest at 77.8% at the charity stripe by making 28 of 36 attempts. Furthermore, Vanderbilt collected 32 boards (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Vanderbilt distributed 17 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. When talking about defending, Texas A&M allowed 41.4% from the field on 24 of 58 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 35 with 14 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Aggies knocked down 31 of 39 attempts for a rate of 79.5%. Texas A&M finished the game with a 37.1% FG percentage (23 of 62) and knocked down 7 out of their 22 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Pharrel Payne is someone who was a major factor for this game. He ended up shooting 69.2% from the field but had no assists when the game ended. He was on the court for 21 minutes and totaled 6 boards. He ended up finishing with 23 points on 9 out of 13 shooting.

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Texas A&M heads into this matchup with a record of 20-8 this season. They turn it over 12.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.1 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Texas A&M is pulling in 40.9 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 346 dimes so far this season, which is 283rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Aggies are hitting 30.6% on shots from 3-point land (194 of 633) and 69.5% from the free throw line. They average 73.9 pts per game (188th in D-1) on 42.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Aggies are able to force 13.8 turnovers per game while drawing 19.5 fouls. They are surrendering 32.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 47th in college in opponents points per game (66.7). The Aggies defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 39.9% (607 of 1,522) and they relinquish 31.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 267th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 401 relinquished for the campaign.

In their last game, the Florida Gators took a loss by a score of 88-83 when they faced Georgia. The Gators were able to corral 19 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in the game. They turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 15 steals for the matchup. Georgia was called for 20 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Gators to the charity stripe for 29 shots. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw tries for a rate of 62.1%. When it comes to shooting from 3-point land, Florida knocked down 11 of their 32 attempts (34.4%). Overall, the Gators finished 27 out of 66 from the field which had them shooting 40.9%. The Gators allowed Georgia to make 28 of their 52 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.8% for this contest. They finished 55.6% from distance via 10 of 18 and ended up going 22 of 27 from the free throw line (81.5%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, Florida allowed Georgia to pull down 29 in total (4 on the offensive side).

Will Richard was important for the Gators in this game. He totaled 30 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes in this contest. He made 11 of 17 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 64.7%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.

Florida has a win-loss record of 24-4 for the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Gators are connecting on 46.7% from the field, which is ranked 84th in the nation. Florida has 2,341 pts for the season (83.6 per game) and they pull in 42.0 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 15.6 times per contest (58th in the country) and they are turning it over 10.6 times per game. The Gators are committing 16.5 fouls per game and they go 71.3% from the charity stripe.

The Gators defensively are ranked 54th in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 67.1. They have forced 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 39.4% from the field (14th in college hoops). The Florida defense surrenders 29.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (184 of 630) and opponents are connecting on 70.8% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 11.2 assists and 33.8 rebounds per game, which ranks them 36th and 155th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas A&M

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