Texas A&M Aggies vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 1/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: ESPN+

Rupp Arena is the location where the Kentucky Wildcats (13-3) will take on the Texas A&M Aggies (13-3) on Tuesday.

The Texas A&M Aggies faced Alabama and went home with a loss by a final score of 94-88 in their last game. Texas A&M ended with a 38.9% field goal percentage (28 of 72) and buried 4 out of their 18 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Aggies converted 28 of their 48 shots for a rate of 58.3%. When discussing hauling in boards, they collected a total of 41 with 19 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 9 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Pertaining to defense, Texas A&M allowed the other team to shoot 39.7% from the field on 27 out of 68 shooting. Alabama dished out 17 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. On top of that, Alabama collected 45 rebounds (18 offensive, 27 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Alabama finished the game shooting 67.5% when shooting free throws by burying 27 of their 40 tries. They made 13 of their 37 tries from downtown. In reference to fouls, the Aggies walked away with 27 while Alabama accumulated 31 fouls.

Zhuric Phelps is someone who was a factor for the contest. He ended up shooting 31.0% from the floor and also distributed 3 dimes. He played 35 mins and also pulled down 9 boards. He ended up with 24 points on 9 of 29 shooting.

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Texas A&M heads into this matchup with a mark of 13-3 on the season. They cough up possession 11.9 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.4 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Texas A&M is pulling down 42.3 rebounds per game and has 206 assists so far this year, which ranks 279th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Aggies are hitting 30.9% on shots from beyond the arc (108 of 349) and 69.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.4 pts per contest (125th in college hoops) while going 43.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Aggies are able to force 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.2 fouls. They are giving up 30.9% from 3-point land while they are 41st in college in points per game allowed (65.4). The Aggies are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 38.7% (346 of 893) and they surrender 32.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They currently rank 184th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 215 conceded on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Kentucky Wildcats took home the win by a final score of 95-90 against Mississippi State. Regarding team rebounding, Kentucky permitted Mississippi State to get 31 in total (11 offensive). They finished the game shooting 30.0% from beyond the arc via 12 out of 40 and finished the game at 14 out of 18 from the charity stripe (77.8%). The Wildcats permitted Mississippi State to knock down 32 of their 71 tries from the floor which left them shooting 45.1% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats finished shooting 34 for 61 from the floor which gave them a rate of 55.7%. In regard to shots from downtown, Kentucky made 16 of 32 attempts (50.0%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a clip of 57.9%. Mississippi State had 16 fouls for the contest which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 3 steals in this matchup. The Wildcats were able to snag 30 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in this matchup.

Jaxson Robinson ended up having an impact for the Wildcats in this contest. He totaled 27 points in his 30 mins on the court and earned 2 dimes for the game. He buried 9 of 12 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Kentucky has a record of 13-3 on the year. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 17.1 fouls per contest while shooting 73.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 18.6 times per game (8th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 9.7 times per contest. Kentucky has scored 1,427 pts this season (89.2 per game) and they collect 40.9 boards per game. As an offense, the Wildcats are connecting on 48.6% from the field, which has them ranked 36th in D-1.

The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 276th in the nation in points given up per game with 74.9. They are able to force 10.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.7% from the floor (101st in D-1). The Kentucky defense surrenders 28.4% on shots from distance (124 of 437) and their opposition makes 70.7% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 12.0 dimes and 36.3 boards on a nightly basis, which is 98th and 278th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas A&M

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