Texas A&M Aggies vs Missouri Tigers Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs Missouri Tigers

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Mizzou Arena in Columbia, MO

TV: ESPN+

The Texas A&M Aggies (17-5) are hitting the road to Mizzou Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Missouri Tigers (17-5).

The Texas A&M Aggies stepped onto the hardwood against South Carolina and took home the win by a score of 76-72 in their last contest. Texas A&M walked away from the contest having earned a 44.9% FG percentage (22 of 49) and made 11 out of their 23 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Aggies knocked down 21 of their 30 attempts for a rate of 70.0%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 31 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 9 assists for the game as well as creating 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In the matter of defending, Texas A&M allowed their opponent to shoot 44.6% from the field on 25 out of 56 shooting. South Carolina distributed 19 assists and had 7 steals in the game. In addition, South Carolina collected 27 boards (7 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. South Carolina finished the game shooting 83.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of their 12 attempts. They also converted 12 of their 31 shots from long range. When discussing fouls, the Aggies walked away with 11 while South Carolina racked up 20 fouls.

Wade Taylor IV is one guy who came through in the game. He ended up shooting 63.6% from the field and dished out 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 27 mins and pulled down 2 rebounds. He walked away with 25 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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Texas A&M enters this contest with a mark of 17-5 on the year. They average 75.4 pts per contest (156th in the nation) while hitting 42.5% from the field. The Aggies are hitting 31.5% on shots from distance (157 of 499) and 68.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Texas A&M is pulling in 41.6 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 266 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 315th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.1 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.0 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Aggies are able to force 14.2 turnovers every game and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 261st in Division 1 in giving up assists with 321 relinquished on the campaign. The Aggies defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 39.8% (481 of 1,209) and they relinquish 31.7 boards per contest as a group. They give up 32.0% from 3-point land while they are 45th in college hoops in points per game allowed (66.2).

For their last game, the Missouri Tigers went home defeated by a final of 85-81 against Tennessee. The Tigers recorded 18 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 3 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. Tennessee earned 19 fouls in the matchup which got the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 29 tries. They were able to make 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 65.5%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Missouri knocked down 12 out of 30 tries (40.0%). When the game finished, the Tigers finished the game shooting 25 for 60 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.7%. The Tigers allowed Tennessee to knock down 27 out of their 54 attempts from the field which left them shooting 50.0% for the matchup. They finished 66.7% from distance by going 10 out of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 30 at the free throw line (70.0%). In the matter of rebounds, Missouri permitted Tennessee to snag 36 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Tamar Bates ended up being a factor for the Tigers in the game. He accumulated 22 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He made 6 out of 14 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and totaled 1 rebound.

Missouri has a win-loss record of 17-5 for the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Tigers are connecting on 48.2% from the field, which ranks them 35th in the nation. Missouri has scored 1,832 pts on the year (83.3 per contest) and they pull down 34.9 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.8 times per contest (176th in the nation) and they cough up possession 10.7 times per contest. The Tigers commit 17.1 personal fouls every game and they go 71.5% from the charity stripe.

The Missouri defense allows 34.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (165 of 478) and their opposition makes 75.4% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 11.9 dimes and 33.1 boards per contest, which is 77th and 106th in D-1. The Tigers on defense are ranked 109th in college in PPG allowed with 69.3. They are able to force 14.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.2% from the field (107th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Missouri

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