Vanderbilt Commodores vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 2/26/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vanderbilt Commodores vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Location: Reed Arena in Norman, OK

TV: ESPN+

Reed Arena is the site where the Texas A&M Aggies (20-7) will meet the Vanderbilt Commodores (18-9) on Wednesday.

The Vanderbilt Commodores stepped onto the hardwood against Ole Miss and went home with a win by a final score of 77-72 in their last contest. Vanderbilt ended having earned a 46.2% FG percentage (24 out of 52) and knocked down 8 of 23 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Commodores knocked down 21 of 29 attempts for a rate of 72.4%. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned 33 with 8 of them being offensive. They also distributed 13 assists in the matchup while creating 11 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With regard to defending, Vanderbilt allowed their opponent to shoot 41.7% from the field on 25 of 60 shooting. Ole Miss doled out 11 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. On top of that, Ole Miss grabbed 27 boards (8 offensive, 19 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Ole Miss finished the game at 86.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 13 of their 15 tries. They knocked down 9 out of their 28 attempts from three-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Commodores ended up finishing with 14 while Ole Miss finished the game with 21 personal fouls.

Chris Manon is a guy who was a major factor for the game. He finished the game shooting 80.0% from the field and also recorded 1 assist. He was on the court for 21 minutes and also collected 7 rebounds. He accounted for 16 points on 4 of 5 shooting.

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Vanderbilt will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 18-9 on the campaign. They cough up possession 10.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.8 fouls per game. As a team, Vanderbilt is pulling down 34.9 boards per contest and has racked up 381 assists on the campaign, which is 187th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Commodores are shooting 32.6% from downtown (220 of 675) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 79.6 points per contest (54th in D-1) while shooting 45.6% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Commodores are forcing 14.4 turnovers per game and they draw 17.0 fouls. They are ranked 93rd in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 338 surrendered this season. The Commodores defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.1% (691 of 1,499) and they surrender 34.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 37.2% on shots from downtown while they are 215th in D-1 in opponents points per game (72.9).

For their last game, the Texas A&M Aggies walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 77-69 when they faced Tennessee. The Aggies earned 24 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 35 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. Tennessee was called for 20 personal fouls for the contest which took the Aggies to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They were able to make 18 of them for a clip of 90.0%. With respect to shots from distance, Texas A&M converted 5 of 30 tries (16.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Aggies walked away from this one shooting 23 for 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.0%. The Aggies allowed Tennessee to convert 23 out of 54 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 42.6% in this contest. They finished shooting 48.1% from distance by shooting 13 out of 27 and ended up going 18 of 20 from the charity stripe (90.0%). Regarding how they rebounded, Texas A&M permitted Tennessee to snag 28 overall (8 offensive).

Wade Taylor IV ended up being a factor for the Aggies for the contest. He made 4 out of 15 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 26.7%, and had 4 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 34 mins on the court and had 9 assists for the contest.

Texas A&M has a mark of 20-7 so far this season. The Aggies are responsible for committing 16.9 fouls per game and they go 68.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.3 times per contest (288th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.3 times per game. Texas A&M has scored 1,986 pts so far this year (73.6 per game) and they grab 40.8 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Aggies are shooting 42.1% from the field, which ranks them 321st in the nation.

The Texas A&M defense concedes 32.4% on shots from beyond the arc (227 of 700) and opponents are converting on 77.0% of their free throw attempts. They concede 14.2 dimes and 31.6 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 271st and 36th in D-1. The Aggies defensively are ranked 31st in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 66.0. They are able to force 14.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.8% from the floor (20th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Vanderbilt

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