The Tennessee Volunteers (17-5) travel to face off against the Texas A&M Aggies (14-8) on Saturday, February 10th. This game will be played at Reed Arena in College Station and televised on ESPN. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 8:00 ET.
Tennessee Volunteers vs Texas A&M Aggies
The Tennessee Volunteers Are Coming Off A Win
Coming off an 88-68 win over LSU, Tennessee heads into today’s game as the favorite. So far this season, the Volunteers are 16-2 when favored, and they have gone 7-2 in Southeastern Conference play.
On the road, Tennessee has gone 5-4, and they have won their last three games away from home. Overall, the Volunteers have gone 17-5, and they have a scoring margin of +3.4 on the road.
Against the spread, Tennessee has gone 10-11-1 this season. On the road, their ATS mark is 3-6 and over their last 10 road games, they are just 3-7 vs. the spread. As the favorite, the Volunteers are 9-8-1 vs. the spread this season and over their last 10 games as the favorite, they are 5-5.
So far this season, the average over/under line in Tennessee’s games is 143.4 and the over/under record is 13-9. Over their last three games, the average scoring total is 157 points and the over/under record is 2-1 during this stretch.
The Texas A&M Aggies Are Coming Off A Win
At home this season, Texas A&M has gone 9-4, and they have won two straight games. So far, they have gone 12-5 when favored, but they are 2-3 when they are the underdog. Over their last 10 games at home, the Aggies have gone 6-4.
Overall, Texas A&M has gone 14-8 this season, and they are 5-4 in Southeastern Conference games. For the year, they have gone 9-4 at home, and their average scoring margin at home is +8.7 points per game.
As the underdog, Texas A&M has gone 3-2 against the spread this season and 10-12 overall. At home, the Aggies are just 5-8 vs. the spread and have gone 0-3 in their last three games at Reed Arena.
This season, the over/under record for Texas A&M games is 11-11. The average scoring total in their games is 141.6 points, which is lower than the average over/under line in their games of 143.7 points. Today’s over/under line of 140.5 points is lower than the average scoring total in their last three games of 136 points and their last five games of 134 points. Over their last 10 games, their over/under record is 3-7.
Tennessee Offense Breakdown
In their recent matchup, the Tennessee offense ended with 88 points against LSU. They finished with an overall field goal percentage of 55.4% and made 11 threes. Leading the team in scoring is Dalton Knecht, who is averaging 20.2 heading into today’s matchup. Additionally, Jonas Aidoo also maintains a PPG average of 11.5 heading into game.
| Name | PPG | REB | AST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Knecht (G) | 20.2 | 4.7 | 1.9 |
| Jonas Aidoo (F) | 11.5 | 7.4 | 1.1 |
| Zakai Zeigler (G) | 10.8 | 2.4 | 5.5 |
Texas A&M Offense Breakdown
The Texas A&M offense is coming off a game in which they scored 79 points vs. Missouri. Overall their field goal percentage was 47.6% while connecting on 4 threes. In terms of offense, the Aggies have a season-long field goal percentage of 39%, putting them 391st in the NCAA. Regarding three-pointers, they are ranked 404th in percentage and 277th in three-pointers made.
| Name | PPG | REB | AST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Taylor IV (G) | 19.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Tyrece Radford (G) | 14.3 | 5.5 | 2.1 |
| Henry Coleman III (F) | 10.3 | 7.0 | 1.0 |
Tennessee Team Defense
At this time, the Volunteers’ defense is positioned 64th in the country, permitting 67.2 points per game. On average, opposing teams are hitting 7.0 threes per game vs. Texas A&M. This has come on three-point shooting percentage of 30.0%.
Texas A&M Team Defense
Coming into today’s game, the Texas A&M defense is giving up an average of 67.9 points per contest. Against Missouri in their most recent game, the Texas A&M defense gave up a total of 60 points while allowing Missouri to hit 45% of their shots.
Volunteers vs Aggies Trends
- In their last five games away from home, the Volunteers have a straight up record of 3-2 while going 1-4 vs the spread. The team averaged 85 points per game in this stretch.
- Across the Aggies last five home games, the team averaged 66 points per game while allowing 66. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 2-3, while going 2-3 straight-up.
- As the betting underdog, the Aggies have an ATS mark of just 5-5 in their last ten games. Texas A&M posted a straight up mark of 4-6 in these matchups.
- The last ten games that Tennessee was favored, they have an ATS mark of 5-5 while going 8-2 straight up.
Volunteers vs Aggies Prediction
Coming in as the underdogs at +3.5, we have the Aggies as the way to go on the point spread. Not only do we have them covering, but our projections show they have a good one of winning this one straight-up, if you’re looking for a higher payout on the moneyline.
Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 140.5, and our model predicts the Volunteers and Aggies to score a combined 144 points. We recommend betting on the over.
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Last updated:February 10, 2024 Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies