The Texas A&M Aggies (17-5) travel to face off against the Missouri Tigers (17-5) on Saturday, February 8th. This game will be played at Mizzou Arena in Columbia and televised on SECN. Texas A&M is coming off a win in their previous game, while Missouri is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Tennessee. Tip-off is set for 3:30 ET.

Texas A&M Aggies vs Missouri Tigers

The Aggies Are Coming Off A Win

Texas A&M Aggies Recent Game/Games

Texas A&M improved to 17-5 on the season with a 76-72 road win over South Carolina on Saturday. The Aggies were -5.5 favorites going into the game but didn’t cover the spread.

After leading 44-36 at halftime, Texas A&M scored 32 points in the 2nd half while allowing 36. The total points for the game were 148, surpassing the O/U line of 134.5.

The Tigers Are Coming Off A Win

Missouri Tigers Recent Game/Games

The Tigers fell to 17-5 on the season after an 85-81 road loss to Tennessee on Wednesday. Despite being +9 underdogs, Missouri kept the game closer than expected.

Missouri led 34-28 at halftime but allowed 57 points in the 2nd half while scoring 47. The game’s total points reached 166, surpassing the over/under line of 135.5.

Aggies Offense Breakdown

Texas A&M put up 76 points in their last game, shooting 44.9% from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was 57.1%, thanks to hitting 47.8% from three-point range, connecting on 11 of 23 attempts. They struggled inside the arc, shooting just 42.3% on two-pointers.

Wade Taylor IV led the way with 25 points, hitting 7 of 10 threes at a 70% clip. Collin Murray-Boyles added 22 points and 7 rebounds, shooting 68.8% overall. The Aggies made 21 of 30 free throws, and grabbed 9 offensive rebounds, with 9 assists as a team.

Tigers Offense Breakdown

Missouri put up 81 points in their last game, shooting 41.7% from the field and hitting 40% of their threes (12/30). Their effective field goal percentage was 51.7%, and they made 19 of 29 free throws (65.5%). The Tigers grabbed 11 offensive rebounds and dished out 11 assists.

Tamar Bates led the way with 22 points, shooting 4/10 from deep. Igor Miličić Jr. and Zakai Zeigler each added 21 points, with Miličić shooting 8/10 overall and grabbing 10 rebounds. Zeigler was perfect from three, hitting 4/4, and added 8 assists. Tony Perkins also hit all of his threes (3/3) and finished with 16 points and 5 assists.

Aggies Team Defense

Texas A&M’s defense gave up 72 points in their last game, with the opposing team shooting 44% from the field, hitting 25 of their 56 attempts. Inside the arc, they connected on 52% of their shots, going 13/25.

From three-point range, the opposition went 12/31, shooting 38%. They also made 10/12 free throws, good for 83%. Texas A&M allowed 8 offensive rebounds.

Tigers Team Defense

Texas A&M’s defense gave up 72 points in their last game, with the opposing team shooting 44% from the field. They allowed 25 made field goals on 56 attempts.

From beyond the arc, the Aggies gave up 12 threes on 31 attempts, a 38% shooting rate. The opposing team also went 10/12 from the free-throw line, hitting 83% of their foul shots. Texas A&M allowed 8 offensive rebounds.

Aggies vs Tigers Trends

• When looking at their past three road matchups, Texas A&M has an ATS record of 1-2 while averaging 69 per game. The team went 2-1 overall in these games.
• Missouri has a 2-3 record in their last five home games. In this stretch, they averaged 74 points per game while allowing 74. The team also performed well vs the spread at 4-1.
• Spanning across their last three games as the betting underdog, the Aggies have gone 2-1 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 1-2.
• The Tigers have played well in their last three games as the betting favorite, going 3-0 straight up and 3-0 against the spread.

Aggies vs Tigers Prediction

We’re putting our money on the Tigers to win, and have the projected score sitting at 77-70. We also like them to cover the spread, so our recommendation is to bet on the Tigers at -2.5.

As for the total, the line is currently sitting at 144.5 and our model has the Aggies and Tigers finishing with a combined 147 points. Our pick is to take the over.

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