The Texas Longhorns (11-2) travel to face off against the Texas A&M Aggies (11-2) on Saturday, January 4th. This game will be played at Reed Arena in College Station and televised on SECN. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 8:00 ET.

Texas Longhorns vs Texas A&M Aggies

The Longhorns Are Coming Off A Win

Texas Longhorns Recent Game/Games

Texas improved to 11-2 on the season with a 77-53 win over Northwestern State on Sunday. The Longhorns were heavy favorites at home, entering the game as 28-point favorites, but they didn’t cover the spread. The total points for the game were 130, falling short of the 140.5-point over/under line.

Texas took control early, leading 41-22 at halftime. In the second half, they added 36 points while allowing 31, maintaining their lead but not dominating as much as expected.

The Aggies Are Coming Off A Win

Texas A&M improved to 11-2 this season with a dominant 92-54 win over Abilene Christian on Saturday. The Aggies, playing at home, were -20.5 point favorites and covered the spread. The game’s total points reached 146, surpassing the over/under line of 139.5.

Texas A&M took control early, leading 48-29 at halftime. They continued their strong play in the second half, scoring 44 points while holding the Wildcats to just 25 points.

Longhorns Offense Breakdown

In their latest game, the Longhorns put up 77 points, shooting 50% from the field and 44% from beyond the arc, with an effective field goal percentage of 59.3%. They also hit 80% of their free throws and grabbed 12 offensive rebounds, finishing with 15 assists.

Micah Thomas and Tre Johnson were key contributors, each scoring 18 points. Thomas shot 66.7% overall and 50% from three, while Johnson hit 63.6% of his shots, including 4-of-7 from deep.

Aggies Offense Breakdown

Texas A&M’s offense was firing on all cylinders in their last game, putting up 92 points with a field goal percentage of 58.5% and an effective field goal percentage of 66%. They were dominant inside, hitting 69.7% of their two-point attempts, while also connecting on 40% from beyond the arc. The Aggies were solid at the free-throw line, making 73.3% of their attempts.

Wade Taylor IV dished out 10 assists to go along with his 15 points, while Zhuric Phelps grabbed 10 rebounds and shot 5/7 from the field, hitting both of his three-point attempts. Andersson Garcia was perfect from the field, going 5/5, and CJ Wilcher knocked down 4 of 7 threes, finishing with 14 points.

Longhorns Team Defense

Despite Texas allowing 53 points, their defense struggled, giving up 50% shooting from the field. The Longhorns allowed 27 made field goals on 54 attempts.

From beyond the arc, Texas conceded 11 threes on 25 attempts, a 44% shooting performance. They also sent their opponent to the free-throw line 15 times, where they hit 12 free throws (80%).

Aggies Team Defense

Despite Texas allowing 53 points, they gave up a 50% shooting performance, with the opposing team hitting 27 of 54 shots. Inside the arc, the Longhorns’ defense allowed 16 of 29 two-point attempts to fall, a 55% success rate.

From three-point range, Texas’s opponents connected on 11 of 25 attempts, shooting 44%. The Longhorns also sent them to the free-throw line 15 times, where they made 12, an 80% clip. Texas gave up 12 offensive rebounds in the game.

Longhorns vs Aggies Trends

• Across their last five road contests, Texas has been good against the spread posting a mark of 3-2. Their overall mark in these games was 3-2, while averaging 68 points per game.
• Although Texas A&M has a straight up record of 3-0 in their last three home games, they have not held up as well vs. the spread going 1-1-1. The team averaged 76 points per game in these games.
• In their last three games as the betting underdog, the Longhorns have a straight up record of 1-2 and an ATS mark of 2-1.
• Through their last three games as the favorite, the Aggies have an ATS record of 3-0 and a straight up mark of 3-0.

Longhorns vs Aggies Prediction

For a point-spread wager in this Aggies vs. Aggies game, we suggest taking the Aggies at -5.5. Even though our predictions have the Aggies winning 75-72, we see the Longhorns as the better choice on the point-spread.

Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 139.5, and our model predicts the Longhorns and Aggies to score a combined 147 points. We recommend betting on the over.

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