Texas A&M Aggies vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 1/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Oklahoma Sooners (13-1) will take on the Texas A&M Aggies (12-2) at Lloyd Noble Center on Wednesday.

The Texas A&M Aggies took the court against Texas and notched a win by a score of 80-60 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Aggies left the arena with 17 while Texas finished the game with 24 fouls. They converted 7 of 26 attempts from distance. Texas finished shooting 85.0% at the charity stripe by burying 17 of 20 attempts. Moreover, Texas snagged 27 rebounds (5 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Texas earned 12 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. In the matter of the defense, Texas A&M allowed their opponent to shoot 34.6% from the floor on 18 out of 52 shooting. They also distributed 14 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When discussing pulling down boards, they earned 39 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Aggies made 24 of their 32 tries for a rate of 75.0%. Texas A&M finished having earned a 47.4% field goal percentage (27 out of 57) and knocked down 2 out of their 19 3-pointers.

Zhuric Phelps is one player who came through for the matchup. He ended up scoring 18 points on 6 of 8 shooting. He played for 24 mins and also pulled down 7 rebounds. He ended up going 75.0% from the floor and also earned 4 assists.

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Texas A&M heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 12-2 so far this season. They turn it over 12.4 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.8 fouls per game. As a unit, Texas A&M is snagging 42.8 boards per game and has accumulated 186 dimes on the year, which ranks 280th in the nation in terms of passing. The Aggies are shooting 30.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (95 of 308) and 70.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 76.4 pts per game (157th in college) while shooting 43.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Aggies have forced 14.3 turnovers per game and they draw 19.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 117th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 177 surrendered so far this season. The Aggies are giving up a shooting percentage of 37.7% (294 of 779) and they surrender 31.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 28.7% on shots from downtown and they are 15th in college hoops in points per game allowed (62.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Oklahoma Sooners took a defeat with a final score of 107-79 when they played Alabama. The Sooners corralled 17 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 24 for this contest. They gave up possession 11 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. Alabama earned 16 personal fouls in this contest which took the Sooners to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They were able to bury 10 of the free throw tries for a clip of 62.5%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Oklahoma converted 5 out of their 19 attempts (26.3%). In all, the Sooners shot 32 for 67 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.8%. The Sooners permitted Alabama to convert 38 of their 76 attempts from the field which left them shooting 50.0% for the matchup. They finished 31.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 9 out of 29 and finished the game at 22 of 30 at the free throw line (73.3%). Regarding team rebounding, Oklahoma permitted Alabama to snag 46 in all (20 on the offensive side).

Jalon Moore was important for the Sooners in this contest. He knocked down 9 out of 14 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and added 7 rebounds. He tallied 20 points in his 29 mins on the court, but finished this game without an assist.

Oklahoma has a win-loss record of 13-1 for the campaign. The Sooners are responsible for committing 16.7 personal fouls every game and they hit 80.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.3 times per game (163rd in college) and they turn it over 11.1 times per contest. Oklahoma has totaled 1,159 pts so far this year (82.8 per game) and they grab 33.4 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Sooners are connecting on 48.5% from the field, which ranks 47th in the nation.

The Sooners on the defensive side of the court are 161st in college in PPG allowed with 70.4. They are forcing 14.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.3% from the floor (198th in D-1). The Oklahoma defense gives up 27.4% on shots from beyond the arc (94 of 343) and opponents are knocking down 71.0% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.5 dimes and 34.1 boards per game, which ranks them 71st and 170th in D-1.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Oklahoma and under the total points

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