Texas Longhorns vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 1/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Location: Reed Arena in College Station, TX

TV: ESPN+

Reed Arena is the location where the Texas A&M Aggies (14-4) will try to beat the Texas Longhorns (13-6) on Saturday.

The Texas Longhorns faced off with Missouri and earned the victory with a final of 61-53 in their last contest. Texas wrapped up the contest having earned a 34.0% FG percentage (17 out of 50) and made 4 out of their 20 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Longhorns converted 23 of 30 tries for a percentage of 76.7%. When discussing getting rebounds, they earned a total of 36 with 13 of them being offensive. They also recorded 7 assists for the matchup while forcing 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When talking about defending, Texas allowed the other team to go 31.3% from the field on 15 of 48 shooting. Missouri earned 6 assists and had 5 steals for the game. On top of that, Missouri collected 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Missouri ended up going 70.4% at the free throw line by making 19 of their 27 attempts. They made 4 of their 22 tries from three-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Longhorns ended up finishing with 18 while Missouri totaled 26 personal fouls.

Arthur Kaluma is one guy who was a major contributor for this game. He ended up shooting 40.0% from the field and earned 2 assists. He played 33 minutes and totaled 12 rebounds. He finished with 14 points on 4 out of 10 shooting.

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Texas will play this game with a win-loss mark of 13-6 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 9.6 times per game and as a group are committing 16.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Texas is collecting 35.6 rebounds per game and has accounted for 251 assists on the year, which has them ranked 214th in the country in terms of passing. The Longhorns are hitting 37.3% on shots from beyond the arc (147 of 394) and 74.8% from the free throw line. They average 79.4 pts per game (74th in the country) on 48.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Longhorns are forcing 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.4 fouls. They give up 31.6% on three-point shots while they are 50th in D-1 in opponents PPG (66.2). The Longhorns defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.1% (448 of 1,090) and they surrender 33.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 82nd in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 218 conceded this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Texas A&M Aggies went home victorious with a score of 68-57 against LSU. The Aggies earned 22 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 33 for the matchup. They gave up possession 9 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. LSU was called for 21 fouls for this game which took the Aggies to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They were able to make 9 of them for a clip of 42.9%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Texas A&M converted 7 of 22 attempts (31.8%). When the game finished, the Aggies finished shooting 26 for 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.6%. The Aggies permitted LSU to make 17 of their 47 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 36.2% for the game. They finished 24.1% from three-point range by hitting 7 out of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 18 at the free throw line (88.9%). When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Texas A&M permitted LSU to snag 31 in total (6 on the offensive glass).

Zhuric Phelps ended up being a major contributor for the Aggies for this contest. He racked up 13 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 6 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 6 of 13 for the game giving him a rate of 46.2%, and accounted for 6 rebounds.

Texas A&M has a win-loss mark of 14-4 this year. As an offense, the Aggies are shooting 42.9% from the floor, which is 284th in the country. Texas A&M has earned 1,375 pts for the campaign (76.4 per contest) and they grab 41.4 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 12.5 times per contest (278th in the country) and they turn it over 11.8 times per contest. The Aggies are committing 17.6 personal fouls per contest and they go 67.7% from the free throw line.

The Texas A&M defense concedes 30.7% on 3-pointers (145 of 473) and their opposition knocks down 75.3% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 13.8 dimes and 32.9 rebounds per game, which ranks 240th and 99th in college. The Aggies on the defensive side of the court are 42nd in Division 1 in PPG given up with 65.8. They have forced 14.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.0% from the field (21st in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas

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