Alabama State Hornets vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 11/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama State Hornets vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Location: Reed Arena in College Station, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Alabama State Hornets (10-22 last year) are en route to Reed Arena on Tuesday where they will meet the Texas A&M Aggies (22-12 last season).

The Alabama State Hornets took the court against Alcorn State and took a loss by a final of 77-65 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Hornets walked away with 20 while Alcorn State finished the game with 16 fouls. They also converted 4 of 16 attempts from downtown. Alcorn State ended up shooting 76.7% at the free throw line by making 23 of their 30 attempts. Additionally, Alcorn State totaled 35 rebounds (6 offensive, 29 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Alcorn State dished out 15 assists and had 8 steals in this matchup. When it comes to the defense, Alabama State allowed their opponent to shoot 45.5% from the field on 25 out of 55 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 37 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Hornets buried 13 of 20 tries for a percentage of 65.0%. Alabama State ended the contest with a 35.9% field goal percentage (23 of 64) and made 6 of their 28 shots from distance.

Jerquarius Stanback is a player who was a contributor for the game. He finished the game at 57.1% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime. He was on the court for 29 mins and also collected 12 rebounds. He walked away with 16 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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Alabama State will play this game after finishing with a mark of 10-22 last year. They turned it over 13.1 times per contest and as a unit committed 19.1 fouls every game. As a team, Alabama State collected 36.2 boards per contest and sat with 396 dimes throughout last season, which had them ranked 294th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Hornets shot 31.9% on three-point shots (238 of 746) and 69.4% from the free throw line. They averaged 73.2 points per game (250th in the country) while connecting on 41.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Hornets were able to force 13.8 turnovers per game and they drew 17.5 personal fouls. They relinquished 33.9% on 3-point attempts and they were ranked 270th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (77.3). The Hornets gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.0% (826 of 1,837) and they surrendered 36.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They were 210th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 453 conceded over the course of last year.

In their last game, the Texas A&M Aggies took a loss by a score of 88-57 when they played Houston. The Aggies collected 19 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 27 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 4 steals for the contest. Houston was called for 16 personal fouls for the contest which got the Aggies to the charity stripe for 19 tries. They were able to convert 15 of them for a percentage of 78.9%. In the matter of shots from distance, Texas A&M converted 6 out of 24 attempts (25.0%). Overall, the Aggies went 18 for 52 from the floor which had them at 34.6%. The Aggies permitted Houston to knock down 30 of 68 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 44.1% in this contest. They shot 25.8% from distance by going 8 out of 31 and ended up shooting 20 out of 25 from the free throw line (80.0%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Texas A&M allowed Houston to get 42 in total (16 on the offensive glass).

Josh Holloway ended up being a major contributor for the Aggies for this contest. He converted 4 out of 6 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 4 rebounds. He totaled 12 points in his 22 mins of playing time and had 3 assists in the game.

Texas A&M had a win-loss mark of 22-12 last season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Aggies shot 45.5% from the floor, which was ranked 161st in the nation. Texas A&M accounted for 2,927 points last season (86.1 per contest) and they grabbed 37.3 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists was at 17.8 times per game (15th in D-1) and they turned it over 10.8 times per contest. The Aggies committed 19.3 personal fouls per contest while shooting 73.8% from the free throw line.

The Texas A&M defense allowed 31.8% on 3-pointers (279 of 878) and their opposition knocked down 74.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They allowed 18.4 assists and 38.0 boards per game, which ranked them 293rd and 341st in college hoops. The Aggies on defense were ranked 314th in college in points allowed per contest with 78.9. They forced 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the field (170th in college).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Alabama State

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