LSU Tigers vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 1/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: LSU Tigers vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Saturday, January 3, 2026

Location: Reed Arena in College Station, TX

TV: ESPNU

Reed Arena is the location where the Texas A&M Aggies (10-3) will go up against the LSU Tigers (12-1) on Saturday.

The LSU Tigers faced Southern Miss and took home the win by a score of 90-62 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Tigers ended up walking away with 22 and Southern Miss accumulated 22 fouls. They also made 3 of their 15 tries from distance. Southern Miss finished the game shooting 72.4% from the charity stripe by converting 21 of their 29 attempts. In addition, Southern Miss snagged 34 rebounds (12 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Southern Miss distributed 12 dimes and had 3 steals for this game. With respect to defense, LSU allowed their opponent to shoot 30.6% from the field on 19 of 62 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists in this matchup while forcing 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they collected 42 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Tigers knocked down 18 of their 25 attempts for a percentage of 72.0%. LSU walked away from the game with a 51.6% FG percentage (32 of 62) and converted 8 out of their 26 shots from downtown.

Dedan Thomas Jr. is a player who was a contributor for the game. He ended up shooting 72.7% from the field and also totaled 12 assists. He played for 35 mins and collected 1 board. He left the arena with 22 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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LSU will play this contest with a mark of 12-1 for the season. They average 89.0 points per outing (25th in college hoops) while shooting 51.4% from the field. The Tigers are hitting 33.3% on three-point attempts (91 of 273) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, LSU is pulling in 40.1 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 207 assists on the year, which ranks 145th in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.5 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.0 fouls per game.

On defense, the Tigers are forcing 10.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.2 personal fouls. They relinquish 33.7% on 3-point attempts and they are 129th in college in opponents PPG (71.0). The Tigers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 40.3% (323 of 801) and they surrender 32.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 31st in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 143 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Texas A&M Aggies took home the win by a final score of 111-82 when they played Prairie View A&M. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Texas A&M permitted Prairie View A&M to snag 30 in total (6 offensive). They finished 27.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 6 of 22 and finished the game at 24 of 31 from the free throw line (77.4%). The Aggies allowed Prairie View A&M to convert 26 out of 65 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.0% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Aggies finished 38 for 70 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.3%. When talking about shooting from distance, Texas A&M knocked down 11 of 30 attempts (36.7%). They were able to convert 24 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 68.6%. Prairie View A&M committed 23 fouls in this matchup which got the Aggies to the free throw line for a total of 35 attempts. They also coughed it up 14 times, while getting 12 steals for the game. The Aggies were able to corral 32 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 46 in the matchup.

Rashaun Agee ended up being a major contributor for the Aggies for the contest. He made 7 of 11 in this game for a rate of 63.6%, and had 13 rebounds. He scored 19 points in his 20 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist in this matchup.

Texas A&M has a mark of 10-3 for the campaign. The Aggies are committing 19.5 fouls per game and they connect on 74.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 22.1 times per game (1st in the country) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per contest. Texas A&M has accounted for 1,251 pts on the year (96.2 per contest) and they grab 39.5 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Aggies are hitting on 49.2% from the floor, which ranks 49th in college hoops.

The Aggies defensively are ranked 275th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 77.2. They are able to force 16.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (237th in college). The Texas A&M defense concedes 34.0% from downtown (112 of 329) and opponents are connecting on 72.4% of their free throw shots. They concede 16.7 dimes and 33.5 boards per game, which ranks 340th and 125th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LSU

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