Texas A&M Aggies vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 1/6/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: SEC Network

Neville Arena is where the Auburn Tigers (9-5) will take on the Texas A&M Aggies (11-3) on Tuesday.

The Texas A&M Aggies faced LSU and earned the victory with a final of 75-72 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Aggies walked away with 15 while LSU totaled 18 personal fouls. They also converted 6 of their 19 shots from long range. LSU went 80.0% from the free throw line by burying 16 of 20 attempts. Furthermore, LSU totaled 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. LSU earned 15 dimes and had 12 steals for the matchup. When it comes to defense, Texas A&M allowed the other team to go 46.3% from the field on 25 of 54 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists in the matchup while forcing 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they earned 37 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Aggies knocked down 15 of 21 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. Texas A&M ended the game with a 41.9% FG percentage (26 out of 62) and buried 8 of their 28 3-pointers.

Rashaun Agee is someone who was a major contributor in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 40.0% from the floor and recorded 1 assist. He was on the court for 32 minutes and also totaled 11 boards. He ended up finishing with 15 points on 4 out of 10 shooting.

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Texas A&M heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 11-3 on the season. They average 94.7 points per contest (5th in D-1) while connecting on 48.7% from the field. The Aggies are connecting on 37.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (159 of 423) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Texas A&M is collecting 39.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 300 assists on the campaign, which is 7th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.1 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Aggies are able to force 16.4 turnovers per game while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 303rd in the nation in giving up assists with 232 conceded for the season. The Aggies defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.4% (372 of 838) and they relinquish 33.2 boards per game as a team. They concede 33.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 267th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (76.8).

The last time they took the court, the Auburn Tigers took a loss by a score of 104-100 against Georgia. The Tigers snagged 26 defensive rebounds and 20 offensive boards for a total of 46 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. Georgia earned 24 personal fouls in this contest which got the Tigers to the free throw line for 36 tries. They were able to bury 24 of the free throws for a rate of 66.7%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Auburn knocked down 8 out of their 30 tries (26.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Tigers ended up going 34 out of 75 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.3%. The Tigers permitted Georgia to knock down 34 of 65 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 52.3% for the contest. They finished 37.9% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 11 out of 29 and ended up shooting 25 out of 35 at the charity stripe (71.4%). Regarding attacking the glass, Auburn allowed Georgia to grab 28 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Tahaad Pettiford ended up being a factor for the Tigers for this game. He scored 25 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and had 4 dimes in the matchup. He made 10 of 21 in this game for a rate of 47.6%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Auburn has a win-loss mark of 9-5 on the season. As an offense, the Tigers are connecting on 47.2% from the field, which has them ranked 100th in the country. Auburn has tallied 1,217 pts this year (86.9 per contest) and they snag 38.9 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 14.4 times per contest (188th in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.0 times per game. The Tigers commit 16.7 fouls every game and they connect on 72.4% from the free throw line.

The Tigers defensively are ranked 307th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 78.7. They are forcing their opponents into 12.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.8% from the field (266th in college). The Auburn defense allows 33.4% on shots from beyond the arc (117 of 350) and their opponents are connecting on 78.4% of their foul shots. They give up 14.3 dimes and 32.9 total rebounds per game, which is 250th and 96th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas A&M

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