Texas A&M Aggies vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 1/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: ESPN+

Moody Center is the location where the Texas Longhorns (11-6) will take on the Texas A&M Aggies (13-4) on Saturday.

The Texas A&M Aggies took the court against Tennessee and went home with a loss by a final score of 87-82 in their last game. Texas A&M ended the contest with a 36.4% field goal percentage (24 out of 66) and converted 13 out of their 43 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Aggies converted 21 of 32 tries for a percentage of 65.6%. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled a total of 30 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 16 assists for the matchup while forcing 16 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In reference to defense, Texas A&M allowed the other team to go 37.3% from the floor on 25 out of 67 shooting. Tennessee recorded 12 dimes and had 10 steals in this contest. Moreover, Tennessee pulled down 55 rebounds (20 offensive, 35 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Tennessee ended up going 73.8% from the charity stripe by making 31 of their 42 attempts. They made 6 out of their 24 attempts from downtown. In relation to fouls, the Aggies ended up finishing with 30 while Tennessee racked up 23 fouls.

Jacari Lane is one player who played a role in the game. He finished the game shooting 45.5% from the floor and recorded 9 dimes. He saw the court for 41 mins and also collected 3 rebounds. He accounted for 20 points on 5 of 11 shooting.

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Texas A&M will enter this matchup with a mark of 13-4 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per game and as a team are committing 19.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Texas A&M is pulling in 38.4 boards per contest and is sitting with 342 dimes for the season, which ranks 13th in the country in terms of passing. The Aggies are shooting 36.9% from downtown (195 of 529) and 73.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 93.0 points per contest (8th in college hoops) on 47.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Aggies are able to force 16.4 turnovers per game and they draw 20.1 fouls. They give up 33.1% on 3-point shots and they are 297th in college in PPG allowed (78.0). The Aggies defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 43.8% (452 of 1,032) and they relinquish 35.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They are 303rd in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 268 conceded for the season.

When they last played, the Texas Longhorns got the victory with a final of 80-64 when they played Vanderbilt. The Longhorns were able to pull down 30 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 40 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. Vanderbilt earned 18 personal fouls for the contest which got the Longhorns to the free throw line for 22 tries. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 86.4%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Texas converted 7 of their 17 attempts (41.2%). Overall, the Longhorns ended up going 27 out of 51 from the field which gave them a rate of 52.9%. The Longhorns permitted Vanderbilt to make 22 out of 60 tries from the floor which had them shooting 36.7% for the matchup. They finished shooting 36.0% from beyond the arc by hitting 9 of 25 and ended up going 11 of 15 from the free throw line (73.3%). In relation to rebounds, Texas permitted Vanderbilt to snag 20 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Jordan Pope was important for the Longhorns for the game. He knocked down 8 of 17 in this game for a field goal rate of 47.1%, and added 3 rebounds. He scored 28 points in his 30 minutes on the court and added 1 assist for the game.

Texas has a win-loss mark of 11-6 for the year. The Longhorns are responsible for committing 19.7 fouls per contest and they hit 72.8% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.4 times per contest (250th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.6 times per game. Texas has totaled 1,484 pts for the year (87.3 per contest) and they pull in 41.5 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Longhorns are shooting 48.9% from the field, which ranks 40th in D-1.

The Texas defense allows 35.0% on 3-point attempts (123 of 351) and their opposition knocks down 71.2% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 11.8 dimes and 31.1 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 62nd and 32nd in the country. The Longhorns on the defensive side of the court are 206th in college in points given up per game with 74.4. They are able to force 11.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.3% from the floor (116th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas A&M

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