The Tennessee Volunteers and Texas A&M Aggies face off on Saturday in a college basketball showdown at Reed Arena.
The Tennessee Volunteers have found success this season and their only loss came two games ago against Alabama. In the last game against Arkansas, the offense was strong again putting up 79 points and that led to the victory. The offense has been good, but even better has been the play of the defense. On the season, Tennessee is giving up 57.1 points per game while letting opponents shoot 38.8 percent from the field and 30.8 percent from behind the three point line. Tennessee is led by Victor Bailey Jr. who averages 13.4 points and shoots 48.3 percent from the field. If the defense can lock down in this game, Tennessee will be in good shape.
On the other side of this matchup is the Texas A&M Aggies who are struggling a bit coming into this game having lost two of the last three games. In the last game against South Carolina the offense could only manage 54 points and that led to a defeat by 24 points. On the season, Texas A&M is averaging 67.3 points per game while their defense is giving up 65 points per game. One issue for Texas A&M is they struggle to shoot from behind the three point line averaging only 29.2 percent from behind the three point line. Texas A&M is led by Emanuel Miller who averages 18.5 points and shoots 62 percent from the field.
The over is 20-7 in Tennessee’s last 27 road games, Texas A&M is 2-6 against the spread in their last eight games overall. The underdog is 6-2-1 against the spread in the last nine meetings played between the two teams.
Tennessee is a strong defensive team and Texas A&M is going to have issues keeping this game close. Look for the Tennessee Volunteers to win this game and cover the spread. The under is also a strong play to cash.