The No. 11 Texas A&M Aggies (13-3, 2-1 SEC) are 7-point underdogs as they look to build on a five-game road winning streak when they take on the No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats (13-3, 2-1 SEC) on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at Rupp Arena. The matchup airs at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN2. The point total is 156.5 in the matchup.
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Kentucky and Texas A&M Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
In games this season it was favored by 7 points or more, Kentucky has a 4-5-1 record against the spread.
These teams average 166.6 points per game combined, 10.1 more than the total of 156.5.
Opponents of the two teams average a combined 16.2 fewer points per game (140.3) than this matchup’s over/under of 156.5 points.
The average total in Kentucky’s games this year is 7.6 more points than the total of 156.5 in this game.
The average total for Aggies games this year is 13.7 fewer points than the point total of 156.5 for this outing.
The Wildcats are 8-7-1 ATS this season.
The Aggies are 9-7-0 ATS this season.
Kentucky Stats & Insights
Kentucky outscores opponents by 14.3 points per game (scoring 89.2 per game to rank third in college basketball while allowing 74.9 per outing to rank 274th in college basketball) and has a +228 scoring differential overall.
Kentucky records 36.8 rebounds per game (22nd in college basketball) while allowing 33 per outing to its opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 3.8 boards per game.
The Wildcats connect on 10.2 three-pointers per game (27th in college basketball) at a 36.7% rate (61st in college basketball), compared to the 7.8 per game their opponents make at a 28.3% rate.
Kentucky ranks ninth in college basketball with 108 points scored per 100 possessions, and 163rd in college basketball defensively with 90.7 points conceded per 100 possessions.
Texas A&M Stats & Insights
Texas A&M has a +192 scoring differential, topping opponents by 12 points per game. It is putting up 77.4 points per game, 121st in college basketball, and is giving up 65.4 per outing to rank 40th in college basketball.
Texas A&M wins the rebound battle by an average of 10.5 boards. It grabs 38.3 rebounds per game (ninth in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 27.8.
Texas A&M connects on 6.8 three-pointers per game (271st in college basketball) at a 30.9% rate (314th in college basketball), compared to the 8.1 per contest its opponents make, shooting 30.9% from beyond the arc.
Texas A&M’s 96.8 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 162nd in college basketball, and the 81.8 points it concedes per 100 possessions rank 19th in college basketball.
Kentucky Key Players to Watch
The Wildcats scoring leader is Otega Oweh, who averages 15.6 per contest to go with 4.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists.
Kentucky’s leading rebounder is Amari Williams averaging 8.4 boards per game and its best passer is Lamont Butler, averaging 4.6 assists per game.
The Wildcats get the most three-point shooting production out of Koby Brea, who makes three threes per game.
Butler is Kentucky’s leader in steals, averaging 1.8 steals per game, while Williams leads them in blocks with 1.6 per contest.
Texas A&M Key Players to Watch
Wade Taylor IV’s points (15.7 per game) and assists (4.8 per game) stat lines are the top scoring and assists spots on the Aggies’ leaderboards.
Solomon Washington’s stat line of six rebounds, 5.2 points and 1.1 assists per game secures the top spot on the Texas A&M rebounding leaderboard.
Taylor knocks down 2.5 three-pointers per game, the most on the Aggies.
Zhuric Phelps (2.4 steals per game) is the steal leader for Texas A&M while Pharrel Payne (1.4 blocks per game) is the block leader.
Kentucky vs. Texas A&M Prediction
Kentucky 78, Texas A&M 76
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