The Southern Jaguars and the Texas A&M Aggies meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Reed Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Texas A&M vs Southern Prediction.
Southern Recap
The Southern Jaguars come into this one looking to build on their first win of the season in a 131-42 win over subdivision Ecclesia last time out. After this game, Southern will head home for a date with subdivision Champion Christian.
Jaguars Looking For First D-I Win
Tidjiane Dioumassi leads the Jaguars in scoring and assists with 13 PPG and 5 APG while DaMariee Jones has 10.5 PPG with a team-high 6.8 RPG to lead the Jaguars on the glass. Cam Amboree has 10 PPG with 2.5 APG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Southern up to this point in the year. As a team, Southern is averaging 88 PPG on 48.2% shooting from the field, 36.5% from three and 61.8% from the foul line this season.
Why the Southern Jaguars will win
- Southern has won each of its last nine games following a home win.
Texas A&M Recap
The Texas A&M Aggies come into this one looking to build on their current three-game win streak after a 78-64 win over Ohio State last time out. After this game, Texas A&M will square off against the Oregon Ducks.
Aggies Looking To Avoid Trap Spot
Zhuric Phelps leads the Aggies in scoring with 16 PPG along with 4.3 RPG and 3.7 APG in addition to 2.7 SPG while Wade Taylor IV has 13.3 PPG with 3.3 RPG and a team-high 4.5 APG to lead the Aggies in the assist department. Henry Coleman III has 11.3 PPG with a team-high 6.8 RPG to lead the Aggies on the glass while capping off the trio of double-digit scorers for Texas A&M up to this point in the year. Manny Obaseki also has 9.8 PPG and Pharrel Payne has 7.3 PPG with 5.8 RPG. Andersson Garcia also has 6.8 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Texas A&M is averaging 80.8 PPG on 46.8% shooting from the field, 37.6% from three and 68.2% from the foul line this season.
Why the Texas A&M Aggies will win
- Texas A&M has won each of its last 25 night games against non-Conference opponents at Reed Arena.
- Southern has lost each of its last seven road night games against non-Conference opponents.
Texas A&M vs Southern Prediction
I’m on the under here. I was leaning towards A&M but the thing for me here is that the Aggies do have a big game against Oregon on deck and this feels like a bit of a sandwich spot. On the flipside, Southern will battle, but I think the Aggies’ defense suffocates the Jaguars here. All in all I’m looking for a low-scoring battle that comes in under the number.
