Purdue vs Texas A&M Prediction 12-14-24 College Basketball Picks
Texas A&M (8-2) vs. Purdue (8-2)
December 14, 2024 12:00 pm EDT
The Line: Purdue -1.5; Over/Under: +143.5
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The Texas A&M Aggies and the Purdue Boilermakers meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Gainbridge Fieldhouse. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Purdue vs Texas A&M Prediction.
Texas A&M Recap
The Texas A&M Aggies come into this one looking to build on a 72-67 win over Texas Tech last time out. After this game, the Aggies will head home for a date with Houston Christian.
Aggies Win 4th Straight
Wade Taylor IV leads the Aggies in scoring and assists with 16.1 PPG and 4.5 APG along with 3.5 RPG while Zhuric Phelps has 13 PPG with 3.8 RPG, 2.6 APG and 2.2 SPG. Henry Coleman III has 10.5 PPG and 6.3 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Texas A&M up to this point in the year. Manny Obaseki also has 7.3 PPG and Pharrel Payne has 6.3 PPG with 4.1 RPG. Andersson Garcia also has a team-high 7.4 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Texas A&M is averaging 75.1 PPG on 41.2% shooting from the field, 30% from three and 69.5% from the foul line this season.
Why the Texas A&M Aggies will win
- Texas A&M has won eight of its last nine games.
Purdue Recap
The Purdue Boilermakers come into this one looking to add on to their 83-78 win over Maryland last time out. After this game, Purdue will take on Auburn.
Boilermakers Looking To Add Onto First Conference W
Trey Kaufman-Renn leads Purdue in scoring and rebounding with 18.9 PPG and 6.7 RPG while Fletcher Loyer has 13.7 PPG. Braden Smith has 13.2 PPG with 4.8 RPG of his own as well as a team-high 8.8 APG to lead the Boilermakers in assists while rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Purdue up to this point in the year. As a team, Purdue is averaging 78.3 PPG on 49.8% shooting from the field, 40.8% from three and 71.7% from the foul line this season.
Why the Purdue Boilermakers will win
- Purdue has won each of its last 21 day games against non-Conference opponents.
Purdue vs Texas A&M Prediction
I’m on Texas A&M here. It’s clear that Purdue is missing Zach Edey, as this is the worst rebounding team Purdue has had since the pre-Zach Edey era. A&M crashes the boards and while the Aggies don’t have the best shooting percentages, they’ve continually found ways to get the job done. I’ll side with Texas A&M in this one.
