Texas A&M vs Murray State 11/17/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Murray State Racers and the Texas A&M Aggies meet in college basketball action from the HTC Center on Thursday.

The Murray State Racers will be out to build on a 90-53 win over subdivision Lindsey Wilson last time out. DJ Burns led the Racers with 20 points on 7 of 8 shooting with a team-high 9 rebounds while Rob Perry added 18 points on 7 of 11 shooting with a perfect 4 of 4 mark from behind the arc. Jacobi Wood added 13 points on 5 of 7 shooting with a pair of threes and a team-high 5 assists while Quincy Anderson added 10 points with 4 assists and 4 steals to cap off the scoring in double figures for the Racers in the win.

The Texas A&M Aggies will hope to remain unbeaten after a 77-58 win over Abilene Christian last time out. Wade Taylor IV led the Aggies with 21 points on 5 of 7 shooting with 3 threes and an 8 of 8 mark from the foul line while Henry Coleman III, Dexter Dennis and Tyrece Radford all had 13 points with Coleman shooting 5 of 7 with a team-high 11 rebounds and 4 steals while Dennis also went 5 of 7 with a pair of threes and Radford added 8 rebounds as well in the winning effort.

Murray State is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games following a win. Texas A&M is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 10-2 ATS in their last 12 games following a win while the under is 6-2 in their last 8 games overall.

I get why Texas A&M would be favored here, but I’m honestly not THIS high on the Aggies. There’s just not that much to be excited about with Texas A&M if I’m being honest. This Aggies team will be solid defensively, but I don’t expect them to blow by a solid Racers team that may have taken a bit of a step back, but is still a decent team none the less. This is showing too much respect to the Aggies. Give me Murray State and the points.