The New Orleans Privateers will travel to Reed Arena to take on the Texas A&M Aggies this Tuesday night in College Basketball action.
The New Orleans Privateers improved to 3-4 on the season after defeating the VMI Keydets, 79-71, this past Friday. New Orleans led by a 38-37 margin at halftime and was able to pull away in the 2nd half after taking a 61-44 lead with 12:13 left in regulation. New Orleans shot 50.8% from the field & 42.1% from beyond the arc while holding VMI to just 39.3% shooting from the field & 32.5% from beyond the arc. New Orleans was outrebounded by VMI by a 35-32 margin, however, won the turnover battle by a 14-10 margin in the victory. Leading the way for the Privateers was Derek St. Hilaire who had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, & 3 steals.
On the season, New Orleans is averaging 74.3 ppg on 47.5% shooting from the field. The Privateers are averaging 4.7 three-pointers per game on 34.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, New Orleans has been led by Derek St. Hilaire (21.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.3 spg), Troy Green (12.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 4.0 apg, 2.0 spg), Tyson Jackson (7.7 ppg, 4.1 rpg), & Daniel Sackey (5.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.3 apg).
Defensively, New Orleans is allowing their opponents to an average of 70.1 ppg on 42.9% shooting from the field. The Privateers have a rebound margin of 0.1 and a turnover margin of 0.7.
The Texas A&M Aggies won their 2nd straight game and improved to 6-1 on the season after defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 73-67, this past Wednesday night. Texas A&M trailed by a 32-22 margin at halftime, however, the Aggies were outstanding offensive in the 2nd half, putting up 51 points, and was able to pull away for good after taking a 66-61 lead with 2:23 left in regulation. Texas A&M shot 49.1% from the field & 45.5% from beyond the arc while holding Notre Dame to just 39.6% from the field & 23.1% from beyond the arc. Texas A&M was outrebounded by Notre Dame by a 36-30 margin, however won the turnover battle by a 18-12 margin in the victory. Leading the way for the Fighting Irish was Quenton Jackson who had 18 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, & 1 steal.
On the season, Texas A&M is averaging 70.3 ppg on 43.6% shooting from the field. The Aggies are averaging 7.0 three-pointers per game on 37.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Texas A&M has been led by Quenton Jackson (13.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.9 spg), Henry Coleman III (9.6 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.3 spg), Tyrece Radford (9.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.3 apg), & Marcus Williams (9.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.0 spg).
Defensively, Texas A&M is holding their opponents to an average of 59.4 ppg on 37.4% shooting from the field. The Aggies have a rebound margin of 0.9 and a turnover margin of 4.3.
The Privateers are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games following a ATS win, however, are just 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. The Aggies are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 home games vs. a team with a losing road record, however, are just 2-6 ATS in their last 8 home games.
New Orleans was able to pick up nice win over VMI, however, this is just not a team that has enough talent on the offensive end to be able to handle a Texas A&M defense that ranks 39th in scoring defense & 27th in defensive FG% on the road. Texas A&M has had their own struggles offensively to start the season, however, we saw early in their game against Wisconsin and in the 2nd half of their recent game against Notre Dame that this team does have the talent to score in bunches and as we have already seen New Orleans lose by 20+ to both Ole Miss & Northwestern, I think Texas A&M will be able to pull away in the 2nd half and do enough to cover this large home spread. Good Luck!