Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on Reed Arena Saturday as host Texas A&M looks to handle the Army Black Knights in NCAA hoops action.

The Aggies bring a 8-3 record (3-3 ATS) to this tilt against the 6-5 Black Knights, who are 1-1 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Texas A&M go 1-5 so far and the Black Knights go 0-0.



View Army vs Texas AM Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Aggies rated this week at No. 73 and the Black Knights sitting at No. 112. It may or may not play a role in Odds Shark score prediction modelling that produced a 76-74 result in favor of the Black Knights.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Texas A&M has the nation's No. 224-rated offensive output, at 65.5 PPG. The visiting Black Knights defense ranks No. 237 allowing on average 69.1 PPG. The Aggies FG% has averaged 47.1% so far, more than the Black Knights marksmen have achieved on the year, 45.3% per game.

Defensively, Army features the nation's No. 204-rated defense on the road, allowing 72.7 points per game. Texas A&M, meanwhile, comes in at No. 217 nationally in scoring at home.

Army won its last outing, a 90-48 result against Rosemont College on December 22. Army cruised to victory on Saturday, running Rosemont College out of the gym and running up a 90-48 score at Christl Arena.

Texas A&M was a 53-51 loser in their most recent outing at home against Southern. The Aggies got 14 points from J'Mychal Reese, but it was Southern that prevailed in a 53-51 final on Saturday at Reed Arena.


Texas A&M Aggies Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 9-1
After playing Southern are 1-3
After a loss are 4-6

A few Black Knights at Aggies trends to consider:
Texas A&M is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Texas A&M is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games


Next up:
Army at Houston Baptist, Monday, December 31
Texas A&M home to Houston Baptist, Friday, January 4