Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on Reed Arena Saturday as host Texas A&M looks to handle the Texas Tech Red Raiders in NCAAB action.

Texas A&M will face the 7-8 Red Raiders, who own a 2-8-1 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Aggies are 2-7 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Red Raiders are 3-8 favoring the OVER.



View Texas Tech vs Texas AM Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with Texas A&M in this one will find them as 10.5-point favorites.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Power Rankings at Odds Shark show No. 171-rated Texas Tech taking on the No. 89-rated Aggies in this contest. The scores prediction computer here indicates a possible 67-61 win for the Aggies on Saturday.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Red Raiders rank No. 299 in NCAA Division 1 with 31.7 per game. That compares with Texas A&M’s No. 36 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Texas A&M is college basketball's No. 311-ranked team at 4.5 per game, while the Red Raiders rate No. 319 with 4.4 per game.

Defensively, Texas Tech features the nation's No. 113-rated defense on the road, allowing 67.7 points per game. Texas A&M, meanwhile, comes in at No. 300 nationally in scoring at home.

Texas Tech was an 81-46 loser in its last match at home against Kansas. They failed to cover the 15.5-point spread as underdogs. The Red Raiders were hammered by Kansas on Wednesday, losing by an 81-46 final at United Spirit Arena in college basketball betting action.

In their last action, Texas A&M was a 61-51 loser on the road against Texas. They covered the 12-point spread as underdogs. Texas A&M got 19 points from Khris Middleton but lost anyway, 61-51, to Texas on Wednesday at Frank Erwin Center.


Texas Tech Red Raiders Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Oklahoma are 5-5
After playing Kansas are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

Texas A&M Aggies Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Missouri are 7-3
After playing Texas are 7-3
After a loss are 4-6

A few Red Raiders at Aggies trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas Tech's last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas A&M
Texas Tech is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas A&M
Texas Tech is 2-10 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Texas A&M
Texas Tech is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Texas A&M is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Texas Tech
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas A&M's last 6 games when playing at home against Texas Tech
Texas A&M is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home
Texas A&M is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas Tech


Next up:
Texas Tech at Oklahoma, Tuesday, January 17
Texas A&M at Missouri, Monday, January 16