Alabama Crimson Tide vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/11/2025

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Saturday, January 11, 2025

Venue:  Reed Arena, College Station, TX

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Alabama -3.5, Texas A&M +3.5; Over/Under:  160.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Alabama -3.5, Texas A&M +3.5; Over/Under:  160.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Alabama -3.5, Texas A&M +3.5; Over/Under:  160.5 points

Alabama Crimson Tide:  13-2 (2-0) (3rd place, SEC)

Texas A&M Aggies:  13-2 (2-0) (5th place, SEC)

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Alabama Crimson Tide:  5-0  last 5

Texas A&M Aggies:  5-0  last 5

Alabama is entering this game with a 13-2 record overall, a 2-0 record in conference games, and they are 3-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming off a win against the South Carolina Gamecocks in their last game. Mark Sears led the team in points per game in that game with 22 while Aden Holloway was next on the team with 13. Mark Sears led the team in assists with 6 in that game while Grant Nelson led the team in rebounds with 7. They were 54.7% from the field, 42.1% from 3-point range, and 50% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 90.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 76.7 PPG against them. Alabama has an ATS record of 8-7 this season and their O/U record is 7-7-1.

Texas A&M is entering this game with a 13-2 record overall, a 2-0 conference record, and they are 8-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming off a win against the Oklahoma Sooners in their last game. Zhuric Phelps led the team in points in that game with 34 while Solomon Washington was next on the team with 13. Manny Obaseki led the team in assists with 4 in that game while Solomon Washington led the team in rebounds with 6. They were 44.3% from the field, 39.1% from 3-point range, and 77.3% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 76.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 63.5 PPG against them. Texas A&M has an ATS record of 10-4-1 this season and their O/U record is 6-9.

The current betting odds have Texas A&M listed as a 3.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Texas A&M has looked really good in their games this season with their 13-2 record overall and their 2-0 conference record which has them right near the top of the SEC and ranked inside the top 25. They are coming off a tight road win over Oklahoma in their last one, but that win will only give them momentum coming into this one. They have also looked a lot better on their home court this year with their 8-0 home record. Meanwhile, Alabama has looked really good in their games this season with their 13-2 record overall and their 2-0 conference record which has them right near the top of the SEC and ranked inside the top 25. They are coming off a huge win over South Carolina in their last one and they have looked good in their road games with their 3-1 road record. Alabama has a lot of momentum on their side right now with 7 wins in a row and they have been rolling over opponents, winning both of their conference games by double digits, but Texas A&M has also been really hot with 9 wins in a row now and this is the first ranked conference opponent that Alabama has had to face this season. This is going to be Alabama's first real test on the road in the conference, and Texas A&M has the talent to win this game with the way they have looked on their home court this year. Texas A&M will bring their best effort for this game against another ranked opponent in the conference and the home advantage will be enough for them to edge out Alabama. The best way to place a bet here is on Texas A&M to cover the spread in this game. 

Alabama Texas A&M Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Saturday, January 11, 2025 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Texas A&M 87 Alabama 85.

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Alabama Crimson Tide: 8-4 ATS off a road win against a conference rival. 17-8 ATS after playing a road game. 12-6 ATS versus good defensive teams - allowing 64 points/game or less. 29-17 OVER versus teams who are called for 17 or less fouls/game. 24-15 OVER versus very good teams - outscoring their opponents by 8+ points/game.

Texas A&M Aggies: 7-12 ATS versus up-tempo teams averaging 62 or more shots/game. 16-23 1H ATS in all home games. 8-16 1H ATS versus good rebounding teams - outrebounding opponents by 4+ per game. 17-8 OVER versus good rebounding teams - outrebounding opponents by 4+ per game. 20-13 OVER versus very good teams - outscoring their opponents by 8+ points/game.

Alabama Crimson Tide:  None.

Texas A&M Aggies:  None.

"Looking at some of the talent coming through the SEC this year, that's a really good award for him." - Nate Oats on Labaron Philon being the 3-time SEC Freshman of the Week.

"I just think we tried real hard. Oklahoma is so gifted offensively, and (Oklahoma head) coach (Porter) Moser is an offensive savant in regards to how he uses that talent. But there is always a lot of lipstick prior to the shot attempt that causes a lot of confusion, a lot of really gifted decision-makers with the ball. But the things that they are doing are really difficult to guard.” - Buzz Williams after his team’s win against Oklahoma in their last game. 

G. Nelson 

C. Omoruyi 

L. Philon 

M. Sears 

J. Stevenson

H. Coleman 

H. Hefner 

Z. Phelps 

W. Taylor 

S. Washington

PPG: M. Sears (18.5)

APG: M. Sears (4.5)

Reb/G: G. Nelson (8.7)

PPG: W. Taylor (15.7)

APG: W. Taylor (4.8)

Reb/G: S. Washington (6.3)

Coaches:

Alabama Crimson Tide: Nate Oats (6th season)

Texas A&M Aggies: Buzz Williams (6th season)