The No. 20 Missouri Tigers (13-2, 2-1 SEC) head to the Reed Arena in College Station on Wednesday to take on the Texas A&M Aggies (10-5, 2-0). Tip off is set for 8:30 p.m. ET (SEC Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Missouri vs. Texas A&M odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
After 2 straight wins against ranked opponents (Illinois, Kentucky), Missouri dropped a road game to No. 13 Arkansas 74-68 and then bounced back with a 85-82 home win over Vanderbilt as an 8.5-point favorite.
Mizzou’s 87.1 PPG this season leads the SEC and is 2nd overall in the nation. However, Mizzou allows the most PPG (75.1) on defense in the SEC as well. The Tigers make up for the amount of points allowed by forcing a lot of turnovers (18.9 per game, 1st in SEC, 10th in nation).
Texas A&M dropped 3 games in December (Boise State, Memphis, Wofford),' but bounced back to win 4 straight, including a 66-63 win over Florida on the road and Saturday’s 69-56 home win over LSU, covering a 5.5-point spread.