Aggies Men's Hoops vs. Florida Gators: How to Watch, Betting Odds
The Aggie's men's basketball team stays at home for the last of three at Reed Arena hoping to bounce back from a disappointing 71-68 loss to Ole Miss on Jan. 27.
Since beginning the season with five straight wins, the Aggies have struggled to find any momentum, winning just seven of their last 15 contests, and never more than two in a row.
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The Aggies have struggled with foul shots this season and coach Buzz Williams knows that needs to improve.
"You can always point to a myriad of different things," Williams said after the Ole Miss loss. "We need to shoot a higher percentage from the free throw line. We are committed to doing that. We've been working on that every day as a team and individually.
"Our guys have been great in that regard. But you're fighting such an invisible margin and to be up seven in a game like this with four minutes to play you need to win. But if you shoot 22 free throws you need to make more than 12 too, so there's a lot of things you could point to."
Meanwhile, the Gators have had their share of streaks this season. They've won four in a row, and have enjoyed winning streaks of three and six earlier in the season.
Florida is led by guard Walter Clayton Jr. who scores 16.2 points per contest while forward Tyrese Samuel pulls in 8.5 rebounds per game.
Texas A&M is led in scoring by guard Wade Taylor IV who averages 20.0 points per game while forward Andersson Garcia gets 8.6 boards per contest.
Guard Tyrece Radford is second on the team in minutes played per game at 30.8 but could be unavailable for Saturday's game after being arrested Friday on charges of evading in a vehicle for a December incident in the Northgate bar district.
Radford is averaging 13 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and shooting 36.9 percent from the field this season.
WHAT: Florida Gators (15-6, 5-3 SEC) at Texas A&M Aggies (12-8, 3-4 SEC)
WHERE: Reed Arena, College Station, TX (12,989)
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, 3 p.m. CT
TELEVISION: ESPN 2 | FuboTV (try it free)
RADIO: 1620 AM | 94.5 FM | SiriusXM 137/90
BETTING via SI Sportsbook
SPREAD: Aggies -3.5
TOTAL: 154.5
MONEYLINE: Gators +115, Aggies -163