Aggies Men's Hoops vs. No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers: How to Watch, Betting Odds
The Texas A&M men's basketball team hopes to break a three-game losing streak against the No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers - the last team the Aggies beat before the skid began.
Since beating the Vols back on Feb. 10 at Reed Arena, Texas A&M has suffered consecutive losses to Vanderbilt, Alabama and Arkansas. Meanwhile, since losing to the Aggies, Tennessee has rattled off three straight wins against Arkansas, Vanderbilt and Missouri.
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The Volunteers are 12-1 on their home court this season and rank No. 3 in the SEC in points allowed with just 67.2 on 38.4 percent opponent shooting. The Aggies enter the game 6-7 against SEC foes and second in the league with 43.1 rebounds per contest, led by forward Andersson Garcia, who pulls in 9.4 per game.
The Vols are led by Dalton Knecht who scores 30.0 points per game with 4.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists. Jonas Aidoo chips in 12.8 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.3 blocks over the last 10 games for Tennessee.
For the Aggies, Wade Taylor IV scores 19.1 per game and averages 3.7 boards. Tyrece Radford helps with 17. 1 points and 5.1 rebounds over the Aggies' last 10.
WHAT: Texas A&M Aggies (15-11, 6-7 SEC) at No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers (20-6, 10-3 SEC)
WHERE: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN (21,678)
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, 7 p.m. CT
TELEVISION: ESPN | FuboTV (try it free)
RADIO: 1620 AM | 94.5 FM | SiriusXM 137/90
BETTING via SI Sportsbook
SPREAD: Aggies +10.5
TOTAL: 147.5
MONEYLINE: Aggies +410, Volunteers -599