Texas A&M-Commerce vs Texas A&M Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/8/24

The Texas A&M-Commerce Lions and the Texas A&M Aggies meet Friday in college basketball action from Reed Arena. Here’s a Texas A&M-Commerce vs Texas A&M prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Texas A&M-Commerce vs Texas A&M pick. We will examine:

The Texas A&M-Commerce Lions’ recent form and player performance

The Texas A&M Aggies’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Texas A&M-Commerce Lions

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Texas A&M Aggies

Recent betting trends in games played between Texas A&M-Commerce and Texas A&M

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Texas A&M-Commerce vs Texas A&M game

Texas A&M-Commerce Lions Betting Preview

The Lions kicked off their season with a matchup versus Iowa. Texas A&M-Commerce trailed 42-35 at the break and didn’t get any closer in an 89-67 loss. The best in scoring was Khaliq Abdul-Mateen with 12 points. Scooter Williams added 11 points with four rebounds and four assists.

Game two was a matchup versus South Dakota and a similar result. Texas A&M-Commerce held a 32-32 tie at the end of the first half but faded in an eventual 91-83 defeat. Abdul-Mateen posted 18 points this time, while Williams chipped in 15 points with five rebounds. Texas A&M-Commerce will face Southern, UConn, Oklahoma, Stonehill, and PFW following this game.

Texas A&M Aggies Betting Preview

Over on the Texas A&M side, they’re coming off a 21-15 overall season in 2023-24 with a .500 run in the SEC at 9-9. The Aggies lost to Florida in the semifinals of the conference tourney and would eventually make it to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament before a loss to Houston. 

The Aggies took on UCF in their first game of the season. Texas A&M went into the second half knotted up at 29-29 but eventually lost a stunner 64-61. Pharrel Payne posted 15 points to lead the way. Wade Taylor added 13 points with seven assists and three rebounds. Texas A&M will meet Lamar, Ohio State, Southern, and Oregon after this one.

Why the Texas A&M Aggies will win

• Texas A&M has won 27 of its last 28 night games against non-conference opponents at Reed Arena.
• Texas A&M-Commerce has lost each of its last four road games against non-conference opponents.
• Texas A&M-Commerce has lost the first half in five of its last six night games.

Texas A&M-Commerce vs Texas A&M Prediction

I’ll probably just stay with the Aggies, but the line’s too thick to mess with. Texas A&M needs to shake off the loss to UCF in a hurry, and this is a good spot to do it. The Aggies shot a tepid 36.5 percent from the field in their opening loss, posting 12 turnovers with an 8-of-14 effort (57.1 percent) from the line. The tepid 7-of-23 (30.4 percent) from 3-point range didn’t help either.

As for Texas A&M-Commerce, they did better against South Dakota in their second game but still faded down the stretch in the second half. The Lions will have a much tougher time Friday against an angry Texas A&M team. I like the Aggies to regain their bearings and power out the cover without too much difficulty.