Texas A&M vs Kentucky Prediction 1/14/25 College Basketball Picks

The Texas A&M Aggies and the Kentucky Wildcats meet Tuesday in college basketball action from Rupp Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Texas A&M vs. Kentucky prediction.

Texas A&M Recap

The Texas A&M Aggies come into this game looking to bounce back from a 94-88 loss at the hands of Alabama last time out to fall to 13-3 on the year. After this game, Texas A&M will head home for a game against the LSU Tigers.

Aggies Looking For Rebound Performance

Wade Taylor IV leads the Aggies in scoring and assists with 15.7 PPG and 4.8 APG along with 3.3 RPG while Zhuric Phelps has 15.4 PPG with 4.9 RPG, 2.7 APG, and 2.4 SPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Texas A&M so far this season. Henry Coleman II also has 8.6 PPG with 4.8 RPG while Pharrel Payne has 8.9 PPG with 4.8 RPG. Solomon Washington also has a team-high 6 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Texas A&M is averaging 77.4 PPG on 43.1% shooting from the field, 30.9% from three, and 69.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Texas A&M Aggies will win

• Texas A&M has won nine of its last 10 games.
• Kentucky has lost three of its last four night games against AP-ranked opponents at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center.

Kentucky Recap

The Kentucky Wildcats come into this game looking to build on a 95-90 win over Mississippi State last time out to improve to 13-3 on the year. After this game, Kentucky will head home for a marquee matchup with Alabama.

Wildcats Looking To Pick Up Steam

Otega Oweh leads the Wildcats in scoring with 15.6 PPG along with 4.1 RPG while Koby Brea has 11.7 PPG with 3.3 RPG. Lamont Butler’s added 13.9 PPG with a team-high 4.6 APG to lead Kentucky in assists and Jaxson Robinson has added 12.6 PPG with 3.6 RPG as well this season. Andrew Carr has 11.3 PPG with 5.9 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Kentucky up to this point in the season, while Amari Williams has added 9.9 PPG with a team-leading 8.4 RPG to lead the Wildcats in rebounding so far this season. As a team, Kentucky is averaging 89.2 PPG on 48.6% shooting from the field, 36.7% from three and 73.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the Kentucky Wildcats will win

• Kentucky has won each of its last 14 games at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center.
• Texas A&M has lost each of its last five games at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center.

Total Points Facts

• Twelve of Texas A&M’s last 13 games have produced a total of 158 or fewer points.
• Nine of Kentucky’s last 10 games against Conference opponents at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center have produced a total of 167+ points.

Texas A&M vs. Kentucky Prediction

I’m on Kentucky here. I like the Aggies and if they were at home, backing them coming off of a loss would probably be a lot easier. However, Kentucky got right against Mississippi State and when healthy, the Wildcats are a tough out. There was a bug going through the Kentucky team last week, and the Wildcats clearly felt it against Georgia, but I think they’re right as rain coming into this game and side-by-side, I just trust Kentucky a heck of a lot more than Texas A&M to keep momentum sustained. I’ll side with Kentucky in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Kentucky -6