Alabama vs. Texas A&M betting: College basketball preview for January 11

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The No. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide (13-2, 2-0 SEC) take a seven-game win streak into a road matchup with the No. 10 Texas A&M Aggies (13-2, 2-0 SEC), who have won nine straight. The Aggies are underdogs by 3.5 points in the contest, which begins at 8:00 PM ET (on ESPN) on Saturday, January 11, 2025. The point total in the matchup is 160.

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Alabama Cover -3.5 vs Texas A&M -109

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Alabama vs. Texas A&M betting lines

  • Alabama moneyline odds to win: -164
  • Texas A&M moneyline odds to win: +138
  • Spread: Alabama (-3.5)
  • Total: 160

Alabama statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • At home, Alabama sports a better record against the spread (4-3-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (2-2-0).
  • The Crimson Tide have eclipsed the total less often when playing at home, hitting the over in three of seven home matchups (42.9%). In road games, they have hit the over in two of four games (50%).
  • Alabama has won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home, going 7-0 (1.000). On the road as a moneyline favorite, it owns a record of 2-1 (.667).

Recent trends

  • The Crimson Tide have seen an increase in scoring recently, racking up 91.6 points per game in their last 10 contests, 0.7 points more than the 90.9 they’ve scored this year.
  • Alabama has been a little suspect on the defensive end of the floor recently, giving up 78.0 points per game over its last 10 outings compared to the 76.7 it has conceded this season.
  • During their last 10 contests, the Crimson Tide are making 0.6 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (10.7 compared to 10.1 season-long), while also shooting a higher percentage from deep in that span (32.6% compared to 32.1% season-long).

Alabama betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-7-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 6-7-0 (As Favorite: 6-7-0; As Underdog: 2-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-7-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-2 (Home: 7-0; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.9 (54th in nation) 40.9 (66th) 40.9 (third) 31.5 (207th) 17.5 (19th) 11.7 (204th)

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Texas A&M statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Texas A&M performed better against the spread on the road (6-6-0) than at home (5-10-0) last season.
  • Aggies games went above the over/under less frequently at home (seven times out of 15) than away (seven of 12) last season.
  • As moneyline underdogs last season, the Aggies won a higher percentage of games at home (1-0) than away (2-4).

Recent trends

  • Over their past 10 games, the Aggies are putting up 75.6 points per game, 1.1 fewer points than their season average (76.7).
  • Texas A&M is ceding 64.4 points per game over its previous 10 games, which is 0.9 more points than it is allowing for the season (63.5).
  • The Aggies are sinking 6.7 threes per contest over their previous 10 games, which is 0.2 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (6.9). Additionally, they sport a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (30.5%) compared to their season average from three-point land (31.4%).

Texas A&M betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-5-0 (Home: 6-2-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-9-0 (Home: 2-6-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-2 (Home: 8-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.4 (263rd in nation) 38.7 (20th) 38.1 (ninth) 26.6 (12th) 13.1 (238th) 11.6 (195th)
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