Auburn vs. Texas A&M betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 6

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The Texas A&M Aggies (11-3, 1-0 SEC) will try to continue a four-game winning streak when they visit the Auburn Tigers (9-5, 0-1 SEC) on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at Neville Arena as 6.5-point underdogs. The matchup airs at 9 p.m. ET on SEC Network. The matchup’s over/under is set at 168.5.

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Auburn Cover -6.5 vs Texas A&M -111

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Auburn vs. Texas A&M betting lines

  • Auburn moneyline odds to win: -300
  • Texas A&M moneyline odds to win: +240
  • Spread: Auburn (-6.5)
  • Total: 168.5

Auburn statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Auburn covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games last season. Auburn covered eight times in 15 opportunities at home, and it covered five times in 10 opportunities in away games.
  • When playing at home last year, the Tigers exceed the over/under 60% of the time (nine of 15 games). They hit the over more often on the road, going over the total in 70% of games (seven of 10).
  • Auburn won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last year, going 12-2 (.857). In away games as a moneyline favorite, it sported a record of 7-1 (.875).

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Tigers were the 13th-best squad in the country (83.0 points per game) last season. On defense, they were 87th (69.4 points conceded per game).
  • On the glass, Auburn was 53rd in the nation in rebounds (34.4 per game) last year. It was 82nd in rebounds conceded (29.7 per game).
  • The Tigers were 34th in college basketball in assists (16.1 per game) last season.

Auburn betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-5-0 (Home: 5-1-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 5-2-0 (As Favorite: 6-2-0; As Underdog: 3-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-4-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-0 (Home: 5-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.4 (90th in nation) 44.9 (266th) 34.4 (120th) 28.9 (77th) 14.3 (186th) 10.9 (126th)

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Texas A&M statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Texas A&M was better at home (9-6-1) than away (5-5-0) last year.
  • Aggies games finished above the over/under 37.5% of the time at home (six of 16) last year, and 30% of the time away (three of 10).
  • In 2024-25 when moneyline underdogs, the Aggies had a better winning percentage at home (.500, 1-1 record) than on the road (.429, 3-4).

Last season stats

  • With 74.6 points per game on offense, the Aggies ranked 151st in the nation last season. On defense, they gave up 68.7 points per contest, which ranked 74th in college basketball.
  • Texas A&M was top-25 last season in rebounding, ranking eighth-best in college basketball with 36.9 boards per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 36th with 28.5 rebounds allowed per contest.
  • Last season the Aggies ranked 295th in college basketball in assists, delivering 11.9 per game.

Texas A&M betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-7-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-4-0 (Home: 8-2-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-3 (Home: 6-1; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.7 (50th in nation) 44.4 (230th) 35.5 (79th) 30.4 (146th) 21.4 (second) 12.5 (260th)
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