SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Tennessee at Texas A&M

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Tennessee visits Texas A&M on Saturday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, team ratings, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

Tennessee scores an average of 77.8 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 57.1 points per contest. Texas A&M scores an average of 67.3 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 65.0 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBPG	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Tennessee	45.5	34.4	75.0	112.0	43.1	8.2	5.7	14.9	9.9
Tennessee OPP	38.8	30.8	65.6	71.0	35.1	4.7	2.0	9.7	17.7
	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBPG	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Texas A&M	44.3	29.3	71.1	89.0	36.7	7.4	1.9	12.8	17.1
Texas A&M OPP	42.7	34.2	60.7	95.0	34.4	7.0	2.8	16.3	17.2

Key: ORB=Offensive rebounds; RBPG=Rebounds per game; SPG=Steals per game; BPG=Blocked shots per game; APG=Assists per game; TOPG=Turnovers per game.

Statistical Leaders

SCORING
F.Name	L.Name	Team	PPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%
Emanuel	Miller	TAM	18.5	62.0	0.0	78.1
Victor	Bailey	TEN	13.4	48.3	34.2	88.0
Quenton	Jackson	TAM	12.1	54.8	44.8	55.2
John	Fulkerson	TEN	11.7	50.0	0.0	75.6
Jaden	Springer	TEN	10.0	51.7	66.7	71.4
Josiah-Jordan	James	TEN	9.0	44.3	36.0	85.7
STEALS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	STLs	SPG
Josiah-Jordan	James	TEN	17	1.9
Emanuel	Miller	TAM	10	1.3
Hassan	Diarra	TAM	11	1.2
Quenton	Jackson	TAM	11	1.2
Keon	Johnson	TEN	11	1.2
Andre	Gordon	TAM	10	1.1
Jaden	Springer	TEN	9	1.0
Victor	Bailey	TEN	8	0.9
Santiago	Vescovi	TEN	8	0.9
BLOCKS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	BLKs	BPG
Yves	Pons	TEN	20	2.2
Josiah-Jordan	James	TEN	9	1.0
John	Fulkerson	TEN	6	0.7
Kevin	Marfo	TAM	5	0.6
Savion	Flagg	TAM	3	0.4
Keon	Johnson	TEN	4	0.4
Jaden	Springer	TEN	3	0.3
REBOUNDS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	DREBs	REBs	RPG
Emanuel	Miller	TAM	42.0	66	8.3
Josiah-Jordan	James	TEN	36.0	59	6.6
John	Fulkerson	TEN	39.0	57	6.3
Yves	Pons	TEN	34.0	47	5.2
Savion	Flagg	TAM	26.0	39	4.9
Kevin	Marfo	TAM	29.0	41	4.6

Tennessee vs. Texas A&M Basketball Series History

Tennessee leads 8-6.

College Basketball Ratings

Source	Tennessee	Texas A&M
NCAA NET	3	113
Sagarin	4	107
ESPN BPI	5	107
Ken Pomeroy	9	98
Massey Composite	10	89

Tennessee Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Davonte Gaines	G	6′-7″	181	SO
3	Drew Pember	F	6′-10″	190	SO
5	Josiah-Jordan James	G	6′-6″	207	SO
10	John Fulkerson	F	6′-9″	215	SR
11	Jaden Springer	G	6′-4″	204	FR
12	Victor Bailey Jr.	G	6′-4″	179	JR
13	Olivier Nkamhoua	F	6′-8″	223	SO
21	Kent Gilbert	G	6′-1″	164	FR
24	Isaiah Sulack	G	6′-5″	170	SO
25	Santiago Vescovi	G	6′-3″	188	SO
30	Brock Jancek	F	6′-8″	222	JR
32	Cole Morris	F	6′-9″	192	FR
33	Uros Plavsic	F	7′-0″	262	SO
35	Yves Pons	G	6′-6″	215	SR
45	Keon Johnson	G	6′-5″	186	FR
55	E.J. Anosike	F	6′-7″	245	SR

Texas A&M Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Jay Jay Chandler	G	6′-4″	183	SR
1	Savion Flagg	G	6′-7″	223	SR
2	Hayden Hefner	G	6′-6″	182	FR
3	Quenton Jackson	G	6′-5″	175	SR
4	Jaxson Robinson	G	6′-7″	193	FR
5	Emanuel Miller	F	6′-7″	208	SO
10	Everett Vaughn	F	6′-10″	257	SO
11	Hassan Diarra	G	6′-2″	197	FR
13	Cashius McNeilly	G	6′-4″	191	FR
15	Jonathan Aku	F	6′-10″	263	SO
20	Andre Gordon	G	6′-2″	188	SO
21	Zach Walker	G	6′-4″	203	JR
24	LaDamien Bradford	G	6′-4″	223	FR
31	Luke McGhee	F	6′-11″	247	JR
33	Jackson Young	G	6′-2″	193	FR
45	Kevin Marfo	F	6′-8″	247	SR

Tennessee Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
12/8/2020	Colorado	47	Tennessee	56
12/12/2020	Cincinnati	56	Tennessee	65
12/15/2020	Appalachian St	38	Tennessee	79
12/18/2020	Tennessee Tech	49	Tennessee	103
12/21/2020	Saint Joseph’s	66	Tennessee	102
12/22/2020	SC Upstate	PPD	Tennessee	PPD
12/30/2020	Tennessee	73	Missouri	53
1/2/2021	Alabama	71	Tennessee	63
1/6/2021	Arkansas	74	Tennessee	79
1/9/2021	Tennessee		Texas A&M
1/12/2021	Tennessee		South Carolina
1/16/2021	Vanderbilt		Tennessee
1/19/2021	Tennessee		Florida
1/23/2021	Missouri		Tennessee
1/26/2021	Mississippi St		Tennessee
1/30/2021	Kansas		Tennessee
2/2/2021	Tennessee		Ole Miss
2/6/2021	Tennessee		Kentucky
2/10/2021	Florida		Tennessee
2/13/2021	Tennessee		LSU
2/16/2021	South Carolina		Tennessee
2/20/2021	Kentucky		Tennessee
2/24/2021	Tennessee		Vanderbilt
2/27/2021	Tennessee		Auburn
3/3/2021	Georgia		Tennessee

Texas A&M Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/29/2020	New Orleans	53	Texas A&M	82
12/2/2020	Tarleton	66	Texas A&M	73
12/6/2020	UT Rio Grande	68	Texas A&M	81
12/12/2020	Texas A&M	55	TCU	73
12/15/2020	SE Louisiana	52	Texas A&M	69
12/21/2020	Wofford	52	Texas A&M	70
12/29/2020	Texas A&M	54	LSU	77
1/2/2021	Auburn	66	Texas A&M	68
1/6/2021	Texas A&M	54	South Carolina	78
1/9/2021	Tennessee		Texas A&M
1/13/2021	Texas A&M		Mississippi St
1/16/2021	Missouri		Texas A&M
1/20/2021	Texas A&M		Vanderbilt
1/23/2021	Texas A&M		Ole Miss
1/26/2021	LSU		Texas A&M
1/30/2021	Texas A&M		Kansas State
2/3/2021	Vanderbilt		Texas A&M
2/6/2021	Texas A&M		Arkansas
2/10/2021	Georgia		Texas A&M
2/13/2021	Texas A&M		Florida
2/17/2021	Alabama		Texas A&M
2/20/2021	Arkansas		Texas A&M
2/23/2021	Texas A&M		Kentucky
2/27/2021	Texas A&M		Missouri
3/3/2021	Mississippi St		Texas A&M

Injuries and Suspensions

Tennessee

F] 01/02/2021 – Corey Walker Jr. is “?” ( Undisclosed )
[G] 01/02/2021 – Jaden Springer injured last game, is “?” ( Ankle )

Texas A&M

[G] 11/24/2020 – Cashius McNeilly is out for season ( COVID-19 )

Source: statfox.com

Tennessee-Texas A&M Prediction

Tennessee 64, Texas A&M 58

Saturday‘s game tips off at 2:00 PM ET. TV: ESPN2.

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Tennessee at Texas A&M

Team Statistical Comparison

Statistical Leaders

SCORING

STEALS

BLOCKS

REBOUNDS