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

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The Texas A&M Aggies visit the LSU Tigers on Wednesday in Baton Rouge in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

Texas A&M scores an average of 71.8 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 67.8 points per contest. LSU scores an average of 64.7 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 65.0 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Texas A&M	0.464	0.354	0.629	12.06	2.22	10.78	4.06	15.28	12.89
LSU	0.446	0.328	0.715	12.17	4.94	11.89	5.06	12.39	14.78
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
Texas A&M	0.41	0.32	36.00	33.78	0.35	12.06	7.28	71.8	67.8
LSU	0.35	0.26	40.22	35.28	0.33	16.89	6.89	64.7	65.0

Key

FG%– Field goal shootage percentage.
3FG%– Three point field goal shootage percentage.
FT%– Free throw shooting percentage.
OREB– Offensive rebounds per game.
RBM– Average rebounding margin per game.
SPG– Steals per game.
BPG– Blocks per game.
APG– Assists per game.
TOPG– Turnovers per game.

Opp FG%– Opponent field goal percentage made.
Opp 3FG%– Opponent 3-point field goal percentage made.
RB Off– Rebounding Offense.
RB Def– Rebounding defense.
OFRB%– Offensive rebounding percentage.
Scor M– Average game scoring margin.
3 Pt Md PG– Three point shot made per game.
TM PPG– Average points scored per game.
Opp PPG– Average points scored by opponents per game.

Statistical Leaders

Scoring
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FG	3PTFG	FTs	Points	Avg.
6. Eason, Tari	LSU	17	100	12	60	272	16.00
15. Days, Darius	LSU	18	90	39	24	243	13.50
19. Jackson, Quenton	TA&M	18	79	21	47	226	12.56

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
2. Eason, Tari	LSU	17	100	185	0.541
10. Days, Darius	LSU	18	90	210	0.429

3-Point FG Made Per Game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
6. Days, Darius	LSU	18	39	2.17

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
3. Jackson, Quenton	TA&M	16	44	51	0.863
9. Gaines, Eric	LSU	15	46	57	0.807
10. Eason, Tari	LSU	14	50	63	0.794

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	AVG
7. Days, Darius	LSU	18	26	105	131	7.28
8. Eason, Tari	LSU	17	42	80	122	7.18

Texas A&M vs. LSU Basketball Series History

LSU leads 25-18

Texas A&M Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Aaron Cash	G	6′-6″	201	JR
1	Marcus Williams	G	6′-2″	197	SO
2	Hayden Hefner	G	6′-6″	182	SO
3	Quenton Jackson	G	6′-5″	173	SR
4	Wade Taylor IV	G	6′-0″	186	FR
5	Hassan Diarra	G	6′-2″	196	SO
10	Ethan Henderson	F	6′-8″	193	SR
11	Jalen Johnson	F	6′-6″	210	SR
12	Everett Vaughn	F	6′-10″	255	JR
15	Henry Coleman III	F	6′-8″	243	SO
20	Andre Gordon	G	6′-2″	186	JR
22	Davin Watkins	G	6′-1″	185	FR
23	Tyrece Radford	G	6′-2″	200	JR
24	Zach Walker	G	6′-4″	199	SR
31	Javonte Brown	F	7′-0″	253	FR
32	Ashton Smith	F	6′-9″	252	FR
35	Manny Obaseki	G	6′-4″	189	FR

LSU Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Brandon Murray	G	6′-5″	214	FR
1	Xavier Pinson	G	6′-2″	154	SR
2	Eric Gaines	G	6′-2″	150	SO
3	Alex Fudge	F	6′-8″	185	FR
4	Darius Days	F	6′-7″	245	SR
5	Mwani Wilkinson	F	6′-5″	206	SO
10	Brandon Egemo	G	6′-0″	166	SO
11	Justice Williams	G	6′-3″	170	FR
13	Tari Eason	F	6′-8″	216	SO
15	Efton Reid	C	6′-11″	238	FR
20	Jerrell Colbert	C	6′-10″	216	FR
21	Bradley Ezewiro	F	6′-8″	246	FR
22	Spencer Mays	G	6′-3″	196	JR
24	Shareef O’Neal	F	6′-10″	220	JR
25	Adam Benhayoune	F	6′-5″	230	FR
30	Parker Edwards	G	6′-2″	214	JR
44	Adam Miller	G	6′-2″	185	SO

Texas A&M Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/10/2021	North Florida	46	Texas A&M	64
11/12/2021	Abilene Chrstn	80	Texas A&M	81
11/14/2021	Texas A&M-CC	65	Texas A&M	86
11/17/2021	Houston Baptist	39	Texas A&M	73
11/22/2021	Texas A&M	58	Wisconsin	69
11/23/2021	Texas A&M	57	Butler	50
11/24/2021	Texas A&M	73	Notre Dame	67
11/30/2021	New Orleans	65	Texas A&M	85
12/11/2021	TCU	68	Texas A&M	64
12/14/2021	Tulane	Canc.	Texas A&M	Canc.
12/18/2021	Texas A&M	83	Oregon State	73
12/21/2021	N’Western St	61	Texas A&M	80
12/29/2021	Central Arkansas	59	Texas A&M	85
1/4/2022	Texas A&M	81	Georgia	79
1/8/2022	Arkansas	81	Texas A&M	86
1/11/2022	Ole Miss	51	Texas A&M	67
1/15/2022	Texas A&M	67	Missouri	64
1/19/2022	Kentucky	64	Texas A&M	58
1/22/2022	Texas A&M	73	Arkansas	76
1/26/2022	Texas A&M		LSU
1/29/2022	South Carolina		Texas A&M
2/1/2022	Texas A&M		Tennessee
2/5/2022	Missouri		Texas A&M
2/8/2022	LSU		Texas A&M
2/12/2022	Texas A&M		Auburn
2/15/2022	Florida		Texas A&M
2/19/2022	Texas A&M		Vanderbilt
2/22/2022	Georgia		Texas A&M
2/26/2022	Texas A&M		Ole Miss
3/2/2022	Texas A&M		Alabama
3/5/2022	Mississippi State		Texas A&M

LSU Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	UL Monroe	39	LSU	101
11/12/2021	Texas State	59	LSU	84
11/15/2021	Liberty	58	LSU	74
11/18/2021	McNeese	46	LSU	85
11/22/2021	Belmont	53	LSU	83
11/26/2021	Penn State	63	LSU	68
11/27/2021	LSU	75	Wake Forest	61
12/1/2021	Ohio	51	LSU	66
12/11/2021	LSU	69	Georgia Tech	53
12/14/2021	N’Western St	49	LSU	89
12/18/2021	LSU	66	Louisiana Tech	57
12/22/2021	Lipscomb	60	LSU	95
12/29/2021	LSU	55	Auburn	70
1/4/2022	Kentucky	60	LSU	65
1/8/2022	Tennessee	67	LSU	79
1/12/2022	LSU	64	Florida	58
1/15/2022	Arkansas	65	LSU	58
1/19/2022	LSU	67	Alabama	70
1/22/2022	LSU	50	Tennessee	64
1/26/2022	Texas A&M		LSU
1/29/2022	LSU		TCU
2/1/2022	Ole Miss		LSU
2/5/2022	LSU		Vanderbilt
2/8/2022	LSU		Texas A&M
2/12/2022	Mississippi State		LSU
2/16/2022	Georgia		LSU
2/19/2022	LSU		South Carolina
2/23/2022	LSU		Kentucky
2/26/2022	Missouri		LSU
3/2/2022	LSU		Arkansas
3/5/2022	Alabama		LSU

Injuries and Suspensions

Texas A&M

[F] 10/25/2021 – Jalen Johnson is out for season (Knee)
[F] 01/19/2022 – Ashton Smith is out for season (Redshirt)

LSU

[G] 01/22/2022 – Xavier Pinson is “?” (Knee)
[G] 10/20/2021 – Adam Miller is out indefinitely (Knee)

Source: statfox.com

Texas A&M-LSU Prediction

LSU 78, Texas A&M 76

Wednesday‘s game tips off at 9:00 PM ET. TV: SEC Network.

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

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Scoring

Field Goal %

3-Point FG Made Per Game

Free Throw %

Rebounding