Today at 3:30 p.m. ET, the Oklahoma Sooners are facing the Texas A&M Aggies in an SEC matchup. Texas A&M is 12-3 and 2-0 in the SEC, while Oklahoma is 11-4 and 1-1 in conference play. Oklahoma is 32-12 against Texas A&M, but the Aggies have won the last two games.
Check out my best bet for today’s Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M matchup. The Sooners are a +170 underdog to beat the Aggies, with Texas A&M being -4.5 on DraftKings Sportsbook.
Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M (3:30 p.m. ET)
This season, Texas A&M has a high-level offense with a deep rotation. The Aggies have six players averaging double-digit points. Ruben Dominguez and Rashaun Agee both average 13 or more points per game for Texas A&M. The Aggies average 94.4 points per game, the fifth most in college basketball.
On KenPom, Oklahoma is ranked 55th, with Texas A&M at No. 43. Oklahoma’s offensive rating is 34th, but its defensive rating is 114th. The Aggies’ offensive rating is 52nd, and their defensive rating is 56th.
Oklahoma lost to Mississippi State 72-53 in its previous game on Wednesday. Before that, they won five straight. This season, all four of Oklahoma’s losses have come by six-plus points.
Sixth-year guard Nigel Pack leads Oklahoma in scoring with 15.9 points per game. Pack is also making 44.9 percent of his three-pointers, which is incredible. Derrion Reid is another impact player who came from the transfer portal. Reid is averaging 11.4 points.
Even though Texas A&M’s last two wins came by three and four points, their previous 10 victories were by at least five points. Texas A&M has also scored at least 90 points in seven of its last 10 contests, which Oklahoma could struggle to keep up with. In that same span, the Sooners have only totaled 90-plus points twice. Texas A&M hasn’t had two consecutive wins this season by four or fewer points.
