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Texas A&M Aggies at Florida Gators

· NCAA Men's Basketball
20-8, 4-4 Away

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24-4, 13-1 Home

No. 12 Texas A&M visits No. 3 Florida after Richard's 30-point game

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Texas A&M Aggies (20-8, 9-6 SEC) at Florida Gators (24-4, 11-4 SEC)

Gainesville, Florida; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 Florida takes on No. 12 Texas A&M after Will Richard scored 30 points in Florida's 88-83 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs.

The Gators are 13-1 in home games. Florida averages 83.6 points while outscoring opponents by 16.5 points per game.

The Aggies are 9-6 in conference play. Texas A&M ranks third in the SEC with 36.4 rebounds per game led by Andersson Garcia averaging 5.9.

Florida scores 83.6 points, 16.9 more per game than the 66.7 Texas A&M allows. Texas A&M averages 6.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.3 more makes per game than Florida allows.

The Gators and Aggies square off Saturday for the first time in SEC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Walter Clayton Jr. is averaging 17.1 points and four assists for the Gators. Richard is averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Wade Taylor IV is shooting 33.1% from beyond the arc with 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Aggies, while averaging 15.3 points and 4.8 assists. Zhuric Phelps is shooting 35.2% and averaging 12.3 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Gators: 8-2, averaging 79.5 points, 33.1 rebounds, 15.9 assists, 8.4 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.9 points per game.

Aggies: 6-4, averaging 69.5 points, 34.8 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 6.8 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 40.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.3 points.

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Matchup Prediction

Florida: 74.7%
Texas A&M: 25.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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L3 Streak L1
73.9 Points Per Game 83.6
42.0 Field Goal % 46.7
30.6 Three Point % 35.1
40.9 Rebounds Per Game 42.0
12.4 Assists Per Game 15.6
4.1 Blocks Per Game 4.7
7.8 Steals Per Game 8.0
0.5 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.4
12.7 Total Turnovers Per Game 10.9
66.7 Points Against 67.1

Game Information

Stephen C. O'Connell Center

Location: Gainesville, FL
Capacity:

2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Auburn 14-1 - 26-2
Alabama 12-3 2 23-5
Florida 11-4 3 24-4
Tennessee 10-5 4 23-5
Missouri 10-5 4 21-7
Texas A&M 9-6 5 20-8
Ole Miss 8-7 6 19-9
Kentucky 8-7 6 19-9
Mississippi State 7-8 7 19-9
Vanderbilt 7-8 7 19-9
Arkansas 6-9 8 17-11
Georgia 5-10 9 17-11
Texas 5-10 9 16-12
Oklahoma 4-11 10 17-11
LSU 3-12 11 14-14
South Carolina 1-14 13 11-17
Full Standings

Texas A&M Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs UGA UGA W 69-53
vs ARK ARK W 69-61
@ MSST MSST L 70-54
vs TENN TENN L 77-69
vs VAN VAN L 86-84

Florida Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ MSST W 81-68
vs SC W 88-67
vs OU W 85-63
@ LSU W 79-65
@ UGA L 88-83