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LSU Basketball vs. Texas A&M: Broadcast info, betting odds, injury report for Tigers’ Saturday contest

Tyler Nettuno
·2 min read

The Tigers will take the court on Saturday with yet another shot to end one of the most frustrating stretches of basketball in the program’s recent memory.

LSU has lost 11 straight in Year 1 under coach Matt McMahon and is still searching for its first win in 2023. The 12-12 (1-10 SEC) Tigers return home Saturday after a loss at Mississippi State on Wednesday night, but Saturday’s game won’t be any easier.

Texas A&M (17-7, 9-2 SEC) comes to the PMAC for a 7:30 p.m. CT tip looking to maintain its second-place positioning in the league. The Aggies rank in the top 40 of the NET and beat LSU 69-56 when the two faced in College Station on Jan. 7.

TAMU has a lot to play for in this one. A bubble team, it currently occupies a spot in the Last Four In, according to ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi. A loss at LSU would drop the Aggies out of the projected field.

Here’s everything you need to know to follow this one, including the latest betting odds from BetMGM.

How to Watch

The lines, courtesy of BetMGM

Here are the latest lines:

Team

Spread

Total – O/U

Money Line

Texas A&M

-6.5
-115

O 138.5
-110

-300

LSU

+6.5
-105

U 138.5
-110

+240

Click here to place your bets at BetMGM.

Injury Report

[autotag]Trae Hannibal[/autotag] is questionable for this game for LSU with an undisclosed injury.

Players to Watch

LSU

  • Points – F KJ Williams (16.5 PPG)

  • Rebounds – F KJ Williams (7.5 RPG)

  • Assists – G Justice Hill (3.2 APG)

  • Steals – F KJ Williams (1.3 SPG)

  • Blocks – F KJ Williams (1.0 BPG)

Texas A&M

  • Points – G Wade Taylor IV (14.9 PPG)

  • Rebounds – F Henry Coleman III (6.1 RPG)

  • Assists – G Wade Taylor IV (4.1 APG)

  • Steals – G Wade Taylor IV (1.8 SPG)

  • Blocks – F Soloman Washington (0.6 BPG)

Prediction and best bet

LSU seems to be making some progress. It gave Alabama a tough game last Saturday and looked like it could end its losing streak in the first half against the Bulldogs on Wednesday. But even at home, asking LSU to beat one of the hottest teams in the league — which itself has a lot to play for — seems like a tall task. There will be winnable games down the stretch in conference play, but I don’t think the Tigers end the streak on Saturday night.

Prediction: Texas A&M 71, LSU 59

Advice: Texas A&M (-6.5)/Under 138.5

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Story originally appeared on LSU Tigers Wire