Kentucky Briefing: ESPN's metrics believe Kentucky will lose to Texas A&M

ESPN thinks Kentucky will lose on the road to Texas A&M.

Andrew Stefaniak | Jan 12, 2024

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Kentucky is 2-0 in SEC play and will take that undefeated record on the road to face the Texas A&M Aggies in College Station.

The Aggies are 0-2 in conference play but do a lot of things well that could cause the Cats issues, like rebounding the basketball.

Playing on the road in the SEC is always challenging, especially against a veteran team like this Texas A&M squad.

ESPN's matchup predictor believes the Texas A&M will win this game as it gives them a 65.4% chance to get the big home win over #6 Kentucky.

Texas A&M is an excellent rebounding team, so the Cats need to make sure they are boxing out, or this team will score a ton of second-chance points.

This basketball game will be tighter than many imagine, as the Aggies are much better than their 9-6 record shows.

We wrote it

I wrote about how this Texas A&M game will be closer than many imagine, and Big Blue Nation can't write it down as an easy win.

With four of the top five teams in college basketball already having lost this week, a lot of Kentucky fans have been discussing where the Cats will be ranked next week. That discussion is being had a bit too early as the Cats still have a tough test coming with a road game against the Texas A&M Aggies on deck.

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