Aggies Men's Hoops vs. Kentucky Wildcats: SEC Basketball Tournament - How to Watch, Preview, Betting Odds

The Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team extended their stay in Nashville with an 80-71 win over Ole Miss on Thursday.

The Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team extended their stay in Nashville with an 80-71 win over Ole Miss on Thursday. Now, as a reward, they'll face the No. 9 Kentucky Wildcats on Friday in the SEC men's basketball tournament quarterfinals.

Guard Wade Taylor IV led the Aggies' offensive charge against the Rebels on Thursday with a 20-point effort, and he and A&M will need much of the same on Friday against a Wildcats team that scores on average, 89.5 points per contest.

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Antonio Reeves averages 20.2 points per game for Kentucky and pulls in 4.3 rebounds.

A&M is 10-9 overall now in league play after Thursday's win and dominates the paint with 31.8 points from the inside per game. Tyrece Radford scores 7.6 points per contest inside.

Kentucky is 13-5 against SEC opponents this season and 8-2 in its last 10 games while shooting 51.4 percent from the field, while the Aggies are just 5-5 and shooting just 40 percent.

NCAA Tournament Bracket: Where Do Aggies Stand?

WHAT: Texas A&M Aggies (19-13, 10-9 SEC) vs. No. 9 Kentucky Wildcats (23-8, 13-5 SEC)

WHERE: SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN (20,000)

WHEN: Friday, March 15, 2024, 6 p.m. CT

TELEVISION: SEC Network | FuboTV (try it free)

RADIO: 1620 AM | 94.5 FM | SiriusXM 137/90

BETTING via SI Sportsbook

SPREAD: Aggies +5.5

TOTAL: 158.5

MONEYLINE: Aggies +190 | Wildcats -250