The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders (23-11) meet the Texas Southern Tigers (18-12) Tuesday in a battle for the 16th seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Championship Tournament. The contest at UD Arena is slated to tip off at 6:40 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. Texas Southern odds and lines, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi won an automatic berth in the tourney as champion of the Southland Conference, winning as a No. 4 seed after going 7-7 in league play. Including three wins in the conference tournament, Corpus Christi has gone 7-1 in its last eight games.
The Texas Southern Tigers, champs of the Southwest Athletic Conference,- are in the NCAA Tournament field for a second straight year. In a fast-paced SWAC, the Tigers held foes to a league-best 65.5 points per game. TSU has won seven of its last eight games while allowing a mere 37.2% mark from the field.
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Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. Texas Southern odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: AMCC +140 (bet $100 to win $140) | Texas Southern -175 (bet $175 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): AMCC +3.5 (-112) | Texas Southern -3.5 (-108)
- Over/Under (O/U): 135.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. Texas Southern odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Texas Southern 70, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 68
Money line
Texas Southern has one of the more veteran rosters in all of NCAA-I hoops, and the Tigers are in the tournament for a second straight year. But this price is workable for profit on the A&M-Corpus Christi side.
The Islanders have not been a great 3-point shooting team this season, but they’ve been dialed in recently. In the last seven games, they’ve connected on 37.9% of their efforts from the distance. Pit that shooting against a TSU five which is perhaps due for some perimeter defense regression.
Turnovers and free throws could well land on the Corpus Christi side of the ledger. BACK THE ISLANDERS (+140).
Against the spread
In looking at non-conference slates for each, a win over Florida stands out for the Tigers, but the depth of performances — often losing margins against better teams — make A&M-Corpus Christi worth the look as a more-than-3-point underdog.
TAKE THE ISLANDERS +3.5 (-112).
Over/Under
The pace and both teams strong offensive rebounding counter the lack of 3s. Add in some point-per-possession growth for the Islanders and the potential for some turnover fueled runs and the OVER 135.5 (-110) becomes a slight lean.
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