The Texas A&M-CC Islanders (23-11) are 3.5-point underdogs to advance to the Round of 64 of the NCAA Tournament bracket in their First Four matchup against the Texas Southern Tigers (18-12) on Tuesday at UD Arena, beginning at 6:40 PM.
Rankings courtesy of the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Texas Southern is 17-13-1 against the spread this season compared to Texas A&M-CC’s 23-10-0 ATS record. The Tigers are 14-18-0 and the Islanders are 19-14-0 in terms of hitting the over. The teams score an average of 146.1 points per game, 9.6 more points than this matchup’s total. Texas Southern is 5-3-1 against the spread and 9-1 overall over its past 10 games, while Texas A&M-CC has gone 9-1-0 against the spread and 8-2 overall.
Here’s everything you need to get ready for Tuesday’s college hoops action.
Texas A&M-CC at Texas Southern odds, spread and lines
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- Spread: Texas Southern -3.5
- Total: 136.5
- Moneyline: Texas Southern -172, Texas A&M-CC +144
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Texas A&M-CC at Texas Southern odds, spread, & more
Prediction
Texas Southern 72, Texas A&M-CC 68
Moneyline
- The Tigers have won 18 of the 23 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (78.3%).
- When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -172 or shorter, Texas Southern has a record of 15-1 (93.8%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Tigers have an implied win probability of 63.2%.
- This season, the Islanders have been the underdog 13 times and won six, or 46.2%, of those games.
- This season, Texas A&M-CC has won four of its eight games when it’s the underdog by at least +144 on the moneyline.
- The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 41.0% chance of a victory for the Islanders.
Against the spread
- The Tigers score 69.2 points per game, only 0.7 fewer points than the 69.9 the Islanders give up.
- Texas Southern has a 6-6 record against the spread and a 10-2 record overall when putting up more than 69.9 points.
- When Texas A&M-CC allows fewer than 69.2 points, it is 5-2 against the spread and 12-0 overall.
- The Islanders’ 76.9 points per game are 11.4 more points than the 65.5 the Tigers allow to opponents.
- When it scores more than 65.5 points, Texas A&M-CC is 13-6 against the spread and 14-9 overall.
- Texas Southern has an ATS record of 12-11 and a 14-9 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 76.9 points.
- The Tigers have scored a total of 112 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 3.7 per game), and the Islanders have out-scored opponents by 237 points on the season (seven more per game).
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Over/Under
- The Tigers have an average implied point total of 72.7 this season, which is 2.7 points higher than their implied total in Tuesday’s game (70).
- This season, Texas Southern has scored more than 70 points in 16 games.
- The 76.1-point average implied total on the season for the Islanders is 9.1 more points than the team’s 67-point implied total in this matchup.
- On the season, Texas A&M-CC has scored more than 67 points in 28 games.
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