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The Texas Longhorns (11-2) and the No. 12 Texas A&M Aggies (11-2) meet Saturday at Reed Arena in College Station in the SEC opener. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. ET (SEC Network). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Texas vs. Texas A&M odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
The Longhorns have won 4 in a row while going 3-1 against the spread (ATS) since suffering a 76-65 loss against UConn Dec. 8. The Over is also 3-1 in the past 4 outings. Texas won and covered its only previous road game at NC State Dec. 4 as a 2.5-point favorite while the Under (148) cashed.
The Aggies picked up a 92-54 win against Abilene Christian last time out on Dec. 28, covering as a 20.5-point favorite while the Over (139) cashed. Texas A&M has won 7 in a row while covering the past 5 outings. The Under is 4-1 in the 5-game span.
Texas has won 6 of the previous 7 meetings since Jan. 19, 2011, but A&M has covered 3 of the past 4 meetings. The Over has a 3-2 edge in the past 5 meetings.
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Texas at Texas A&M odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college basketball odds. Lines last updated at 10:20 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Texas +220 (bet $100 to win $220) | Texas A&M -275 (bet $275 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Texas +5.5 (+100) | Texas A&M -5.5 (-120)
- Over/Under: 140.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Texas at Texas A&M picks and predictions
Prediction
Texas A&M 74, Texas 67
Moneyline
Texas A&M (-275) is a risky play, costing you more than 2 times your potential return. In a rivalry game, that’s a bit too much, even if the Aggies are ranked and playing very good basketball lately.
As a standalone bet, stay away, but it’s OK to toss the Aggies in as part of a multi-leg parlay.
PASS.
Against the spread
TEXAS A&M -5.5 (-120) is worth a look at home.
Both of the Longhorns’ Quad 1 losses to date were against Ohio State and UConn, going 0-2 ATS as favorites.
While the Longhorns have dominated this series in the past decade, it’s been years since they’ve met. A&M is on a 5-0 ATS run, and it is just playing much better basketball lately.
Over/Under
OVER 140.5 (-105) is the lean, but go with a half-unit play at most.
The Over cashed last time out for the Aggies, but the Under is 4-1 in the past 5 games at home, so be careful. For the Longhorns, the Over has hit in 3 of the past 4 games.
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