No. 3 Texas A&M hasn’t been in the NCAA Tournament for four years but will be making its grand return Friday for a Round of 64 matchup with No. 14 Wisconsin-Green Bay. The Aggies are a sizzling play at the betting window heading into the tournament, covering the spread in five of their last six.
The Aggies, who opened as 13-point favorites, rattled off eight consecutive wins before falling to Kentucky in the SEC tournament final. The good news is Texas A&M is a solid at bouncing back, going 15-16 SU in its last 21 coming off a loss.
While Green Bay is clearly the big underdog, they’ve been traditionally solid at producing in that role. The Phoenix are 4-0 ATS in their last four as dogs.
One area Green Bay has a big advantage is in forcing turnovers. Due to a series of high-scoring affairs, the Phoenix led the nation in steals this year.
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Wisc-Green Bay Phoenix vs Texas A&M Aggies Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
Supporters of the Wisc-Green Bay Phoenix have watched them go 23-12 and 20-10-3 ATS on the college basketball season, while the Texas A&M Aggies are at 26-7 and 16-11-2 ATS. In totals betting, the Texas A&M Aggies are 12-17, while the Wisc-Green Bay Phoenix have a 19-14 mark.
This college basketball game matches up the No. 28 (Texas A&M) and the No. 40 (Wisc-Green Bay) teams in the league, according to our current NCAA basketball power rankings.
Statistical Matchup
Scoring and defensive stats point to some betting edges in this matchup. The game features Texas A&M's No. 94-ranked scoring average of 75.91 PPG, against a Wisc-Green Bay Phoenix defense rated No. 248 and allowing 79.66 PPG. The Texas A&M Aggies FG% has averaged 44.94% to date this season, more than the Wisc-Green Bay Phoenix shooters have managed so far (44.77% per game).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Phoenix grabbed a 78-69 win over the Raiders on Tuesday, behind a 16-point effort from Jordan Fouse at Joe Louis Arena.
Danuel House chucked in a team-high 32 points for Texas A&M on Sunday, but they still came up short in losing 82-77 at Bridgestone Arena.