The Texas Longhorns (18-14) travel to face off against the Texas A&M Aggies (22-9) on Thursday, March 13th. This game will be played at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville and televised on SECN. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 3:30 ET.

Texas Longhorns vs Texas A&M Aggies

The Longhorns Are Coming Off A Win

Texas improved to 18-14 on the season with a 79-72 road win over Vanderbilt on Wednesday. The Longhorns entered the game as +2.5 point underdogs and covered the spread with the victory. The total points for the game ended at 151, just over the pre-game line of 149.5.

Texas took control early, leading 41-26 at halftime. However, they allowed 46 points in the 2nd half while scoring 38 themselves, making the game closer than expected after their strong start.

The Aggies Are Coming Off A Win

Texas A&M Aggies Recent Game

Texas A&M improved to 22-9 on the season with a 66-52 win over LSU on Saturday. The Aggies were -7 favorites going into the game and covered the spread with the win.

After trailing 32-30 at halftime, Texas A&M’s defense stepped up, allowing just 20 points in the 2nd half while scoring 36. The game’s total points (118) came in well under the O/U line of 142.5.

Longhorns Offense Breakdown

In their last game, the Longhorns put up 79 points, shooting 46.3% from the field. They struggled from beyond the arc, hitting just 4 of 16 attempts for 25%, while connecting on 55.3% of their two-point shots. At the free-throw line, Texas made 25 of 34 attempts, good for 73.5%.

Jason Edwards led the way with 20 points, shooting 50% from three, while Tre Johnson and Tramon Mark each added 19 points. Chris Manon and Arthur Kaluma both grabbed 7 rebounds, with Manon also dishing out 4 assists. Texas finished with 7 assists as a team, pulling down 8 offensive rebounds.

Aggies Offense Breakdown

In their last game, Texas A&M’s offense put up 66 points, shooting 42.3% from the field. They struggled from beyond the arc, hitting just 4 of 15 attempts for a 26.7% rate, contributing to an effective field goal percentage of 46.2%.

Jordan Sears led the way with 21 points, connecting on 3 of 8 threes, while Wade Taylor IV added 17 points, shooting 3 of 7 from deep. The Aggies grabbed 14 offensive rebounds and dished out just 6 assists, with Henry Coleman III pulling down 10 boards.

Longhorns Team Defense

Texas gave up 72 points while allowing their opponent to shoot 41% overall, with 53% from two-point range (21/39). However, they limited the damage from beyond the arc, holding them to just 3 made threes on 19 attempts (15%).

From the free-throw line, Texas sent their opponent to the stripe 30 times, where they converted 21 free throws (70%). The Longhorns also allowed 9 offensive rebounds.

Aggies Team Defense

Texas gave up 72 points in this one, with their opponents shooting 41% from the field, hitting 24 of 58 shots. Inside the arc, they connected on 21 of 39 attempts, good for 53%.

From three-point range, Texas held their opponents to just 3 of 19 shooting, or 15%. At the free-throw line, they went 21 of 30, making 70% of their attempts. Texas also allowed 9 offensive rebounds.

Longhorns vs Aggies Trends

• The Longhorns are 2-1 ATS in their three last road games and 2-1 straight-up.
• Across the Aggies last ten home games, the team averaged 69 points per game while allowing 71. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 5-5, while going 7-3 straight-up.
• Texas has done well both straight up and vs the spread as the underdog, going 2-1 SU and 2-1 ATS in their last three games.
• The last ten games that Texas A&M was favored, they have an ATS mark of 4-5-1 while going 8-2 straight up.

Longhorns vs Aggies Prediction

For a point-spread bet in this Aggies vs. Aggies matchup, we’re leaning towards the Aggies at -6.5. Although our projections show the Aggies winning 74-72, we suggest placing your bet on the Longhorns for the point-spread.

As for the over/under, the the line is currently at 138.5, and our model projects the Longhorns and Aggies to reach a combined total of 146 points. Our bet is on taking the over.

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