The No. 24 Texas A&M Aggies will visit and take on the Southeastern Conference foe Ole Miss Rebels Tuesday night in the teams’ penultimate game of the regular season schedule. The action will get underway at 9 p.m. at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss. It will be broadcast on ESPNU.
Let’s break this one down and choose our Texas A&M Aggies vs Ole Miss Rebels best bets.
Ole Miss Rebels Season Forecast
The Rebels have gone 11-18 this go-round and have lost nine of their last 11. They are coming off of a win, though, against LSU on Saturday. That was only their third league win of the year, and the team was led by forward Jaemyn Brakefield, who had 23 points on the night.
Moneyline
Opening Line
The Rebels are +176 home underdogs in this one.
How the Line has Moved and Why
There hasn’t been any movement to speak of, mainly because Texas A&M has done well this season and Ole Miss hasn’t, which we’ll get into more soon.
What Factors Could Cause This Bet to Lose?
The Rebels have been so-so on their own floor, posting a 7-9 record in home games. Ole Miss has a 7-8 record in games decided by 10 points or more, as well.
Spread
Opening Line
Ole Miss is a 5.5-point underdog with -120 odds.
How the Line has Moved and Why
It hasn’t moved, but it seems surprising the Aggies aren’t favored by more.
What Factors Could Cause This Bet to Lose?
Over their past ten outings, Ole Miss Rebels team stats have seen them put up an average of 69.4 points and 30.5 rebounds while shooting 40.7% from the floor. Their opponents have pinned up over 75 points per game.
Ole Miss Rebels Total
Opening Line
The total is set at 135.5 points, with both the over and under being listed at -110 NCAAB odds.
How the Line has Moved and Why
The line has not moved. This one might be the most difficult to choose in terms of our Texas A&M Aggies vs Ole Miss Rebels best bets.
What Factors Could Cause This Bet to Lose?
Ole Miss’ defense hasn’t been the best. It would be interesting if this were the game where they pulled it together. Weirder things have happened.
Ole Miss Rebels Betting Trend to Know
The Rebels haven’t put together more than one win in a row since starting 6-0 on the schedule. Of course, those earlier games came against teams such as Alcorn State and Florida Atlantic, which isn’t the same type of competition you see in the SEC.
Texas A&M Aggies Season Forecast
The Aggies are 13-3 in the SEC. Texas A&M scores 73.7 points and has beaten opponents by an average of 7.8 points per game.
However, in their last time out, against Mississippi State Saturday, the Aggies fell shot, 69-62. They were limited to one field goal in the final 14 minutes of the contest and were outscored by 16 points in the second half.
Taylor paced Texas A&M with 21 points, including four treys, while Henry Coleman III and Andersson Garcia both totaled 11. The Aggies came out of halftime to the tune of a 16-5 run and took a nine-point lead before going 12 minutes without making a shot from the field.
Moneyline
Opening Line
The Aggies are -215 on the money line.
How the Line has Moved and Why
The line hasn’t moved.
What Factors Could Cause This Bet to Lose?
Honestly, it doesn’t seem like there’s much. The Aggies should head into their final matchup with a win.
Spread
Opening Line
Texas A&M is -5.5 on the spread with -102 odds.
How the Line has Moved and Why
The line hasn’t moved.
What Factors Could Cause This Bet to Lose?
The Rebels are playing on their home floor. A good home crowd can spot the team a few points, it feels like.
Texas A&M Aggies Total
Opening Line
The line is the same as above.
How the Line has Moved and Why
The line hasn’t moved.
What Factors Could Cause This Bet to Lose?
If Texas A&M runs into a scoring wall like they did their last time on the floor. The college basketball injury report factors in, as well. However, teams at this level keep their ailments pretty close to the vest, so you’ll have to do some digging closer to game time to find out who will be playing and who won’t.
Texas A&M Aggies Betting Trend to Know
Texas swept the regular-season series last season, and they are 4-1 ATS in the past five games, with the total going under five times in the past six H2H games.
Most Profitable Players In This Matchup to Bet On
- Matthew Murrell, Ole Miss: Murrell is scoring 14.6 points each time out and averaging 3.6 rebounds for the Rebels.
- Wade Taylor, Texas A&M: Taylor is connecting on 40.7% of his shots and averaging 16.1 points per game for Texas A&M. That’s tops in Texas A&M Aggies player stats.
- Jaemyn Brakefield, Ole Miss: The Rebels will need him to be on like he was Saturday to have a chance here.
Odds Breakdown
This figures to be one of the more interesting NCAA basketball games today. Both teams have done differently on the NCAAB schedule and are in different places in the college basketball standings. One of these NCAA basketball teams are expected to win with ease, but with college basketball players, you never know.
Our Texas A&M Aggies vs Ole Miss Rebels best bets are that Ole Miss covers and Texas A&M wins on the moneyline. Add those to your college basketball picks today to make some money before we start betting on March Madness.
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