The Texas A&M Aggies and the BYU Cougars will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Wachovia Center in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cougars listed as 2-point favorites versus the Aggies, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Texas A&M fell 88-83 to Texas Tech last Wednesday, as 6.5-point favorites. That game's combined 171 points sailed OVER the posted total of 147.
Donald Sloan collected 22 points from 8-for-12 shooting in the loss.
Jimmer Fredette dropped 17 points for BYU in its 64-62 loss to San Diego State in the Mountain West Tournament semifinals on Friday night.
San Diego State cashed as 1-point underdogs as the game played under the 130-point total set by sportsbooks.
Team records:
Texas A&M: 23-9 SU, 14-10-1 ATS
BYU: 25-7 SU, 18-13 ATS
Texas A&M most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 8-2
After playing Texas Tech are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4<\/p>\n
BYU most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-5
After playing San Diego State are 7-3
After a loss are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas A&M's last 7 games
Texas A&M is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Texas A&M is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of BYU's last 6 games
BYU is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
BYU is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games<\/p>\n