Texas A&M Aggies versus Kansas Jayhawks Big 12 Tournament College Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

Published on March 12, 2010 by admin · No Comments

It will be the Texas A&M Aggies and Kansas Jayhawks meeting in the semifinal round of the Big 12 conference tournament on Friday night. Tip off time at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Indiana is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the college basketball package.

The LVSC college basketball odds makers have set the opening point spread in this contest and it was the Kansas Jayhawks coming in as a 9 ½ point betting favorite with the over under coming in at 134.

The college basketball betting public has not moved this line, as the Kansas Jayhawks are currently a 9-½ point betting favorite. The total has seen upward movement in the betting as the game is hung at 136 for the bettors to play into.

Money line gamblers on the side of the Kansas Jayhawks will find –550 odds with the underdog Texas A&M Aggies bringing back +425 to pull off the upset victory without the spread a factor in the bet.

The clubs are battling for the second time this season. On February 15th it was the Kansas Jayhawks posting the 59-54 road victory at Texas A&M as a 6 ½ point favorite. Kansas was very good in victory on the defensive end as they held the Texas A&M Aggies to only 34.5% shooting. The Jayhawks were fortunate to chalk out the victory as they had their worse three point shooting night of the season hitting only 10% from beyond the arc.

The Kansas Jayhawks have now won 16 of their past 17 wins. The club started slowly in the early game during the Big 12 conference quarterfinal against Texas Tech on Thursday. The Red Raiders were able to hang around for most of the game before the Jayhawks pulled away late in the 80-68 victory by Kansas as an 18-point favorite. The Jayhawks shot well from the beyond the arc as they hit on 50% for the game. Defensively the club allowed the Red Raiders just 40% shooting in their win. But it was Kansas’ strength on the boards that helped decide this game as the team held a 44-30 rebounding advantage in victory. Guard Sherron Collins led the team with 19 points on 5 of 8 shooting from the floor in victory.

The Texas A&M Aggies has won 4 straight games. The team began play in the Big 12 conference tournament with a 70-64 victory in the quarterfinal round against the Nebraska Cornhuskers as an 8-point betting favorite. The Aggies will need a better defensive performance against the Jayhawks as the team allowed the Cornhuskers 50% shooting from the floor. The Aggies were led by Donald Sloan who contributed with 23 points on 8 of 15 shooting from the field. Texas A&M will need to be better on the boards as they lost the rebounding battle 25-22 to Nebraska in victory.

Trend: Texas A&M Aggies are 10-1 ATS in their past 11 games

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