Texas A&M-CC vs Texas Southern Predictions and Betting Preview
Sportsmemo content contributor Kyle Kargel gives his Texas A&M-CC vs Texas Southern predictions and betting preview for the NCAA Tournament on Tuesday, March 15. At the time of posting, the Tigers are a 3.5-point favorite against the Islanders, with the total sitting at 136 points.
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Tuesday, March 15 | NCAA Tournament Betting Notes |
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Point Spread: | Texas A&M-CC Islanders +3.5 vs Texas Southern Tigers |
Total: | 136 Points |
Game Time: | 6:40pm ET / 3:40pm PT |
Arena: | UD Arena in Dayton, OH |
TV: | TruTV |
Texas A&M-CC vs Texas Southern Analysis
In one of the 16 seed play-in games we have a Texas mid-major battle with Texas A&M-CC vs Texas Southern.
The Islanders won the Southland Conference Tournament by defeating SE Louisiana 73-65 and the Tigers won the SWAC by blowing out Alcorn State 87-62.
Each team is currently riding a four game winning streak and what’s even more impressive is Texas A&M-CC won three games in three days to take the Southland crown.
With Texas Southern listed as 3.5 point favorites, do they have what it takes to take down the Islanders earning their way to playing Kansas on Thursday night.
Islanders Play Fast But Inefficient
Texas A&M-CC likes to play fast, but their lack of efficiency on offense really hurts them. They rank 269th or worse in many key categories including three point field goal percentage, two point field goal percentage, effective field goal percentage and adjusted offensive efficiency.
Many of their points come from the free throw line as 23.3% of total points come from there which is 3rd in the nation.
They also give up a ton of free throw opportunities to opponents as they give up the 7th most free throw makes of any team in the country.
With their fast play they rank in the top 20 in turnovers generated on defense. Junior forward Isaac Mushila is the team’s go-to player putting up over 13 points and 9 rebounds per game while shooting over 53% from the field.
This team is 7-1 in their last eight games and will look to use that momentum heading into their showdown with Texas Southern.
Texas Southern Sliced Through SWAC Tournament
The SWAC champions may have their hands full with the Islanders defense that generates a decent amount of turnovers.
Texas Southern is 333rd in the country in percentage of offensive possessions resulting in a turnover. Their 18-12 record may not stick out to many but the fact they’re 12-2 in their past 14 is eye-popping.
They rely on their defense for the most part holding top 20 rankings in effective field goal percentage against, three point and two point field goal percentage against as well.
They play the most bench minutes in the country and sport the third most experienced team too! They’ll use fresh legs and senior leadership from Joirdon Karl Nicholas and John Walker III to help lead the Tigers to victory.
Their 69 points per game come from all around the roster as they don’t have a player averaging double digit points on the season.
Texas A&M-CC vs Texas Southern Prediction
With Texas Southern rolling out a much better defense, balanced scoring and senior leadership, I’ll take them covering the 3.5 point spread as they finished 2nd in the SWAC regular season standings and Texas A&M-CC finished 4th in the Southland.
The Tigers win this one and head to Fort Worth for their matchup with Kansas.
Prediction: Texas Southern -3.5
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