Michigan Wolverines vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 3/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan Wolverines vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Texas A&M (-2)

The Texas A&M Aggies (23-10) are welcoming the Michigan Wolverines (26-9) at Ball Arena on Saturday in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament. Texas A&M opens this contest as 2-point favorites. The total is 140.

The Michigan Wolverines stepped onto the hardwood against UC-San Diego and took home the win by a score of 68-65 in their last contest. Michigan wrapped up the game with a 42.1% FG percentage (24 out of 57) and converted 9 out of their 27 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wolverines buried 11 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 55.0%. Regarding grabbing boards, they earned 37 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 14 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 8 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In the matter of defense, Michigan allowed their opponent to shoot 38.7% from the field on 24 of 62 shooting. UC-San Diego distributed 8 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. In addition, UC-San Diego had 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. UC-San Diego finished 76.9% from the charity stripe by making 10 of 13 tries. They made 7 of their 30 attempts from 3-point land. Concerning fouls, the Wolverines walked away with 15 while UC-San Diego recorded 20 fouls.

Vladislav Goldin is someone who was a factor for the contest. He accumulated 14 points on 5 of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 28 mins played and totaled 7 rebounds. He finished shooting 55.6% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Michigan comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 26-9 on the season. They are averaging 78.0 points per contest (77th in the country) while connecting on 47.2% from the field. The Wolverines are shooting 33.4% on three-point shots (290 of 868) and 72.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Michigan is pulling down 38.3 boards per game and has accounted for 563 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 17th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 14.1 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.1 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Wolverines are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.3 fouls. They are giving up 31.0% on shots from distance and they are 152nd in the nation in opponents points per game (71.1). The Wolverines are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.2% (883 of 2,198) and they relinquish 33.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They are 83rd in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 394 relinquished for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Texas A&M Aggies got the victory with a final of 80-71 against Yale. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Texas A&M permitted Yale to get 28 overall (6 offensive). They shot 38.1% from three-point range by hitting 8 of 21 and finished the contest at 9 out of 14 at the free throw line (64.3%). The Aggies permitted Yale to knock down 27 out of 58 attempts from the field which had them shooting 46.6% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Aggies ended up shooting 31 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.7%. In reference to three-point attempts, Texas A&M made 6 out of their 25 tries (24.0%). They were able to make 12 of the free throws for a rate of 57.1%. Yale committed 21 personal fouls in the game which took the Aggies to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 9 steals for this contest. The Aggies corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in this contest.

Pharrel Payne ended up being a major contributor for the Aggies for this contest. He earned 25 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist for this game. He buried 10 out of 12 for this contest for a field goal rate of 83.3%, and had 10 rebounds.

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Texas A&M has a mark of 23-10 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Aggies are shooting 41.9% from the field, which is 327th in college. Texas A&M has accounted for 2,458 pts so far this season (74.5 per contest) and they grab 41.1 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.9 times per game (299th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 12.3 times per contest. The Aggies commit 17.2 fouls every game and they shoot 69.2% from the free throw line.

The Aggies defensively are ranked 61st in Division 1 in PPG given up with 68.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.5% from the field (30th in college). The Texas A&M defense surrenders 33.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (284 of 848) and their opponents are knocking down 76.6% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 14.5 dimes and 31.9 boards per contest, which ranks 287th and 43rd in the country.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas A&M (-2)

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