Yale Bulldogs vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 3/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Yale Bulldogs vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Thursday, March 20, 2025

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Yale (+7)

Ball Arena is the location where the Texas A&M Aggies (22-10) will go up against the Yale Bulldogs (22-7) on Thursday in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament. Texas A&M opens this matchup as 7-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The total comes in at 140.

The Yale Bulldogs faced off with Cornell and went home with a win by a final score of 90-84 in their last game. Yale ended the contest with a 50.0% field goal percentage (31 of 62) and made 13 of their 23 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Bulldogs made 15 of 21 shots for a rate of 71.4%. In reference to rebounding, they earned 25 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 15 assists for this contest as well as creating 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to the defense, Yale allowed their opponent to shoot 55.8% from the field on 29 of 52 shooting. Cornell distributed 15 assists and had 2 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Cornell had 29 rebounds (3 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Cornell ended up going 93.8% at the free throw line by making 15 of their 16 shots. They also knocked down 11 of 27 attempts from downtown. With respect to fouls, the Bulldogs left the arena with 17 while Cornell had 16 fouls.

John Poulakidas is one guy who was a factor for this contest. He ended up walking away with 25 points on 8 of 14 shooting. He played for 35 minutes played and collected 3 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 57.1% from the field and also recorded 3 assists.

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Yale heads into this one with a record of 22-7 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Yale is snagging 38.7 rebounds per game and has 474 dimes this season, which is 114th in college in terms of passing. The Bulldogs are hitting 38.8% on shots from downtown (221 of 570) and 73.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 81.7 pts per contest (25th in the country) while connecting on 49.0% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bulldogs are forcing 11.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They rank 117th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 405 relinquished for the campaign. Bulldogs are allowing a FG percentage of 40.6% (692 of 1,706) and they relinquish 31.5 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 33.0% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 108th in college in PPG allowed (69.7).

For their last game, the Texas A&M Aggies went home defeated by a final of 94-89 when they faced Texas. The Aggies recorded 32 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive rebounds totaling 50 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 5 steals for this game. Texas committed 27 personal fouls for the game which took the Aggies to the charity stripe for a total of 40 attempts. They were able to make 27 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 67.5%. In relation to shooting from distance, Texas A&M made 12 of 31 attempts (38.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Aggies finished shooting 25 out of 72 from the field which had them shooting 34.7%. The Aggies permitted Texas to make 31 out of their 72 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.1% in this matchup. They finished shooting 40.9% from distance by shooting 9 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 31 at the free throw line (74.2%). In relation to rebounding, Texas A&M permitted Texas to collect 37 overall (9 offensive).

Wade Taylor IV was important for the Aggies in this game. He racked up 29 points in his 42 minutes of playing time and accumulated 3 assists in this game. He made 5 of 18 in this game for a rate of 27.8%, and tallied 7 rebounds.

Texas A&M has a mark of 22-10 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Aggies are connecting on 41.6% from the field, which has them ranked 331st in college. Texas A&M has accounted for 2,378 pts this season (74.3 per game) and they snag 41.2 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 11.9 times per contest (298th in the country) and they are turning it over 12.3 times per contest. The Aggies commit 17.3 fouls per game and they hit 69.5% from the free throw line.

The Aggies are ranked 59th in college hoops in points given up per game with 67.9. They have forced 13.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.3% from the field (25th in the country). The Texas A&M defense gives up 33.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (276 of 827) and their opposition makes 76.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 14.4 dimes and 32.0 boards every game, which has them ranked 283rd and 43rd in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Yale (+7)

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