Michigan vs Texas A&M Prediction, Preview & Odds: NCAA Tournament Second Round

Michigan vs Texas A&M How To Watch

Date: Saturday, March 22
Venue: Ball Arena, Denver, CO
Time: 5:15 pm ET
TV: CBS
Teams: (5) Michigan (26-9), (4) Texas A&M (23-10)
Region: South 
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Why Michigan Will Win

It doesn’t matter that much considering the Michigan bigs don’t always play up to their size, but Texas A&M doesn’t have the height.

It’s got the bulk, and it owns the glass, but the Wolverines will more than hold their own on the boards.

Forget about any threes from the Aggies - they’re one of the worst outside shooting teams in America.

That means they have to get to the rim and score inside, and that’s a problem. This is where the Michigan size will be a big deal.

Why Texas A&M Will Win

Michigan’s an odd team.

It has talent, there’s a little bit of depth, and it plays a nasty brand of defense, but it has a funky way of making everything so hard on itself.

It should’ve closed hard on UC San Diego, and it couldn’t do it until the final missed shot. It gives up runs, there’s a streakiness to the style, and if A&M can get on the right side of the momentum, it should be able to get up and use that D to clamp down.

It’ll help that it should own the free throw line. The Aggies take a ton of free throws, and Michigan commits a ton of fouls, and …

Michigan vs Texas A&M: Who Will Win?

Texas A&M is good enough to have beaten Auburn a few weeks ago, and flaky enough to finish 2-5 over the end of the SEC regular season - and that includes losses to Vanderbilt and Texas.

Michigan is good enough to have won the Big Ten Tournament title, and flaky enough to still be playing right now had that late Triton three gone down.

Michigan will shoot a wee bit better.

Michigan vs Texas A&M Prediction, Betting Lines

Prediction: Michigan 73, Texas A&M 71
Michigan vs Texas A&M Betting Lines
BetMGM Line: Texas A&M -1.5, o/u: 140.5
DraftKings Line: Texas A&M -1.5, o/u: 140.5
FanDuel Line: Texas A&M -1.5, o/u: 140.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
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