The Texas Longhorns travel to Texas A&M to play the Aggies at 9:00 PM on Monday, February 6, 2012. Texas A&M is the underdog in this matchup, getting 3.0 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 123.0.
Before getting to specific team details, let's have a look at the recent games in this series to see if we can identify any NCAAB sports betting trends to assist in making the right pick in this game.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 6, 2012 | Texas | 70 | Texas A&M | 68 | 3.0 | 123.0 |
| January 11, 2012 | Texas A&M | 51 | Texas | 61 | -12.0 | 123.0 |
| March 11, 2011 | Texas A&M | 58 | Texas | 70 | -6.0 | 124.0 |
| January 31, 2011 | Texas | 69 | Texas A&M | 49 | 1.0 | 129.5 |
| January 19, 2011 | Texas A&M | 60 | Texas | 81 | -7.0 | 130.5 |
| February 27, 2010 | Texas | 58 | Texas A&M | 74 | -1.0 | 139.0 |
| January 16, 2010 | Texas A&M | 67 | Texas | 72 | -14.5 | 152.0 |
| February 16, 2009 | Texas | 66 | Texas A&M | 81 | ||
| January 24, 2009 | Texas A&M | 58 | Texas | 67 | -12.5 | 130.0 |
| February 18, 2008 | Texas A&M | 50 | Texas | 77 |
When looking at the last 24 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 18 games compared to 6 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the Texas/Texas A&M series is 73.7 ppg while the vistor has put up 65.1 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 8.6 favoring the home team.
As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 24 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 8.6 ppg. That represents a value number of 11.6 when meassured against the offered line of 3.0, suggesting a wager on Texas A&M makes the most sense - at least, when looking at betting against the number according to the historical series trends.
The average Total points scored spanning the last 24 games between the Longhorns and the Aggies is 138.8 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 15.8 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 123.0 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.
Now let's take a look at the series history in this exact situation, with Texas as the road team and with Texas A&M as the home team.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 6, 2012 | Texas | 70 | Texas A&M | 68 | 3.0 | 123.0 |
| January 31, 2011 | Texas | 69 | Texas A&M | 49 | 1.0 | 129.5 |
| February 27, 2010 | Texas | 58 | Texas A&M | 74 | -1.0 | 139.0 |
| February 16, 2009 | Texas | 66 | Texas A&M | 81 | ||
| January 30, 2008 | Texas | 63 | Texas A&M | 80 | ||
| February 5, 2007 | Texas | 82 | Texas A&M | 100 | ||
| March 1, 2006 | Texas | 43 | Texas A&M | 46 |
When looking at the last 11 games in this series while Texas A&M has been the home team, we can see the Aggies have won 6 games compared to 5 wins for the Longhorns. Average points scored per game by Texas A&M in this situation is is 70 ppg while Texas has put up 67.6 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 2.4 favoring the Aggies.
As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 2.4 ppg. That represents a value number of 5.4 when meassured against the offered line of 3.0, suggesting a wager on the Aggies makes the most sense. At least, that's the way it looks when you ponder a bet against the line, looking at this wager in the vacuum of this series situation.
The average Total points scored spanning the last 11 games between the Longhorns and the Aggies is 137.6 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 14.6 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 123.0 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.
This season the Texas Longhorns have played 29 games, averaging 71.5 points per game, while allowing 70.0 points per game. This has led to a season record of 15-14. Let's have a closer look at recent Texas Longhorns results.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 16, 2012 | Texas | 59 | Cincinnati | 65 | -2.0 | 129.0 |
| March 9, 2012 | Texas | 67 | Missouri | 81 | -5.5 | 144.5 |
| March 8, 2012 | Texas | 71 | Iowa St. | 65 | 1.0 | 138.0 |
| March 3, 2012 | Texas | 63 | Kansas | 73 | -12.0 | 139.5 |
| February 29, 2012 | Oklahoma | 64 | Texas | 72 | -10.0 | 137.5 |
| February 25, 2012 | Texas | 71 | Texas Tech | 67 | 11.0 | 129.5 |
| February 20, 2012 | Baylor | 77 | Texas | 72 | -2.0 | 137.5 |
This season the Texas Longhorns have played 15 games on the road, averaging 71.3 points per game, while allowing 75.3 points per game. This has led to a season record of 5-10. Let's have a closer look at recent Texas Longhorns results on the road.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 16, 2012 | Texas | 59 | Cincinnati | 65 | -2.0 | 129.0 |
| March 9, 2012 | Texas | 67 | Missouri | 81 | -5.5 | 144.5 |
| March 8, 2012 | Texas | 71 | Iowa St. | 65 | 1.0 | 138.0 |
| March 3, 2012 | Texas | 63 | Kansas | 73 | -12.0 | 139.5 |
| February 25, 2012 | Texas | 71 | Texas Tech | 67 | 11.0 | 129.5 |
This season the Texas A&M Aggies have played 26 games, averaging 60.2 points per game, while allowing 64.8 points per game. This has led to a season record of 8-14. Let's have a closer look at recent Texas A&M Aggies results.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 8, 2012 | Texas A&M | 66 | Kansas | 83 | -14.5 | 122.5 |
| March 7, 2012 | Texas A&M | 62 | Oklahoma | 53 | -1.5 | 124.0 |
| March 3, 2012 | Texas A&M | 62 | Oklahoma | 65 | -5.5 | 124.0 |
| February 28, 2012 | Kansas St. | 76 | Texas A&M | 70 | 4.5 | 121.5 |
| February 25, 2012 | Texas A&M | 42 | Oklahoma St. | 60 | -3.0 | 122.5 |
| February 22, 2012 | Kansas | 66 | Texas A&M | 58 | 10.5 | 122.5 |
| February 18, 2012 | Missouri | 71 | Texas A&M | 62 | 8.0 | 129.5 |
| February 14, 2012 | Texas A&M | 47 | Texas Tech | 38 | 4.5 | 117.5 |
| February 11, 2012 | Texas A&M | 46 | Iowa St. | 69 | -7.5 | 129.0 |
| February 6, 2012 | Texas | 70 | Texas A&M | 68 | 3.0 | 123.0 |
This season the Texas A&M Aggies have played 12 games here at home, averaging 66.5 points per game, while allowing 65.7 points per game. This has led to a season record of 5-7. Let's have a closer look at recent Texas A&M Aggies results when playing at home.
| Date | AwayTeam | Score | HomeTeam | Score | HomeLine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 28, 2012 | Kansas St. | 76 | Texas A&M | 70 | 4.5 | 121.5 |
| February 22, 2012 | Kansas | 66 | Texas A&M | 58 | 10.5 | 122.5 |
| February 18, 2012 | Missouri | 71 | Texas A&M | 62 | 8.0 | 129.5 |
| February 6, 2012 | Texas | 70 | Texas A&M | 68 | 3.0 | 123.0 |
| February 1, 2012 | Baylor | 63 | Texas A&M | 60 | 7.0 | 128.5 |
| January 28, 2012 | Oklahoma St. | 61 | Texas A&M | 76 | -4.5 | 119.0 |
| January 21, 2012 | Oklahoma | 75 | Texas A&M | 81 | -3.5 | 124.0 |
| January 14, 2012 | Texas Tech | 54 | Texas A&M | 67 | -10.5 | 119.5 |
| January 7, 2012 | Iowa St. | 74 | Texas A&M | 50 | -4.0 | 127.5 |
| December 22, 2011 | Rice | 65 | Texas A&M | 58 | -8.5 | 128.5 |