Houston vs. Texas A&M Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Second Round

The No. 2 seed Houston Cougars (29-6) are 10.5-point favorites as they try to earn a trip to the Sweet 16 in an NCAA Tournament Round of 32 South Region bracket matchup against the No. 10 seed Texas A&M Aggies (22-11) on Saturday at Paycom Center, starting at 6:10 p.m. ET on TNT. The matchup's point total is set at 142.

Houston is coming off of a 78-47 victory against Idaho in its most recent game on Thursday. Kingston Flemings put up 18 points, six rebounds and four assists for Houston. Texas A&M is coming off of a 63-50 victory against Saint Mary's (CA) in its last outing on Thursday. Rashaun Agee's team-leading 22 points paced Texas A&M in the victory.

Houston vs. Texas A&M Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 6:10 p.m. ET
• Where: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Spread favorite: Houston -10.5
• Moneyline favorite: Houston -592
• Moneyline underdog: Texas A&M +418
• Over/Under: 142 points

How to watch Houston vs. Texas A&M

• TV Channel: TNT
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Betting the Over/Under: Houston vs. Texas A&M

• Houston and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (142 points) 14 times this season.
• A total of 32 of Texas A&M's games have ended with a combined score over 142 points this season.
• The over/under for the game of 142 is 22.2 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Cougars (77.2 points per game) and the Aggies (87.0 points per game).
• The 141.1 points per game these two teams allow to opponents combined this season are 0.9 less than the 142-point total in this contest.
• On average, the over/under in Houston's games is 2.4 fewer points than the over/under of 142 in this contest.
• The over/under for this game is 23.6 points lower than the average over/under in Texas A&M's games this season (165.6 points).

Betting the Spread: Houston vs. Texas A&M

• Houston has played 35 games, with 17 wins against the spread.
• The Cougars have been favored by 10.5 points or more 20 times this season and are 11-9 ATS in those contests.
• Texas A&M has played 33 games, with 18 wins against the spread.
• Houston is 9-7 against the spread, and 15-1 overall, at home this season.
• This year, as a 10.5-point favorite or greater at home, Houston is 9-5 ATS.
• Texas A&M is 6-5 overall, and 7-4 against the spread, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: Houston vs. Texas A&M

• Houston has been the moneyline favorite in 29 games this season and won 25 (86.2%) of those contests.
• The Cougars are undefeated in 17 games this season when favored by -592 or more on the moneyline.
• Houston has a 85.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Texas A&M has won in five of the 10 contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• This is the worst odds of a win that sportsbooks have given the Aggies this season with a +418 moneyline set for this game.
• Texas A&M has an implied victory probability of 19.3% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.