NCAA Tournament Basketball Betting – Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M
By Charles Jay
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We wonder what the Texas A&M Aggies could possibly do for an encore, after they pulled off what has to be the most amazing comeback in the history of the NCAA Tournament. But they would appear to have had sufficient time to move past that and concentrate on their Sweet 16 matchup, which takes place against the Oklahoma Sooners, a team that has held the #1 ranking this season and is as dangerous an offensive contingent as there is in college basketball. Game time is 7:35 PM ET at the Honda Center in Anaheim, and Vietbet customers are going to be able to stay in the action, even after the opening tip, through the facilities of Live Betting Extra.
The Aggies (28-8 SU, 15-13-3 against the basketball pointspread) were behind by twelve points with 44 seconds left against upset-minded Northern Iowa, which had already beaten Texas in dramatic fashion. But UNI collapsed, allowing A&M to make all of that up and force overtime, which then became double overtime. And the Aggies prevailed 92-88, with Danuel House performing some heroics down the stretch, with 22 points scored from the time five minutes were left in regulation.
The Sooners (27-7 straight-up, 12-20 ATS) also got to the Sweet 16 last season, and this is fifth different program coach Lon Kruger has gotten this far (previously with Kansas State, Florida, Illinois and UNLV). They got to play a virtual home game against Virginia Commonwealth last time out, winning a hard-fought 85-81 decision in Oklahoma City. Buddy Hield, a prime candidate for player of the year, which has now become unusual for a senior, had 36 points in that game, 29 of them in the second half. Yes, he is explosive.
NCAA Tournament Betting Line – Oklahoma vs Texas A&M:
In the basketball betting odds posted on this game by the folks at Vietbet, Oklahoma is the slight favorite:
Oklahoma Sooners -2.5
Texas A&M Aggies +2.5
Over 146.5 points -110
Under 146.5 points -110
A&M has held four of its last five opponents under 40% shooting, and they will need to turn those defensive lights on once again, because Hield (25.4 ppg) is the leading scorer thus far in the tournament. he has hit 46.3% of his three-point attempts and 89% of his free throws. Bllly Kennedy, the Aggies’ coach, loves to out pressure on the ball and execute traps in the halfcourt. Will he also consider a strategy of denying Hield the ball?
Remember that the Sooners have other people in the backcourt who can make shots; Isaiah Cousins (13.1 ppg) has made 43% of his triple attempts, while Jordan Woodard (12.8) is 44% accurate. You really don’t want to leave those guys alone.
Vietbet patrons may also know that there is a human interest story surrounding the coach, as he is fighting a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease, which he was diagnosed with five years ago. The Aggies got off to a hot 17-2 start, then subsequently cooled off, but they have won ten of their last eleven games, with the only defeat coming in the SEC title game against Kentucky. With four senior starters, they have the experience not to be flustered late in games, and we don’t think anyone is ever going to be questioning their never-give-up attitude after the display against Northern Iowa. For Oklahoma, which has dropped its last seven games to the number, this is a legitimate challenge.
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