NCAA basketball tournament odds: Penn State vs. Texas A&M
Some say it is the most wonderful day of the year. And for Penn State, this one was a long time coming. Penn State plays Texas A&M in its first game back in the NCAA Men’sBasketball Tournament since 2011, and they will be doing so as an underdog. Texas A&M, fresh off an appearance in the SEC championship game, where it was handled by Alabama, comes into the first-round matchup in Des Moines, Iowa at the Wells Fargo Arena with more national respect from the poll voters and, apparently, the experts in the desert.
Penn State is 20-13-2 this year against the spread, covering the spread 60.6% of the time regardless of being the favorite or the underdog. Penn State has covered the spread eight of its last 11 games, and has covered the spread in its last eight games as an underdog.
Texas A&M is one of the best teams in the nation against the spread. The Aggies are 23-11 against the spread this season, with a cover rate of 67.7% (good for fourth-best in the nation). The Aggies have won nine straight games as the favorite, covering each time.
Here is a look at the latest odds for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament first-round game from BetMGM.
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