NCAA March Madness How to Watch, Betting Odds For Texas A&M Aggies vs. Yale Bulldogs

The Texas A&M Aggies start their March Madness journey on Thursday.
Texas A&M Aggies head coach Buzz Williams yells instructions to his team against the Texas Longhorns
Texas A&M Aggies head coach Buzz Williams yells instructions to his team against the Texas Longhorns | Steve Roberts-Imagn Images

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The Texas A&M Aggies secured their post-season March Madness berth on Sunday, landing a No. 4 seed in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament.

In their initial matchup for the Tournament, the Aggies will head to Denver where they will take on the No. 13 seed Yale Bulldogs, who punched their ticket to the post season with an Ivy League Tournament Championship win over Cornell.

The Aggies, meanwhile, had a disappointing end to their conference tournament run, falling to the Texas Longhorns in the second round in a double-overtime defeat last week.

Texas Longhorns forward Arthur Kaluma blocks the shot of Texas A&M Aggies forward Henry Coleman III
Texas Longhorns forward Arthur Kaluma blocks the shot of Texas A&M Aggies forward Henry Coleman III | Denny Simmons / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Bulldogs will enter the tournament as a dangerous out, having already secured one March Madness upset as a No. 13 seed under their belts last season against the Auburn Tigers.

The 13 seed has pulled the upset 33 times, with it happening in each of the last five tournaments. PerNCAA.com, the 13 seeds have a 21.15 winning percentage all-time versus the four seeds.

The Bulldogs are led by Guard John Poulakidas, who is averaging 19.2 points per game, and hitting 40.9 percent from three. Forward Nick Towsend might be their most impactful contributor, however, averaging 15.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists while hitting 49.1 percent from deep.

As a team, the Bulldogs 23rd in the nation in scoring offense, averaging 81.7 points per game. They are also eighth in the country in three-point percentage at 38.8 percent, and are 31st in the country in assists, averaging over 16 per game.

Here is how to watch, listen, and bet the game below:

HOW TO WATCH

WHEN: Thursday, March 20 6:25 p.m. CT.
WHERE: Ball Arena (Denver, CO)
CHANNEL: TBS
RADIO: 1620 AM/94.5 FM, TAMU Sports Network
Analysts: Brad Nessler, Brendan Haywood and Dana Jacobsen.

BETTING ODDS, per FanDuel

Texas A&M -7.5

Moneyline: Texas A&M -315, Yale +250

Over/Under: 141.5

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.

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