Aggies Face No. 1 Seed Cougars in Second Round of NCAA Tournament: How to Watch, Betting Odds

Timm Hamm | Mar 24, 2024

Mar 21, 2024; Memphis, TN, USA; Texas A&M Aggies guard Wade Taylor IV (4) shoots during practice / Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports

Just days after hiring athletic director Trev Alberts away from Nebraska, the Texas A&M Aggies added insult to injury by beating the Cornhuskers 98-83 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Aggies now face an old familiar Southwest Conference foe in the second round, in the Houston Cougars.

The Cougars are 14-0 this season in non-conference play and 17-4 in Big 12 matchups. The Aggies enter Sunday 11-10 in SEC play and fifth in the league giving up 71.2 points per game while holding opponents to 42.6 percent shooting.

Houston has posted a 27-4 record against opponents with a .500 record or better.

The Cougars are 9-1 in their last 10 while L.J. Cryer is scoring 15.4 points per game with 2.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists for the season. Jamal Shead has averaged 13.5 points, 7.6 assists and 2.1 steals over the the Cougars' last 10.

Texas A&M is 6-4 over its last 10 with Tyrece Radford scoring 17.4 points and 8.4 rebounds per matchup during that time. For the season, Wade Taylor leads the Aggies with 19 points per game, 4.1 assists and 1.9 rebounds. Andersson Garcia leads the team with 9.2 boards per game.

WHAT: Texas A&M Aggies (21-14) vs. Houston Cougars (31-4)

WHERE: NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN (19,000)

WHEN: Sunday, March 24, 2024, 7:40 p.m. CT

TELEVISION: TNT | FuboTV (try it free)

RADIO: 1620 AM | 94.5 FM | SiriusXM 137/90

BETTING via SISportsbook

SPREAD: Aggies +8.5

TOTAL: 134.5

MONEYLINE: Aggies +320 | Wildcats -450