The West Coast Conference and the SEC battle in an intriguing 7-10 matchup in the South Region on Thursday in the 2026 NCAA Tournament as the No. 7 seed Saint Mary’s Gaels take on the No. 10 Texas A&M Aggies. The Gaels (27-5, 16-2 WCC) split the WCC regular-season title with Gonzaga, though they did have a surprising loss to Santa Clara in the semifinals of the conference tournament. The Aggies (21-11, 11-7 SEC), meanwhile, jumped out to a fast start for first-year head coach Bucky McMillan, but went 4-7 down the stretch and were bounced in the second round of the SEC Tournament by Oklahoma.<\/p>\n
Tipoff from the Paycom Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla., is at 7:35 p.m. ET. The Gaels are 2.5-point favorites in the latest Saint Mary’s vs. Texas A&M odds, with the over\/under at 148.5. The Gaels are at -158 on the money line (risk $158 to win $100), with the Aggies priced as the +133 underdogs. Before making any Saint Mary’s vs. Texas A&M picks,\u00a0check out the men’s college basketball predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model<\/a>.<\/p>\n The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every college basketball game 10,000 times. It entered the 2026 NCAA Tournament on a sizzling 11-1 run on its top-rated over\/under college basketball picks dating back to last season, and is on a 28-22 run on top-rated CBB side picks. Anyone following its college basketball betting advice at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen strong returns.<\/p>\n Now, the model has simulated Texas A&M vs. Saint Mary’s<\/a> 10,000 times and just revealed its men’s college basketball picks and betting predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model’s picks<\/a>. Here are several men’s college basketball odds<\/a> and men’s college basketball betting lines for Saint Mary’s vs. Texas A&M:<\/p>\n Texas A&M vs. Saint Mary’s spread:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Saint Mary’s -2.5<\/p>\n Texas A&M vs. Saint Mary’s over\/under:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n 148.5 points <\/p>\n Texas A&M vs. Saint Mary’s money line:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Saint Mary’s -158, Texas A&M +133<\/p>\n Texas A&M vs. Saint Mary’s picks:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n See picks at SportsLine<\/a><\/p>\n Texas A&M vs. Saint Mary’s TV:<\/p>\n truTV<\/p>\n Top Texas A&M vs. Saint Mary’s predictions<\/p>\n After 10,000 simulations of Saint Mary’s vs. Texas A&M, SportsLine’s model is going Over on the total (148.5 points). The Aggies trended to the Over this season as 56% of their matchups cleared the total. When the Aggies, had four or more days of rest, which is the cast for this matchup, Texas A&M games cleared the total 60% of the time. Those trends aren’t surprising given that A&M ranked eighth nationally in scoring with 87.7 points per game, but 321st in the nation on defense.<\/p>\n Saint Mary’s is more of a defensive-focused squad, but the Gaels should be able to pile up points at the free-throw line. They rank second nationally in free-three percentage (80.5), and that could come into play regularly with Texas A&M’s propensity to pile up fouls. SportsLine’s model projects that both teams clear 70 points with some room to spare as they combine for 153 and go Over in 63% of simulations.\u00a0<\/p>\n How to make Saint Mary’s vs. Texas A&M picks<\/p>\n The model also says one side of the spread hits nearly 60% of the time.\u00a0You can only see that pick at SportsLine<\/a>.<\/p>\n