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The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders are set to face the Texas Southern Tigers. Check out our college basketball odds series, which includes our Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Texas Southern prediction, odds, and pick.
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The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders come to Dayton for the First Four in the NCAA Tournament intent on reshaping the March Madness odds. This team has already defied the odds in March by winning its conference tournament as a No. 4 seed. The Islanders went through the top two seeds in the Southland Conference Tournament — No. 1 Nicholls State in the semifinals, No. 2 Southeast Louisiana in the final — to earn their spot in the field of 68 and shatter the college basketball odds. Some teams get to the NCAA Tournament by crushing the opposition. Other teams take advantage of an upset in the other half of their bracket to advance to the Big Dance. A good example of that occurred in the Sun Belt, where the top seed lost in the quarterfinals, enabling Georgia State to face a low seed in the final and play its way into the field.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi offers a different example. There was no easy bracket path, and the Islanders were not dominant, either … but they won tough games against the two best teams in their conference. No one can say the Islanders didn't fight as hard as they possibly could. They did things the hard way and impressed everyone who has been watching the Southland Conference all season long. Keep that in mind when making a Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Texas Southern prediction.
Texas Southern won the SWAC championship last year, so the Tigers decided to double their fun in 2022 by going back to back as kings of their local realm. The Tigers had a narrow escape in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament, beating the No. 7 seed, Jackson State, by only four points. Once the Tigers breathed a sigh of relief after that contest, they became liberated and won their next two tournament games in blowouts. They beat sixth-seeded Grambling by 19 in the semifinals and then hammered top-seeded Alcorn State by 25 in the final. This team is flourishing right now, something to remember when formulating your Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Texas Southern pick.
Courtesy of FanDuel, here are the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Texas Southern odds:
March Madness Odds: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Texas Southern Odds
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi: +3.5 (-106)
Texas Southern: -3.5 (-114)
Over: 136.5 (-110)
Under: 136.5 (-110)
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Why Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Could Cover the Spread
The Islanders are a tough team playing rugged, successful basketball. They aren't hemorrhaging on defense and are playing sound halfcourt offense, getting timely baskets with great consistency.
Why Texas Southern Could Cover the Spread
The Tigers' blowout of the regular-season champion in the SWAC, Alcorn State, represented the best game the Tigers have played in 2022. After that kind of a performance, it's hard to go against this team, which played in the NCAA Tournament last year and is accustomed to big-stage pressure.
Final Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Texas Southern Prediction & Pick
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is tough. Texas Southern is talented and has a higher ceiling. Take the talent, especially since Texas Southern's talent is seasoned talent as opposed to raw and undeveloped talent.
Final Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Texas Southern Pick: Texas Southern -3.5
