The 2022 NCAA Tournament begins with a matchup between the No. 16 seed Texas A&M-CC Islanders and the No. 16 seed Texas Southern Tigers at 6:40 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Texas Southern is favored by 3.5 points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the Over-Under is set at 136 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

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The model knows the Islanders have a path to offensive success. Texas A&M-CC ranks in the top 20 nationally in offensive rebounding, securing 34.7 percent of missed shots. The Islanders are also in the top 20 in free-throw creation rate, winning on the margins, and Texas A&M-CC is making 75.0 percent of shots at the free-throw line. Texas Southern is No. 278 in the nation in free- throw rate allowed, and the Tigers are below-average nationally in both turnover creation rate and block rate on defense.

The model also knows Texas Southern is also excellent on the offensive glass. The Tigers are snaring 33.8 percent of available offensive rebounds, and Texas Southern is also in the top 15 nationally in avoiding blocked shots. Only 6.4 percent of shot attempts are rejected for the Tigers, and Texas Southern ranked in the top three of the SWAC in offensive efficiency. Texas Southern led its conference in 2-point shooting, and Texas A&M-CC is near the bottom of the country in block rate and free-throw rate allowed.

Now, it has set its sights on Texas A&M-CC vs. Texas Southern. We can tell you the model is leaning over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in almost 60 percent of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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