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The Texas A&M Aggies face the 14th ranked UCLA Bruins at a neutral site non-conference game. The odds maker has opened this game with the Bruins a small -3.5 point spread favorite over the Aggies. The total line is listed at 150.5. Tipoff is scheduled at Titan Gym in Fullerton, California for 8:30 PM ET.
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Texas A&M has won four of their first five games this season and they have covered the spread in three of the four games that have had a posted line. UCLA is off to an undefeated start winning their first six games and they have covered the spread in four of those six games.
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Texas A&M is coming off a 68-65 win over Virginia Tech in their last game where they covered the -2 point betting line. The total number of points scored in the game was 133, which was under the closing line of 145.5. The Aggies have won two straight and this game facing UCLA will be their first of the season facing a ranked team.
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UCLA is coming off an 82-71 win over Nebraska in their last game where they covered the -9 point betting line. The total number of points scored in the game was 153, which was under the closing line of 160.5. The Bruins have covered the spread in their last three games and the total had gone Over in their first five games before it went under in their last game. UCLA has won all six of their games on the season by double digits.
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Offensively Texas A&M has put up 74.8 points per game on a 47.2% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Aggies have allowed 60 points per game on a 35% FG average.
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UCLA has put up 100.7 points per game, which ranks 2nd in the nation, on a 55.8% FG average, which also ranks 2nd in the nation. On defense the Bruins are allowing 76.7 points per game on 40.9% shooting.
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These teams last met in the 2008 season at a neutral site where UCLA beat Texas A&M 51-49.
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Texas A&M vs. UCLA Betting Trends<br />
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Texas A&M are 14-3 straight up in their last 17 games.
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UCLA is 4-2 against the spread in their last 6 games.
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The Bruins are 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games.
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The game total has over in 7 of UCLA’s last 8 games.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between Texas A&M and UCLA the public is heavily leaning towards the Bruins to cover the 3.5 point spread at 76%. The public is pretty much split on the total line with just a slight lean to the over 150.5 total points at 55%.
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