Texas A&M tries to avoid a second straight loss when it travels to Kansas State in Big 12 action

2008-01-18

Texas A&M tries to avoid a second straight loss when it travels to Kansas State in Big 12 action. Tip-off for the contest is set for 4:00 PM ET, and is part of a big slate of afternoon games that also features USC-UCLA and Ohio State-Tennessee.

Texas A&M (15-2, 6-6 ATS) suffered just its second loss of the season and they will try to avoid making in two in a row against a dangerous Kansas State club. The Aggies shot a season low 34 percent at Texas Tech, however should be resilient, since they are 14-6 ATS in road games against conference opponents over the last three seasons.

Kansas State (11-4, 4-5 ATS) has number of talented players, with freshman Michael Beasley being the coolest cats among the Wildcats. K-State has had a week to prepare and they are 14-5 ATS against Big 12 opponents.

The Wildcats have the highly profitable, is unusual trend of being 14-1 ATS on Saturday games.

Key Players for this contest – Josh Carter –Texas A&M, Michael Beasley –KSU

StatFox Take - As of press time, Texas A&M was 3rd in the country in field goal percentage offense and 7th in field goal percentage defense. That is the makings of an elite team, regardless of what little respect they seem to be getting from experts and oddsmakers alike in the early going. Here, the Aggies will be traveling to a place, Manhattan, Kansas, that has given them fits in recent years. They have lost at least five games in a row, but not with the team they have put out on the court in the last 1-1/2 seasons. They have really only becoming “elite” in that time span. They should be a short road favorite here, and as road team in Big 12 play, A&M is an impressive 14-5 ATS the L3 seasons. It is also a very reliable 23-13 ATS as chalk the last two years. Look for the Aggies to end their Manhattan misery with a win. Play: Texas A&M

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