Texas A&M vs. Saint Mary's prediction: Saint Mary's favored to win men's college basketball matchup [3/19/2026]

Saint Mary's and Texas A&M will lock horns in men's college basketball action at Paycom Center on Thursday, starting at 7:35 PM ET.

For this First Round game, Saint Mary's—a massive lineup built on elite rebounding and defense— face Texas A&M, a chaotic Buckyball system built on quick threes and defensive havoc.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Saint Mary's as the most likely winner of the Texas A&M vs. Saint Mary's game.

This article offers further insights into Thursday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Texas A&M vs. Saint Mary's prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAA basketball game between Texas A&M and Saint Mary's 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives Saint Mary's a 61% chance of defeating Texas A&M. Our predicted final score has Saint Mary's winning 77-75.

According to our model, Texas A&M (+3.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 149.5 points has a 53% chance of going over.

Texas A&M vs. Saint Mary's odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Texas A&M	Saint Mary's
Spread	+3.5 (-110)	-3.5 (+100)
Moneyline	+135	-148
Total	o149.5 (-110)	u149.5 (-108)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Texas A&M vs. Saint Mary's picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:

Bet Type	Pick	Bet Now
Spread	Texas A&M +3.5	-110
Moneyline	Saint Mary's	-148
Total	Over 149.5	-110

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Texas A&M +3.5 at the spread.

These picks are based on our probabilities matched against the implied probabilities from the sportsbook odds.

Texas A&M vs. Saint Mary's game-day updates and essential details

Thursday's men's college basketball game between Saint Mary's and Texas A&M at Paycom Center is scheduled to commence at 7:35 PM ET.

• Who: Texas A&M vs. Saint Mary's
• Date: Thursday, March 19, 2026
• Time: 7:35 PM ET/4:35PM PT
• Venue: Paycom Center

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Conclusion

We predict Saint Mary's, with a 61% win probability, will likely beat Texas A&M on Thursday.

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