The No. 4 seed Texas A&M Aggies (22-10) and No. 13 Yale Bulldogs (22-7) will link up in a 2025 March Madness first-round Thursday matchup in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament 2025. A&M finished fifth in the SEC and struggled down the stretch, going 2-5 over its last seven games. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs swept both the Ivy League regular season and conference tournament, winning 16 of their last 17 games.

Tip-off from Ball Arena in Denver is set for 7:25 p.m. ET. The Aggies are 7-point favorites in the latest Yale vs. Texas A&M odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points is 139.5.

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