Florida vs. Texas A&M betting: College basketball preview for March 1

Data Skrive
Data Skrive

The No. 12 Texas A&M Aggies (20-8, 9-6 SEC) are 8.5-point underdogs as they look to stop a three-game losing streak when they visit the No. 3 Florida Gators (24-4, 11-4 SEC) on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. The game airs at 8:30 p.m. ET on SEC Network. The matchup’s point total is 149.5.

Check out all the Latest NCAA Basketball Betting Previews!

Spread

Florida Cover -8.5 vs Texas A&M -109

Bet $20, Payout $38.35

Florida vs. Texas A&M betting lines

  • Florida moneyline odds to win: -412
  • Texas A&M moneyline odds to win: +321
  • Spread: Florida (-8.5)
  • Total: 149.5

Florida statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Florida sports a better record against the spread in home games (10-4-0) than it does in road games (5-4-0).
  • The Gators have hit the over on the total in a lower percentage of games at home (42.9%) than games on the road (44.4%).
  • At home, Florida has won more often as a moneyline favorite, producing a record of 13-1 (.929). In away games, it is 4-1 (.800) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • On the offensive side of the ball, the Gators have had a tough time putting the ball in the basket over their last 10 games, scoring 79.5 points per contest over that stretch compared to the 83.6 they’ve put up over the course of this season.
  • Florida has been less stingy on the defensive side of the ball lately, allowing 69.9 points per game over its last 10 contests compared to the 67.1 points per game its opponents are averaging on the 2024-25 season.
  • The Gators are trending up from deep during their last 10 outings, making 10.2 threes per game and shooting 36.3% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 9.7 makes and 35.1% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Florida betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 20-8-0 (Home: 10-4-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 8.5+: 12-5-0 (As Favorite: 18-6-0; As Underdog: 2-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-16-0 (Home: 6-8-0; Away: 4-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 22-2 (Home: 13-1; Away: 4-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.7 (76th in nation) 39.4 (13th) 39.3 (third) 30.6 (144th) 15.5 (62nd) 10.1 (71st)

Need to know more about sports betting before you put down a wager on Florida vs. Texas A&M? Here’s everything you need to know about how to bet.

Texas A&M statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Texas A&M has a better winning percentage at home (.533, 8-6-1 record) than on the road (.500, 4-4-0).
  • In 2024-25, a higher percentage of the Aggies’ games have finished above the over/under at home (33.3%, five of 15) than away (25%, two of eight).
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Aggies have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-1) than away (3-3).

Recent trends

  • In their past 10 games, the Aggies are scoring 69.5 points per contest, 4.4 fewer points than their season average (73.9).
  • Texas A&M is ceding 68.3 points per game over its past 10 games, which is 1.6 more points than it is allowing for the season (66.7).
  • The Aggies are draining 7.2 threes per contest over their previous 10 games, which is 0.3 more than their average for the season (6.9). Likewise, they own a better three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (31.0%) compared to their season average from three-point land (30.6%).

Texas A&M betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 15-12-1 (Home: 8-6-1; Away: 4-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-18-0 (Home: 5-10-0; Away: 2-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 15-4 (Home: 12-2; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-4 (Home: 0-1; Away: 3-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.0 (323rd in nation) 39.9 (16th) 36.4 (16th) 27.8 (25th) 12.4 (270th) 11.8 (244th)
Author Profile
BetDecider Team

The BetDecider team brings you the most current sports betting content, with expert insights and tips. Our aim is that you can make an informed betting decision, including best odds and exclusive sportsbook offers, to maximize your betting experience.

Ryan Knuppel

Knup Solutions [molongui_author_name]

About Ryan Knuppel

Ryan has been one of the leading sports business & iGaming professionals for over 15 years. He started as a freelance writer and now operates one of the top sports content agencies around, Knup Solutions. He has literally written 10,000 plus sports and betting related articles across the web.

 

Sports Network:

sports20.com, usawager.com, knupsports.com, baseballspotlight.com, basketballarticles.com, betdecider.com, njsportsbookreview.com, dunkelindex.com, sportspub.com, oddschoice.com

 

Betting Guide

How Money Line Works?

Moneyline betting is by far the easiest way to place a sports wager. There are no point spreads to parse, no garbage-time free throws to ruin your betting day, and no last-minute meaningless touchdowns to take you from a winner to a loser.

How to Bet Odds

When we, as sports fans, learned our multiplication tables, we aced the number 7. Seven, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 were easy because we all watched football on the weekends. Multiplication by sevens, then add a three, a six after a missed PAT.

How to Bet on NFL Games

Baseball is America’s pastime, but football is America’s crazed passion, with its weekly schedule of games, millions of television viewers across the country and the world, and the billion-dollar stadiums that serve as Sunday cathedrals in 32 American cities.

What is the Spread?

If you are a golfer or have ever played on a bowling team, think of a point spread like a handicap. It is a way for two teams of differing abilities to play each other on equal footing.  The better team, and the favorite in the game, gives a certain amount …