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John Poulakidas had a total points scored over/under of 17.5 in Yale's Thursday night NCAA tournament game against Texas A&M.
John Poulakidas Recent Performance
Poulakidas is averaging 18.4 points over the last 10 games.
He notched 25 points (8-14 FG, 5-9 3Pt, 4-4 FT), three rebounds, three assists and one steal across 35 minutes during Sunday's 90-84 win over Cornell.
From RotoWire:
"Poulakidas connected on 5-of-9 looks from the field, closing with 25 points, three rebounds, three assists and one steal during Sunday's win over Cornell in the Ivy League Championship. The 6-foot-6 senior started in 26 games this season, averaging 19.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.6 steals on 31.5 minutes per game. Poulakidas, who is shooting a whopping 40.9 percent from three on 7.8 attempts per game, will look to lead Yale to an upset over Texas A&M in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament."
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Yale @ Texas A&m
Mar 20, 7:25 PM
Andersson Garcia
Texas A&m
(6.5)
Bez Mbeng
Yale
(12.5)
Casey Simmons
Yale
(7.5)
Henry Coleman
Texas A&m
(7.5)
John Poulakidas
Yale
(17.5)
Nick Townsend
Yale
(12.5)
Pharrel Payne
Texas A&m
(8.5)
Wade Taylor
Texas A&m
(16.5)
Zhuric Phelps
Texas A&m
(12.5)
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The Aggies opened at -7.5 with the line moving to -8. Most of the recreational books had dropped back down to the 7.5. 71 percent of the spread action was on Yale.
No. 19 Texas A&M and Yale square off in the NCAA Tournament opening round.
The Aggies' record in SEC play is 11-8, and their record is 11-2 in non-conference play. Texas A&M is 3-3 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Bulldogs are 15-1 in Ivy League play. Yale is third in the Ivy League with 16.2 assists per game led by Bez Mbeng averaging 5.5.
Texas A&M scores 74.3 points per game, 4.6 more points than the 69.7 Yale gives up. Yale scores 13.8 more points per game (81.7) than Texas A&M gives up to opponents (67.9).
Wade Taylor IV averages 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Aggies, scoring 15.7 points while shooting 33.0% from beyond the arc. Zhuric Phelps is shooting 36.0% and averaging 12.7 points over the past 10 games.
Mbeng is averaging 13.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.9 steals for the Bulldogs.
From The Action Network:
Knowing the A&M game plan, Yale will be prepared. The Elis matched Auburn's offensive rebounds in last year's NCAA Tournament. In 2016, Yale and head coach James Jones beat Baylor, a top-five offensive rebounding team that season.
If Yale can at least slow down the Aggies on the glass, the impetus falls on A&M shot-maker Wade Taylor IV, a senior with 2,000-plus career points, to make something happen. Yale counters with three-time Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year Bez Mbeng, one of the best perimeter stoppers in college basketball.
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