Pwnage Pick of the Day 3/25

PPOTD: 2-1
Last Pick: LA Kings (Pick in progress at the time of this writing)

Texas A&M (22-10) vs. Maryland (28-4) (Women's College Basketball)

Texas A&M is ranked #22 in the AP Top 25. In their last 9 games, they are only 5-4. Texas A&M has beaten only one ranked team this year. All the way back on November 15th, they beat Louisville 76-58. They have lost at #13 Purdue by 9 points, #3 UConn by 30 points, and #1 Baylor 3 times (by 23, by 7, and by 23). Other than the undefeated Baylor, the Big 12 is down this year with no other teams ranked. In their first two tournament games, they beat #14 Albany (23-10) 69-47, and #6 Arkansas (24-9 Received Votes in Top 25 Poll) 61-59.

Maryland is ranked #5 in the AP Top 25. They have won 9 straight games, and 12 of their last 13. Unlike Texas A&M, Maryland has beaten 6 ranked teams this year. They have beaten #17 Georgetown 72-53 on November 13th, #7 Delaware 85-75 on December 29th, #15 Georgia Tech three times (77-74, 64-56, 68-65), #6 Duke 63-61 on February 19th, and #19 Louisville 72-68 in round 2 of the NCAA Tournament. They have lost twice to#9 Miami (FL) (75-63, 76-74) the second result being Maryland last loss and their only loss in their last 13 games, and at #6 Duke 80-72 on Jan 22nd. In the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Maryland beat Navy (18-16) 59-44. They also beat Louisville (See Above).

Maryland is the hotter team, they are ranked higher, they have beaten more top 25 teams, and they will beat Texas A&M.

Pick: Maryland
Confidence: W5 or less