Free March Madness Picks Kansas Jayhawks and Texas A&M Aggies

The Kansas Jayhawks may have to stop looking ahead to Saturday when they go on the road to meet the Texas AM Aggies. The Jayhawks, who will play rival Missouri over the weekend with first-place in the Big12 on the line, have won four straight since falling against the Tigers on February 4.

Prior the conference season, this was the matchup that was predicted to be quite pivotal atop the league standings, as Kansas and Texas A&M were pegged as the co-favorites to win the Big 12.

The Aggies have stumbled to a 4-10 league record, though and won't make an NCAA Tournament appearance without winning the conference tournament in March.

Kansas Jayhawks at Texas A&M Aggies

When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas

The Jayhawks have opened as 10.5 point favorites on a few sports book sites out there so if you are looking to bet on this game, finish reading this free March madness picks article.

Kansas Jayhawks (22-5)

With an 83-50 blowout of Texas Tech on Saturday, the Jayhawks picked up their 1,000th conference victory, the most of any school in the country. The record reflects the consistency established by Kansas, which has won or shared the Big 12 title in seven straight seasons under coach Bill Self. This season, the Jayhawks are finding success inside with the play of Thomas Robinson (17.7 points and 11.8 rebounds) and Jeff Withey (6.6 rebounds and 3.4 blocks). Guard Tyshawn Taylor's 16.6 points per game compliment the interior duo. Withey has 20 blocked shots in the past three games. The Jayhawks beat the Aggies 64-54 on Jan. 23 in Lawrence.

Texas A&M Aggies (13-13)

The sole conference wins they had this season were against Texas Tech which was twice, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State – the other three schools in the bottom of the Big 12. The problem lies on the offensive end, where Texas A&M has topped 70 points only twice in league play and five times all season. Junior forward Khris Middleton – a pre-season All-Big 12 selection who has been riddled with injuries – is beginning to show signs of picking things up, scoring a team-high 15 points in the Aggies' loss to Missouri last weekend. Texas A&M (60.2 points) and Kansas (60.4) lead the conference in scoring defense.

Free March Madness Picks: Jayhawks 74, Aggies 50.