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Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M football: Predictions, odds and how to watch Saturday
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The 2024 college football season begins in full with Week 1, and there might not be a juicier reunion than the one taking place when No. 7 Notre Dame visits No. 20 Texas A&M in a huge non conference clash of playoff hopefuls Saturday night.
New Texas A&M coach Mike Elko will face his former quarterback from Duke because Riley Leonard transferred to Notre Dame soon after Elko left the Blue Devils for the SEC and College Station, Texas this offseason. Either Elko or Leonard will leave with a loss in their debut at a new school.
The first matchup between Notre Dame and Texas A&M in football since 2001 is getting the “College Gameday” treatment by ESPN and will be featured nationally in primetime on ABC.
The Aggies are looking to rebound from last season’s 7-6 campaign that saw former coach Jimbo Fisher get fired in November for a record buyout amount. Notre Dame wants to build on winning 10 games in coach Marcus Freeman’s second season and will count on Leonard’s dual threat capability to lead the program into the expanded postseason format.
Here’s everything else to know about the Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M college football game on Saturday night:
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Covers.com: Take Notre Dame and the points
Ed Scimia writes: “It’s questionable whether Texas A&M has done enough to truly catch up with Notre Dame in terms of overall talent. On defense, the Irish have NFL-level talent, particularly in their secondary, something that could give (Texas A&M quarterback Conner) Weigman fits at the start of the season … I’m not convinced Texas A&M should be the favorite here, and neither are most predictive systems.”
Odds Shark: Back Leonard and the Irish at plus-money
Josie Costigan writes: “This may be the brightest spot for an upset in Week 1.”
Action Network: Take the over
Brad Cunningham writes: “The total is far too low for two offensive coordinators who are going to play at much faster tempos than these offenses have in the past. I have 54.2 points projected for this game, so I like the value on over 46.5 points.”
Dallas Morning News: Texas A&M wins a close one
Luke White writes: “Home field advantage could prove to be the difference as the Aggies land the final punch in a slugfest.”
College Football News: Texas A&M in a nail-biter
Pete Fiutak writes: “The critical difference will be Texas A&M’s defensive front, which is talented enough to disrupt (Notre Dame quarterback Riley) Leonard and force him to make a lot of big-time throws. It will be a tightly contested battle between two excellent football teams, but the atmosphere and energy at Kyle Field prove too tough for the Irish, who will lose their fourth straight road game against a ranked opponent.”
Winners and Whiners: Take Notre Dame +2.5
Mark Ruelle writes: “The Irish have a very favorable schedule this season and realize the enormity of this opening game against the 20th-ranked Aggies. The Aggies have a ways to go to improve upon an offense that was just 101st in the country in red zone efficiency last season. The Aggies will be a team that no one wants to play later in the season but the Irish are catching them early and should be the team that is more equipped to win out of the gates.”
Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M odds, lines
The Texas A&M Aggies are favorites to beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in Saturday’s Week 1 college football matchup, according to the BetMGM odds. Looking to wager? Check out the top college football betting apps in 2024 offering the top NCAA football betting promos and bonuses in 2024.
Odds as of Thursday morning
- Spread: Texas A&M (-3)
- Moneylines: Texas A&M (-150); Notre Dame (+125)
- Over/under: 46
How to watch Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M
Date: Saturday, August 31
Where: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
TV: ABC
Stream: ESPN+, Fubo, Sling TV
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There’s not many undefeated teams left at the top of the college football rankings, but Texas A&M is one of them. LSU will be looking for redemption when the Aggies roll into town, after losing to Vanderbilt and dropping nine spots in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
Vanderbilt defeated LSU, nearly dropping the Tigers to sub-20 ranking. On the other hand, the Aggies have only faced one ranked opponent, squeaking by Notre Dame earlier in the season. Texas A&M is coming off a close win over the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Don’t miss this top-20 SEC matchup, tickets are available now.
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LSU vs. Texas A&M college football tickets
The LSU Tigers will host the Texas A&M Aggies at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Tickets are available now, starting at $117. For a slightly better view, tickets on the east or west sides are starting at $327.
LSU vs. Texas A&M game information
The Texas A&M Aggies look to continue their string of dominance and move to 7-0 on the season, but they have one of their rivals, the Arkansas Razorbacks standing in front them, hoping to detour them off one of the program’s best starts of the decade.
The rivalry matchup doesn’t come without a twist though, as this is the first time the two will match up on campus since 2014. Unfortunately for the Aggies, they have to hit the road first, but it shouldn’t scare them, after already having traveled to South Bend this season to defeat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
For the Aggies though, it didn’t matter where the game was played, displaying an effecient first half performance off the back of their offense, and a defense that would bend, but not break on the road.
There were a lot of questions about how the Aggies would respond on the week after losing Le’Veon Moss for a significant amount of time with an undisclosed injury, but Rueben Owens proved he was up for the role as the starting running back. Averaging over four yards a carry on five rushing attempts for 23-yards, the Aggies offense picked up where they left off.
Quarterback Marcel Reed would go 5-6 through the air for 67-yards, and would deliver a 24-yard strike to Ashton Bethel-Roman for the first touchdown of the game. That was in response after the Razorbacks drove the field and had to settle for a field goal for the first points of the game.
The Aggies continued their string of success on offense, this time with Reed scoring himself on a rushing touchdown. They would get something new thrown at them on defense though, after Taylen Green would exit the game with an injury from being tackled awkwardly. The Razorbacks would settle for another field goal.
The Aggies would continue their methodical drive down the field, for a 14-play, 75-yard drive that took 7:45 on the clock and resulted in a Nate Boerkircher touchdown reception from Reed to put the Aggies up 21-6. The defense though, would have their struggles, especially contianing Green, who would break through on a 27-yard scamble for a touchdown to cut the Aggies lead to 21-13
The Razorbacks would hold the Aggies to a three-and-out, after great pressure from their defense, and would be forced to punt it away with under a minute left. The Aggies would continue struggling against the run in the contest, allowing over 200-yards in the first half on the ground, including to Mike Washington.
The defense would allow a touchdown on a reception to O’Mega Blake as time was expiring in the first half, and the Aggies would carry a 21-20 victory into halftime, where they would search for answers on defense.
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