Texas vs. Texas A&M football picks: What the oddsmakers say

A classic college football rivalry returns after more than a decade and with plenty on the line as Texas visits Texas A&M on Saturday night. Here’s what the oddsmakers are predicting for the game.

Texas improved to 6-1 in SEC play and stayed atop the conference standings after knocking off Kentucky, and needs to win this game in order to earn a place against Georgia in the SEC title bout.

Likewise for the Aggies, but they’re coming off a four-overtime loss against Auburn that dropped the team to 8-3 overall and 5-2 in conference games.

What do the wiseguys expect as the Longhorns and Aggies meet this weekend?

Let’s check in with the early predictions for Texas vs. Texas A&M in this Week 14 college football game, according to the oddsmakers.

Texas is a 6 point favorite against Texas A&M, according to the updated lines posted to FanDuel Sportsbook.

The book set the total at 48.5 points for the game.

And it lists the moneyline odds for Texas at -230 and for Texas A&M at +195 to win outright.

Texas: -6 (-110)
Texas A&M +6 (-110)

Over 48.5 points: -110
Under 48.5 points: -110

Texas is 6-5 against the spread (54.6%) overall this season …

Texas A&M is 3-8 (27.3%) ATS in ‘24 …

Texas is 2-2 against the spread in road games …

Texas A&M is 2-5 ATS at home …

Texas is 1-4 against the spread in its last 5 games …

A&M is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 home games …

Texas is 4-1 against the spread in its last 5 games played in Week 14 …

The total went over in 5 of Texas A&M’s last 6 games …

The total went under in 6 of Texas’ last 7 games and 7 of its last 9 road games …

A&M is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games on a Saturday …

A plurality of bettors expect the Longhorns will take care of the Aggies on the road, according to the spread consensus picks for the game.

Texas is getting 63 percent of bets to win the game and cover the narrow point spread.

The other 37 percent of wagers project Texas A&M will either win outright in an upset or keep the game under a touchdown margin in a loss.

The game’s implied score suggests a narrow victory for the Longhorns over the Aggies.

When taking the point spread and total into consideration, it’s implied that Texas will defeat Texas A&M by a projected score of 28 to 22.

Our early pick: Texas A&M +6 … Strange things can happen at Kyle Field under the lights, especially as this intense rivalry game is resurrected, and with so much on the line, so asking for a greater than touchdown margin might be too much, and this is a game the Aggies can outright win.

When: Sat., Nov. 30
Where: College Station, Tex.

Time: 6:30 p.m. Central
TV: ABC network

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