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The Aggies are still in the hunt for their first Southeastern Conference championship and playoff berth but can ill afford another loss on either count. Texas A&M's toughest test still awaits: in-state rival Texas in College Station. The challenge may be avoiding looking ahead from this one. The Tigers have to win their final two games to avoid a fourth straight losing season.
Line Analysis and Action
- Opening Line - The line opened as low as -1 Aggies at Circa.
- Line Trend - This one stayed steady at 2.5 throughout much of the week.
- Sagarin Number - Sagarin gives us a number of Aggies 3.2, which tells us this line is accurate.
- Action - Action was relatively balanced.
Historic Comparables
- Iowa -2.5 Minnesota (Iowa 2.53 On The Money) - Road favorite covers.
- USC -2.5 UCLA (road favorite covers with 3 point win) USC 3.02 On the Money - Road favorite covers.
- Bills -2.5 Jets (Bills 2.47 On The Money) - Road favorite covers.
- Ravens -2.5 Bengals (Ravens 2.79 On The Money) - Road favorite covers.
- Buffalo -2.5 LA Rams (road favorite Buffalo covers with big win) Buffalo 2.21 On the Money - Road favorite covers.
- TCU -2.5 Baylor (home dog Baylor covers with TCU one point win). TCU 2.29 On the Money - Home dog covers.
Key Matchup
Auburn's running game against Texas A&M's defense. Jarquez Hunter has already rushed for 1,015 yards with five touchdowns, including a nation's best 278-yard game against Kentucky. No coincidence that it was the Tigers' only SEC win, since their passing game has been inconsistent.
The Aggies have only allowed two of their last seven opponents to top 100 rushing yards, including holding LSU to 24 yards on 23 rushes. They have a defensive front led by Shemar Turner and transfer Nic Scourton.
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