The Texas Longhorns likely won’t make the College Football Playoff, but their season can be a success with a win over major rival Texas A&M who comes into the game unbeaten. Destined for a shot at a national title the Aggies are one of three unbeaten teams left in the FBS. The game is set for Friday, Nov. 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET from Memorial Stadium in Austin and can be seen on ABC.
Texas A&M at Texas Preview
It’s been quite a season for the Aggies. A team that had disappointed so many times over the years and failed to win at least 10 games in more than a decade is one victory away from completing a perfect regular season. They needed a monumental comeback in Week 12 to get here overcoming a 30-3 halftime deficit to beat South Carolina, 31-30.
Closing as a 16.5-point favorite on the college football betting line it looked like the perfect season was in danger. A historic season continued with the biggest comeback win in program history, spearheaded by Marcel Reed. The Aggies geared up for this showdown with a 48-0 win over FCS Samford last week with Reed throwing three first quarter TD passes.
- An Aggies win secures a 12-0 regular season and a trip to the SEC title game while also getting them a top 4 seed in the CFP.
- Reed has multiple TD passes in five straight games and nine total and is second in the SEC and tied for 8th in the country with 25 TD strikes.
- An area of concern for the Aggies is turnovers. They have 14 giveaways this season and their minus-5 turnover margin has them 14th in the SEC.
- The Aggies are 3-1 ATS on the road this season.
With a slim hope of making the CFP the Horns desperately needed to beat Georgia two weeks ago. They took an early 3-0 lead only to get outscored 35-7 the rest of the way in a humbling setback. Against the best defensive teams in the country the Horns struggled. They managed a single touchdown in their season opening loss to Ohio State.
Last week’s win over Arkansas showed everyone what was expected from Texas this season, but they failed to deliver on a consistent basis. Arch Manning threw for a career-high 389 yards and the Horns amassed nearly 500 yards of offense, setting a season-high point total in their 52-37 win.
- Texas covered the 8-point spread in the win over Arkansas but it’s been a struggle at the betting window with a 3-7-1 ATS record this year.
- After allowing an average of 11.3 points during their first 7 games, the Horns have given up more than 30 points in each of their last four outings.
- Texas hopes to have starting LB Anthony Hill Jr. back in the lineup after missing last week’s game with an injury. The defense needs all the help against a dynamic offense.
- In their last three true home games the Horns averaged 47 points with Manning compiling 1,026 passing yards with 10 TDs and zero interceptions.
Texas A&M at Texas Predictions
Rivalry games are unpredictable and this is a huge one. Years of inactivity only fueled the matchup and not only beating but embarrassing the other team is important. I don’t know which team will win the game but we should see some offense. Manning is a more confident player and the Aggies will penetrate Texas’ defense making the OVER a good play.
Texas A&M at Texas Betting Tips
- The Aggies are favored for the 11th time this season with the opening -2.5 line the second lowest. They are -127 on the moneyline.
- Texas A&M beat LSU 49-25 in Week 9 as a 1.5-point favorite on the college football betting line and defeated Notre Dame 41-40 in Week 3 as a 6.5-point dog.
- The Horns are 0-2 SU and ATS in games they got points on the closing line.
- Texas opened at +112 on the moneyline.
- The total opened at 51.5 with Texas going 3-1 against the OVER in its last four games.
- The Aggies have cashed the OVER in eight of their 11 games.
Texas A&M at Texas Head to Head and Key Stats
- The longstanding rivalry went dormant for 12 years when the Aggies moved to the SEC in 2012. The teams played annually between 1915 and 2011 and 118 times overall with Texas winning 76 games with five ties.
- In 2024 the series was renewed with the Horns moving to the SEC.
- Texas won last year’s meeting 17-7 covering the 4.5-point spread for their second straight series win and fourth in the last five encounters.
- This is the first meeting at DKR Memorial Stadium in Austin since 2010; a 24-17 Aggies win and cover.
