LSU Tigers vs. Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, Odds, Line, Spread, and Picks

The (#5) LSU Tigers (9-2) will clash with the Texas A&M Aggies (4-7) on Saturday evening.

LSU is No.5 in the latest College Football Rankings, winning five straight as they are on the outside looking in for the CFP. After two narrow wins over Alabama and Arkansas to start in November, the Tigers made light work of UAB last Saturday 41-10. Quarterback Jayden Daniels, a transfer from Arizona State, finished 22-of-29 for 297 yards and a score while adding 111 rushing yards and a score on 12 attempts.

On a cold and wet field, LSU was able to outgain UAB 565-259 in terms of yards. Running back Noah Cain, who stepped up for the injured Josh Williams, ran for three touchdowns in the win.

LSU vs. Texas A&M Betting Odds

Team	Spread	Over/Under	Moneyline
LSU Tigers	-2.5	047.5	-400
Texas A&M Aggies	+2.5	u47.5	+310

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Texas A&M snapped a six-game slide with a non-conference win over UMass Minutemen 20-3. Connor Weigman, who started the season as the third-string quarterback, threw for 191 yards and a score while adding 66 yards with his feet. A&M fumbled five times, losing four, but the defense showed up, holding a 1-10 UMass team to 168 yards. The Aggies, who closed as a 33-point favorite over the Minutemen, will need to do much better on offense if they want to compete with the Tigers.

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LSU is less than a year removed from hiring former Notre Dame frontman Brian Kelly to lead the program into a new era. With some luck, the Tigers can make the College Football Playoff for the first time since they won the National Championship with Joe Burrow in 2019. Jayden Daniels has improved since moving from the Pac-12 to the SEC, hurling 15 touchdowns against two picks at nearly a 70% completion percentage for the season. They average 4.9 yards per rush, the fifth-best mark in the conference. They are seventh in the SEC in yards per game (438.5) and yards per play (6.1).

The LSU secondary remains in the conversation to be coined "DBU." They allow opposing passers to only complete 59% of their passes for 208 yards per game. However, the front seven remain stout, permitting 3.9 yards per rush. Overall, they are fifth in the conference in yards allowed per game and force nearly two turnovers per game.

Texas A&M opened the season ranked No.7 in the AP top 25 but has stumbled to 4-7 and is in the midst of its worst season under Coach Jimbo Fisher. It's been a revolving door at the quarterback position, with three separate signal callers throwing at least 70 passes this season. Connor Weigman got the nod last week and has thrown six touchdowns against zero interceptions, suggesting he will get the nod again on Saturday. The Aggies average 4.5 yards per rush attempt, good for tenth in the SEC. They only trail Kentucky for the lowest number of yards per game at 354.7.

A&M deploys the best secondary from a statistics standpoint. Opposing passers only complete 55.7% of passes for a league-worst 152.5 yards. Unfortunately, they have proven to have no answer against the rushing attack. They allow an SEC-worst 210.8 rushing yards per game at 4.8 yards per pop.

LSU vs. Texas A&M Prediction

Saturday's SEC matchup features two of the best secondaries in the country. A&M has proven to have little ability to be consistent on offense, while LSU is good but could be better on that side of the ball. However, if both secondaries can put the straps on the opposing wide receivers, then the ground game should settle this one. As a result, the game script and matchup tendencies should favor the under in this game.