The Auburn Tigers will take a second shot at playing spoiler Saturday as they welcome the favored Texas A&M Aggies to Jordan-Hare Stadium. The Tigers (5-3 SU, 4-4 ATS) failed to put a dent in Alabama’s impressive resume last week and are underdogs again this week against an upstart Aggies team (6-1 SU, 3-4 ATS) with College Football Playoff aspirations.
- Date/Time: December 5, 5 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Jordan-Hare Stadium
- TV Coverage: ESPN
- Sportsbook Odds: Auburn -3.5 | O/U 47.5 (Line History)
- Texas A&M vs Auburn Matchup Report
Sportsbook Odds Analysis
The Tigers were actually the favorites when the odds opened, but the Aggies are firmly favored now at -6.5 or -7 depending on where you bet. The total is set at 47.5.
Texas A&M News & Notes
A multi-week break due to COVID-19 cancellations wasn’t enough to slow down the Aggies, who used a suffocating defense to force three turnovers in a 20-7 win over LSU.
Texas A&M has now reeled off five consecutive victories, with its only loss coming to the powerhouse Crimson Tide; prior to last week’s win, the Aggies had scored 40 or more points in three of four games.
Bettors and daily fantasy players can expect the offense to look sharper this week after showing plenty of rust in the win over LSU. Auburn has surrendered 27 or more points five times this season, which opens the door for some DFS value on the Aggies side; our best bet: running back Isaiah Spiller, who has five 100-yard rushing performances with six touchdowns in seven games.
Auburn News & Notes
The Tigers are still a good bet to play in a notable bowl game this year, but they can only wonder where they’d be with better quarterback play.
Bo Nix hasn’t taken the step forward fans and bettors had hoped he would, completing just over 61 percent of his pass attempts with 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions while adding 283 rushing yards and four scores.
Getting off to a good start will be critical for the Tigers – but backers shouldn’t expect miracles here, with Auburn ranked just inside the top 100 nationally in first-quarter scoring (4.2 points).
They’ve been held scoreless in the Sportsbook 15 minutes in each of their past three games, and with Texas A&M flashing some strong defense at the moment, Auburn’s 1Q UNDER looks like a strong play.
Betting Pick: Texas A&M -6.5 (-110)
The Aggies have it going at both ends of the field right now, while there are simply too many weaknesses in the Tigers’ game for bettors to ignore. We like the road side to cover.
- Texas A&M is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 road games.
- Auburn is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 home games.
- The UNDER is 5-0 in Auburn’s last 5 games vs SEC foes.
