Texas A&M Aggies at Texas Longhorns 2010 NCAAF Week 13 Odds, Preview, and Predictions: Head football coach Mike Sherman will lead his No. 16 Texas A&M Aggies on the road to Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium to take on the Texas Longhorns in a Thanksgiving Night special at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN. Texas comes in at 5-6 6th in the Big 12 South needing a win just to be bowl eligible and not have a losing season while the Aggies are 8-3 2nd in the division. A&M could reach the Big 12 Title game with a win, and Oklahoma State loss and some screwy things changing in the BCS. “The consequences of winning are the expectations get higher,” coach Mike Sherman said. “We jumped over another hurdle and have taken another step. We still have another step to take.” “The most important thing for us is to worry about the University of Texas and playing a great game,” Sherman said. “I’d be pretty proud of our team if we could win Thursday night. … After that, we’ll just see what happens, see what they tell us we can do.” Vegas odds makers have the Texas A&M Aggies a -4 point favorite on the road against the Texas Longhorns.
The Texas A&M Aggies are on a roll with their most recent win coming 9-6 over the Nebraska Cornhuskers for their 5th consecutive victory moving them to 6-4 ATS for the season. Quarterback Ryan Tannehill completed 19 of 29 passes for 172 yards with not touchdowns but has thrown 10 TD’s during the streak. Running back Cyrus Gray carried the offense with his 5th straight 100 yard rushing performance toting the ball 26 times for 137 yards and also catching 9 passes for an additional 65 yards. The Aggies are ranked at 16th in the FBS College Football Power Top 25 Week 13 Rankings.
Texas comes in with a rout 51-17 at home against Florida Atlantic to move to 3-8 ATS for the season. Quarterback Garrett Gilbert completed 15 of 21 passes for 256 yards and 2 touchdowns. Head football coach Mack Brown summed up the season. “If we can do our job Thursday night, there’s absolutely no doubt that we’ll be excited to go wherever,” coach Mack Brown said. “There’s no such thing as a bad bowl.” Texas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Texas A&M. Odds makers at SBG Global have the over/under for the total score at 47 1/2 points combined of the Texas A&M Aggies and Texas Longhorns.
I predict an A&M victory on the road! Go Aggies!