Tigers vs Aggies NCAA Football Spread/Handicapping
Missouri (5-6) has not had a great first season in the SEC and they have lost 3 of their last 3 games. On top of that they face a hot Texas A&M team and may have to face the Aggies without their starting QB.
Venue/ Stadium: Kyle Field, COLLEGE STATION, TX
Time/Date: 7 PM EST Sunday, November 24, 2012
NCAAF Odds From: BetOnline
Moneyline: OFF
Spread: Texas A&M -22
Over/Under: 61
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Missouri Tigers vs. No. 9 Texas A&M Aggies Preview
Texas A&M (9-2) has had a great first season in the SEC and they have won 4 straight. QB Johnny Manziel may be in the lead for the Heisman race and the freshman has a chance to break the SEC record for total yardage in this game. NCAAF lines have Texas A&M as big 22-point favorites with a total of 61.
In their games Missouri beat Syracuse 31-27 and Texas A&M beat San Houston State 47-28.
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On the season Missouri is 5-5 ATS and they have an Over/Under record of 4-6 and Texas A&M is 6-5 ATS and they have an Over/Under record of 3-6.
Missouri must win this game or they will not be playing in a bowl game.
Manziel has passed for 3,047 yards with 21 TD and has rushed for 1,114 yards with 17 TD. His top 2 targets of WR’s Mike Evans and Ryan Swope have combined for nearly 1,700 receiving yards this season and each is averaging over 13 yards per catch on the season. Missouri ranks 49th in the nation in pass defense, but they gave up a ton of passing yards in their last game facing a team with a legit passing offense in Tennessee.
RB Ben Malena, who has 706 rushing yards and 6 TD this season, joins Manziel in the backfield. Missouri does have a solid run defense ranking 37th in the nation. [soliloquy id=”82219″]
Mizzou starting QB James Franklin is questionable for this game with a concussion and if he cannot go freshman Corbin Berkstresser will get the start. Berkstresser has seen action this season with over 700 passing yards, but in his last 4 games he has 5 INT and 0 TD. The Tigers have a decent WR corps, but not a great one, and the Tigers may have some success in this game facing the Aggies and their 75th ranked pass defense. However, A&M does have a solid pass rush with 29 sacks on the season.
One player that must play well for the Tigers to score an upset is RB Kendial Lawrence, who has rushed for over 100 yards in 3 of his last 4 games. However, he will be facing a solid Texas A&M run defense that ranks 32nd in the nation.
In some betting trends for this SEC match up Missouri is 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a S.U. loss and they have an Under record of 4-1 in their last 5 road games.
Texas A&M is 4-0 ATS vs. a team with a losing record and they have an Under record of 8-3 in their last 11 games overall.
Jason’s Pick: These 2 teams are rivals from their Big 12 games and while I think Texas A&M will win Missouri will keep it somewhat close and they will cover the spread on the road.
