One of college football’s most bitter rivalries is set to renew on Saturday when the No. 20 Texas A&M Aggies (8-3, 5-2) host the No. 3 Texas Longhorns (10-1, 6-1) in the 2024 Lone Star Showdown on Saturday at Kyle Field. This rivalry game got put on hold after Texas A&M left the Big 12 and joined the SEC, and will be played for the first time since 2011. The winner of this game will earn a spot in the SEC Championship Game next week. Texas is coming off a dominant 31-14 win over Kentucky, while Texas A&M is looking to bounce back from a 43-41 quadruple overtime loss to Auburn. The Longhorns lead the all-time series 76-37-5, and has won three of the last four matchups.
Kickoff in College Station is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. The Longhorns are favored by 4.5 points in the latest Texas vs. Texas A&M odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under is 48.5 points. Before making any Texas vs. Texas A&M picks, you need to see the Week 14 college football picks and betting advice from SportsLine’s Jimmie Kaylor.
Kaylor is an NFL, college football and DFS expert for SportsLine, who has covered the NFL and college football for close to a decade as a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. His background as a former college football All-American and NFL player gives him a unique perspective when building his fantasy lineups and locking in his betting picks. He has his finger on the pulse of the college football landscape and has been cashing in big on sports betting apps for the last two years.
Kaylor has destroyed the sportsbooks in college football the last two seasons, netting a whopping 69.79 units while posting a 214-136-6 record since Week 1 of the 2023 season. All of his picks have been featured on his SportsLine expert page or in his weekly bylined articles. Anyone who followed his picks is way up.
Now, Kaylor has dialed in on Texas vs. Texas A&M on Saturday and just revealed his college football picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see his picks. Here are the college football odds and college football betting lines for Texas A&M vs. Texas:
- Texas vs. Texas A&M spread: Texas -4.5
- Texas vs. Texas A&M over/under: 48.5 points
- Texas vs. Texas A&M money line: Texas -191, Texas A&M +159
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Why Texas can cover
Texas has an experienced and deep roster. The Longhorns returned 15 starters, including quarterback Quinn Ewers, from last year’s team that made the four-team College Football Playoff and added several key pieces during the offseason, including transfer wide receiver Isaiah Bond. Texas also returned four starters on what has developed into arguably the best offensive line in college football.
Defensively, Texas has been flat out dominant in 2024. The Horns have allowed 17 or more points in only two games this season, and enter Saturday allowing an average of 12.1 points per game, which ranks third in the country. Texas also ranks second in country in both total yards allowed per game (247.5) and passing yards allowed per game (143.5). See which team to pick here.
Why Texas A&M can cover
The Aggies have homefield advantage in this rivalry matchup, and the raucous crowd at Kyle Field is surely going to play a role on Saturday night. Texas A&M also still has a lot to play for in this matchup, with the winner earning a spot in next Week’s SEC Championship Game. A win would also significantly boost the Aggies’ College Football Playoff resume.
Quarterback Marcel Reed has added a new dimension to the Aggies offense with his dual-threat ability. Reed enters Saturday’s matchup with 1,426 passing yards, 12 touchdown passes, and three interceptions. He’s also rushed for 441 yards and six scores. See which team to pick here.
How to make Texas vs. Texas A&M picks
Kaylor has analyzed Texas A&M vs. Texas from every angle and he’s leaning Over on the point total. He has also discovered a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread. He’s only sharing what it is, and which side to back, at SportsLine.
So who wins Texas vs. Texas A&M on Saturday, and what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must back? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the expert who has profited $6,979 for $100 college football bettors since Week 1 of the 2023 season, and find out.
