Texas A&M Aggies vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 11/23/24

The Texas A&M Aggies take on the host Auburn Tigers in an SEC battle on Saturday. The Aggies are on the path to an SEC Championship berth if they can win their next 2 games. That would also come with a playoff berth and first-round bye — if they win it — so their next 2 games are very important. But Auburn would love to play spoiler. The Tigers have a 4-6 record this season and need wins against 15th-ranked A&M this week and 7th-ranked Alabama next week to become bowl eligible. That is a tall task for a team that has won 1 conference game all season. There is a lot at stake for both programs in this game.

These 2 teams are in similar spots. Both have their biggest games of the season against their biggest rivals next week, but both need a win right now. Auburn seems to be more locked in than A&M, whose head coach — Mike Elko — said “Our focus is single-handedly on Texas…I mean Auburn,” in a press conference earlier this week. Both of these teams also lean heavily on their defenses. The Aggies have the 33rd-ranked defense allowing only 21.2 points and 359.3 yards per game. The Tigers have the 23rd-ranked defense, allowing only 19.2 points and 314.4 yards per contest. Defense travels, but the difference-maker in this game will likely be offense. Texas A&M features the 39th-ranked offense, while Auburn has the 72nd-ranked offense. Since Marcel Reed has started at quarterback for the Aggies, they are 5-1 with their only loss coming against South Carolina — when the Gamecocks ran all over them for 286 rushing yards. This was mostly due to their mobile quarterback, LaNorris Sellers, but the good news for the Aggies is that Auburn QB Payton Thorne is not mobile. Thorne has 93 carries for 203 yards for an average of 2.2 ypc. Compare that to Sellers, who has 126 carries for 436 yards and had 106 against A&M. Texas A&M may be looking ahead to its next game against Texas, but so is Auburn. The Aggies’ should travel, so give me A&M.

Texas A&M vs Auburn prediction: Texas A&M -2.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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