Week 6 – Texas A&M at Missouri
The Game
We’ve got a juicy SEC game to look forward to at HIGH NOON on Saturday as Texas A&M travels to Columbia to battle Missouri. The Aggies (3-2) got pasted in back-to-back weeks by Kentucky and LSU but bounced back nicely with a home win over WOO PIG last week. Missouri (4-1) also enjoyed a fine rebound after dropping a close one at Mississippi St. The Tigers absolutely destroyed the Florida Gators a week ago and hope to keep the mojo rolling this weekend.
The Details
Missouri -3.5 Texas A&M (48.5)
MEGALOCKS LINE – Missouri -6
“Vegas” Implied Projected Score: Missouri 26 Texas A&M 22.5
Missouri offense vs Texas A&M defense
Missouri is going to be a handful this week as QB Austin Simmons is playing exceptional football (13-0 TD-to-INT ratio) and has looked like a legitimate Heisman contender, save for a stinker against Troy. RB Jamal Roberts is coming off a 200-yard game against Florida, and the WR duo of Cayden Lee and Donovan Olugbode is one of the hottest in the nation. The offensive line is doing great work creating room in the run game, and the Tigers have allowed only six sacks in five games.
Texas A&M has been a shell of its former self on defense this year, ranking #14 in the SEC in YPP. The Aggies are having trouble stopping both the run (#9 SEC) and the pass (#12 SEC pass-efficiency defense). The biggest change from last year comes in the PENETRATION department, as Texas A&M has recorded only FIVE sacks all season (last in the SEC). In 2025, the Aggies sacked the QB 43 times in 13 games. This is not good, yo.
Texas A&M offense vs Missouri defense
QB Marcel Reed has been legitimately bad dating back to the 2025 regular-season finale against Texas, and this year’s numbers are very poor (57%, 6-4 TD-to-INT ratio, 6.1 YPA). Much like the defense, the offense has struggled this season, ranking next-to-last in the SEC in YPP. It’s also been a bit of a slog on the ground (#11 SEC), and good luck running against Missouri, which has been one of the best run defenses in the country this year despite facing Mississippi St and Florida (89 YPG, #15). The Tigers have also been able to get to the QB (15 sacks, #4 SEC), and that’s not great news for a Texas A&M offensive line that recently allowed four sacks against LSU.
Trends, Intangibles, and More!
Missouri will be looking to avenge last year’s home loss to Texas A&M, a game in which the Tigers were buried 38-17. The good news for Missouri is that last year’s QB was something called a Matt Zollers (7/22, 77 yards), who commanded no respect in the THROW GAME, but the Tigers still had TWO RBs rush for more than 100 yards against a stop unit much better than what they’ll see this Saturday.
Missouri and Texas A&M have played comparable schedules according to the Sagarin ratings. Missouri owns a +1.80 YPP margin, while the Aggies check in at -0.80.
Weather conditions for the game look perfect as we approach press time.
Summary
We like Missouri in this game. They’re the better team on both sides of the football and have a massive edge at QB.
Conclusion
Official pick — Missouri -3.5 -110
Consensus is -3.5 -110.
-3.5 is listed virtually everywhere.
NOTE — We’ve lost a few games this season by half a point, so if you feel like buying down to -3, go for it. We didn’t do it and, as you know, it’s our corporate policy to keep things as close to -110 as possible over the course of the year so our record reflects the average wager.
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