Missouri Tigers vs Texas A&M Aggies Matchup

Check out our free Missouri Tigers vs Texas A&M Aggies pick and preview for this CFB week 6 game in College Station. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this week 6 CFB matchup.

ABC will be covering the 12:00 ET kickoff between the Missouri Tigers and Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday, October 5th. The game will be played at Kyle Field in College Station. The Aggies are the slight -2-point favorites at home, with the over/under line set at 48.5 points. Both teams enter this matchup with 4-1 records, and Missouri is coming in with a +107 money line, while the Aggies sit at -128.

Tigers vs. Aggies Matchup At A Glance

Sport: CFB
Teams: Missouri Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies
Where: College Station at Kyle Field
Date: Saturday, October 5th
Betting Odds TXAM -2, MISSR +107 | TXAM -128 O/U 48.5

Tigers Preview:

Missouri heads into Week 6 against Texas A&M with a perfect 4-0 record. They are 2-0 on the road and rank 14th in our power rankings. Missouri has a 99.5% chance of becoming bowl-eligible and a 1.7% chance of winning the Southeastern, but they have a 32.4% chance of making the playoff, which is 14th best in the nation.

The Tigers have a +24.5 average scoring margin this season and are 1-1 against the spread. They’ve been favored in two of their four games, going 2-0 as the favorite.

Missouri’s over/under record is 0-2, with their games averaging 48.5 points. This week’s line is at 48.5 points, while their average over/under line has been 51.8 points.

Tigers Offense Breakdown

Missouri’s offense ranks 25th in scoring, averaging 36.5 points per game, and they are 47th in our offensive power rankings heading into week 6. Their passing game is 20th in completions, with 27 per game, and they are 34th in attempts, averaging 37.8. They rank 58th in passing yards, with 265.8 per game. However, they have the 7th best completion percentage in the nation at 71.5% and are 6th in third-down conversions, converting 54.7% of their attempts.

Quarterback Brady Cook has thrown for 946 yards and has a passer rating of 95. He has completed 68.7% of his passes, with four touchdowns and one interception. Nate Noel leads the rushing attack with 441 yards, averaging 6 yards per carry, and Missouri is 44th in rushing yards, with 211 per game. Theo Wease Jr. has 287 receiving yards on 26 catches.

Tigers Team Defense

Missouri's defense has been strong this season, ranking 7th nationally by allowing just 12 points per game. They’ve given up only 92.2 rushing yards per game and 127.2 passing yards, which is the 7th-lowest in the country. Opposing quarterbacks have a passer rating of 62.8 against Missouri, completing just 48.7% of their throws.

In their recent game against Vanderbilt, Missouri allowed 27 points, including two passing touchdowns. Vanderbilt gained 325 total yards, with 178 passing yards and 147 rushing yards on 35 attempts.

Aggies Preview:

The Tigers have a +24.5 average scoring margin this season and are 1-1 against the spread. They’ve been favored in two of their four games, going 2-0 as the favorite.

Missouri’s over/under record is 0-2, with their games averaging 48.5 points. This week’s line is at 48.5 points, while their average over/under line has been 51.8 points.

Aggies Offense Breakdown

Heading into week 6, Texas A&M’s offense ranks 48th in our power rankings, averaging 29 points per game. They are 7th nationally in rushing, with 232.6 yards per game on 41.8 attempts.

Le’Veon Moss leads the ground attack with 471 rushing yards, averaging 6 yards per carry and scoring three touchdowns. Quarterback Marcel Reed has thrown for 585 yards and six touchdowns without an interception.

Aggies Team Defense

Texas A&M's defense has been solid this season, ranking 31st nationally by allowing just 18 points per game. Against Arkansas, they gave up 17 points but limited the Razorbacks to 100 rushing yards on 30 attempts. Through the air, Arkansas managed 279 passing yards, but A&M's defense also came away with an interception.

Opponents are averaging 123.8 rushing yards per game on 30 attempts against Texas A&M, while quarterbacks have posted a 68.2 passer rating, completing 57.4% of their throws for an average of 207 passing yards per game.

Tigers vs Aggies Betting Odds, Trends & Analysis

Across their last five road contests, Missouri has been good against the spread posting a mark of 5-0. Their overall mark in these games was 4-1, while averaging 31 points per game.
Through their last ten home games, Texas A&M has an ATS record of just 3-6-1. However, their overall record was 2-8 while averaging 25 points per game.
In their last ten games as the betting underdog, the Missouri Tigers have a straight up record of 6-4 and an ATS mark of 7-3.
In their last ten games as the betting favorite, the Texas A&M Aggies have a straight up record of 9-1 and an ATS mark of 4-6.