UCLA vs Stanford Prediction, Game Preview

UCLA Bruins vs Stanford Cardinal prediction and game preview.

UCLA vs Stanford prediction and game preview.


UCLA vs Stanford Broadcast

Date: Saturday, December 19
Game Time: 7:00 ET
Venue: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
Network: ESPN

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UCLA (3-3) vs Stanford (3-2) Game Preview

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Why Stanford Will Win

Stanford has started to play well.

It was a team that needed a bit to get going, and it needed to get QB Davis Mills going. Now it’s all working, with Mills connecting on over 70% of his passes over the last three games and averaging over 250 yards per outing. The offensive line is doing a great job in in pass protection and just enough to make the running game not awful.

For all of the good things UCLA is doing, it’s all about the turnovers. It gave the ball aways once in the three wins and 11 times in the three losses. Stanford has yet to throw a pick in the five games and lost just two fumbles.

Get Mills into a groove against a defense that’s giving up close to 250 passing yards per game, don’t turn the ball over, be fine.

Why UCLA Will Win

UCLA’s ground game has been great.

The offensive line has been good enough in pass protection and at keeping teams out of the backfield. Running against the Stanford defense that’s allowing over 200 yards per game, UCLA should be able to move the ball however it needs to – QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson has been terrific.

The veteran missed a few games, but he came back to hit close to 80% of his passes over the last two weeks. He’s great at keeping things moving, and he shouldn’t have a problem against a Stanford defense that’s awful at coming up with third down stops.

The Cardinal are allowing teams to convert on 54% of their third down chances, and UCLA will have no problem keeping that going.

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What’s Going To Happen

It’s the bowl game for both teams after they each opted out on a post-season invitation, and it should be an entertaining fight. It’s a shame, because the winner here could be showcased in a postseason exhibition after a bit of a rough run.

Stanford has managed to be on the right side of three close games and just missed in a tough loss to Colorado. UCLA has been in some terrific games with the Colorado, Oregon, Arizona State and USC games all potentially going either way.

UCLA will move the ball easier, the pass rush will make a difference, and Thompson-Robinson will have another strong game to pull out close battle. Each team will have its chances to take over, but the Bruins will do it late on a good scoring march.

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UCLA vs Stanford Prediction, Line

UCLA 35, Stanford 31
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UCLA -7, o/u: 59
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5

Must See Rating: 3

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Arizona State vs Oregon State Prediction, Game Preview

Arizona State Sun Devils vs Oregon State Beavers prediction and game preview.

Arizona State vs Oregon State prediction and game preview.


Arizona State vs Oregon State Broadcast

Date: Saturday, December 19
Game Time: 10:30 pm ET
Venue: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR
Network: ESPN

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Why Arizona State Will Win

The offensive balance is impressive.

The running game might not have been great against UCLA, and the passing attack didn’t do much against USC, but on the year, the Sun Devils have rushed for 682 yards and thrown for 638.

There isn’t a big body of work, but the running game is the best in the Pac-12, the passing attack hits a whole lot of big plays down the field, and there isn’t a problem keeping the chains moving.

On the flip side, Oregon State’s defense isn’t doing a lot down the field with the passing game, the defense isn’t great on third downs, and there aren’t a lot of plays in the backfield from the defensive front.

Why Oregon State Will Win

Oregon State isn’t going to turn the ball over seven times like Arizona did.

Arizona State has been great at forcing mistakes, coming up with four takeaways against USC and turning the lights out fast with big defensive plays against Arizona. Oregon State will turn it over a bit – giving it up six times in six games – but it hasn’t been a massive problem.

Beaver star RB Jermar Jefferson missed the Utah game and was held in check last week by Stanford, but he should be able to rumble a bit against an Arizona State defense that doesn’t get destroyed against the run, but allows over four yards per carry. He’s still banged up a bit, though, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

This is a dinged up Oregon State team, even after a shortened season.

The problem is on the Beaver defensive front. The offensive line has been fine, but the defense is about to have a problem with an Arizona State offensive front that’s going to plow away for over 200 rushing yards.

It’s not going to be all that cold for the team from Tempe, but it’s supposed to rain in Corvallis. Arizona State’s O will be just fine.

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Arizona State vs Oregon State Prediction, Line

Arizona State 27, Oregon State 24
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Arizona State -7.5, o/u: 55.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 3

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Utah vs Washington State Prediction, Game Preview

Utah Utes vs Washington State Cougars prediction and game preview.

Utah vs Washington State prediction and game preview.


Utah vs Washington State Broadcast

Date: Saturday, December 19
Game Time: 1:30 ET
Venue: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
Network: FS1

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Why Washington State Will Win

The offensive line hasn’t been bad.

When the team wants to run, it’s not bad at it – even though it’s a product of the system that’s about the passing attack.

It’s almost impossible to power away on the Utah defensive front, and Washington State isn’t going to try. It’s about spacing things out, quick-hitting throws, and finding the holes for Deon McIntosh and company to run through.

On the other side, Utah’s offense is working fine, but there aren’t a slew of deep plays with the passing game and too many interceptions – six in the four games – and it’s not the type of attack that’s going to run away with this and hide with a big 24-point first quarter.

Wazzu might not be dominating offensively, but it can control the clock. However …

Why Utah Will Win

Utah is Utah in time of possession. It leads the Pac-12 and is tenth in the nation, keeping the ball for close to 34 minutes. That’s a big, big problem for Washington State if it’s not able to control the tempo.

The Cougar offense is struggling. It’s okay, but it’s coming off a 263-yard day against USC, the passing game isn’t working like it should, and the defense is having big problems with good passing attacks.

Jake Bentley hasn’t been perfect, but the former South Carolina quarterback has been solid for Utah. He’s coming off of his best game, throwing for 240 yards and two touchdowns. There’s a pass rush to worry about, but the Utah O line is good in pass protection.

The team is playing better – it looked like it needed a few games to warm up and get going, and now …

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What’s Going To Happen

This is Utah’s bowl game, since it already decided it’s not going to accept a bowl bid if offered one.

That’s a double-whammy for the Pac-12. The league has said it’s only allowing teams with .500 records or better to get a bowl, and a Utah win knocks out Washington State from that.

The Utes will play much stronger on the lines, the Washington State passing game won’t get going, and it’ll be a third straight solid performance as Utah keeps getting better and better … and then the season is over.

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Utah vs Washington State Prediction, Line

Utah 38, Washington State 17
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Utah -10.5, o/u: 57.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3.5

Must See Rating: 2.5

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Penn State vs Illinois Prediction, Game Preview

Penn State Nittany Lions vs Illinois Fighting Illini prediction and game preview

Penn State vs Illinois prediction and game preview.


Penn State vs Illinois Broadcast

Date: Saturday, December 19
Game Time: 5:30 ET
Venue: Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA
Network: FS1

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Why Illinois Will Win

For all of the problems and issues, the Illinois offense has been able to move the ball a bit.

It didn’t look great over the last two weeks against Iowa and Northwestern, but those two have among the Big Ten’s best defenses. Even so, the Illini offense was still good on third downs against the Hawkeyes and on the year is connecting on 40% of its tries.

That comes from the ground game that’s not all that bad.

Again, playing against Iowa and Northwestern is a problem, but even against those two the rushing attack worked okay. Before that, the Illini ripped through Rutgers and Nebraska, and it averages close to five yards per carry on the year.

Illinois might not tear off 300 yards on the ground, but it should be able to do just enough to maintain some control against a Penn State team that’s not going to run away with this. But …

Why Penn State Will Win

Oh yeah, there’s that issue with the Illinois head coach – he’s not there anymore.

Lovie Smith was “relieved of his duties” after the 28-10 loss to Northwestern and the 2-5 season. Interim head coach Rod Smith moves over from the offensive coordinator side, but it’s hardly business as usual for the Illini.

Penn State is playing well. It helps to have played Michigan, Rutgers and Michigan State over the last few weeks, but still, it’s a good turnaround from the 0-5 start. The defense is doing a fantastic job against the run and allowed fewer than 300 yards of total offense in three of the last five games.

Offensively, Sean Clifford has been solid. He’s hitting well over 60% of his throws in the recent run, the running game is doing enough, and the team is playing with more confidence and consistency.

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What’s Going To Happen

Illinois hasn’t been all that bad for a 2-5 team.

Here’s how crazy this is. Had Illinois played its original schedule with Illinois State, UConn, and Bowling Green, it’s almost certainly a five-win team, possibly six-win, and Lovie Smith is still the head coach.

He’s not, Illinois is struggling, and Penn State is about to finish off a nice turnaround with a four-game winning streak after the disastrous start. The Nittany Lion offense will be balanced enough to overcome a decent day from the Illini ground game.

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Penn State vs Illinois Prediction, Line

Penn State 34, Illinois 17
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Penn State -15, o/u: 52
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 2.5

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Army vs Air Force Prediction, Game Preview

Army Black Knights vs Air Force Falcons prediction and game preview.

Army vs Air Force prediction and game preview.


Army vs Air Force Broadcast

Date: Saturday, December 19
Game Time: 3:00 ET
Venue: Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
Network: CBS Sports Network

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Why Air Force Will Win

Can Air Force stop the run? Yeah.

It stuffed Navy’s offense to just 90 yards on the ground in the 40-7 win back in early October, the linebackers are fantastic at swarming, and the run D overall has been a relative rock allowing over 150 yards just once, giving up 179 to Boise State.

The Falcons have the defensive front to hold up against FB Jakobi Buchanan – who wasn’t used much in the 15-0 Army win over Navy, but is a key to making this thing go – and know how to handle this type of O.

On the other side, the Air Force ground game is rolling. It has cranked up over 300 yards against everyone but San Jose State, QB Haaziq Daniels has been great at hitting the open throws – connecting on 11-of-14 passes over the last two games – and the O is rolling. But …

Why Army Will Win

Can Army stop the run? Yeah.

The weather had a whole lot to do with it, but the Navy running game didn’t go anywhere last week. The Knights have had a few more issues against the run over the second half of the season, but it has yet to be hit for more than 200 yards even with games against Tulane and Georgia Southern.

The Air Force defensive front doesn’t get into the backfield, which isn’t the worst thing in the world against this Army attack, but it would be a help to blow things up before they can get going.

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What’s Going To Happen

Army is a different team in Michie Stadium.

The competition was better on the road, but it lost to Cincinnati and Tulane – its only two defeats on the year – and hasn’t had too many problems at home.

However, it needed a late rally to get by Georgia Southern – even though it stalled the Eagle option attack – and it lost to Tulane by 26.

Both defenses are good, but Air Force can throw a little bit if it has to. Army can’t.

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Army vs Air Force Prediction, Line

Air Force 24, Army 14
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Air Force -2.5, o/u: 38
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 3

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Sun Belt Championship Canceled: College Football News Updates

The latest college football news, notes, and happenings for Friday, December 18th

The latest college football news, notes, and happenings for Friday, December 18th
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Minnesota vs Wisconsin Prediction, Game Preview

Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Wisconsin Badgers prediction and game preview.

Minnesota vs Wisconsin prediction and game preview.


Minnesota vs Wisconsin Broadcast

Date: Saturday, December 19
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI
Network: BTN

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Why Minnesota Will Win

Mohamed Ibrahim is the running back Wisconsin wished it had.

He’s a tough, powerful back who’ll handle the ball 20 times or more with over a 100 yards a game. Tough, quick, and mature enough to handle carrying the whole offense – and to get down rather than score late against Nebraska to seal the win – he’s the offense. He was held  in check by the Badgers last year, but tore off 121 yards and a score as a freshman.

He might have a rough time against this year’s Wisconsin D, but he won’t have to do much – one score could do it.

The Badger offense has gone bye-bye.

Most of the top receivers are hurt, star freshman get Jalen Berger missed last week’s game against Iowa, and there’s just nothing happening to get the offense mining with three straight games with seven points or fewer. The 56 rushing yards last week against the Hawkeyes in the ugly 28-7 loss were the fewest since late 2015.

However …

Why Wisconsin Will Win

Even with all of the problems offensively, the defense is still able to do just enough to stay alive.

If hit a wall last week in Iowa City when the O stalled time after time, but it’s still the nation’s No. 1 defense in third down stops, No. 3 against the run, and even in this disaster of the season, Wisconsin still statistically has the best defense in all of college football.

Minnesota isn’t getting enough out of the passing game to matter. The Badgers will load up everyone to slow down Ibrahim, limit the big plays, and then hope to get enough easy chance for the offense to finally break through.

Iowa was able to power away for 235 yards on the ground against the Gophers, and that’s what Wisconsin will get back to doing. Nothing cute, nothing funky, just keep pounding, let the defense take care of the rest, and hope it all finally starts to work again.

What’s Going To Happen

Minnesota slipped past Wisconsin 63-0 back in 1890. Ever since then, through a few world wars, a whole lot of bad weather, and several runs of domination by each side, this thing has kept on going.

It’s the Paul Bunyan Axe game, and after it seemed like it would have to be skipped this year, it’s back on.

Wisconsin is on a run of 15 wins in the last 16, but Minnesota can make it two of the last three if the Badger offense can’t figure out how to score again.

It won’t be anything pretty, but it’ll be exactly how both teams will want to play.

Both teams will want to run, and both teams will want to rely on the other side to screw up and give away several easy opportunities. Wisconsin’s running game will do just a little bit more against a Minnesota defensive line that doesn’t get behind the line.

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Minnesota vs Wisconsin Prediction, Line

Wisconsin 20, Minnesota 10
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Wisconsin -12.5, o/u: 47.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 3

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Missouri vs Mississippi State Prediction, Game Preview

Missouri Tigers vs Mississippi State Bulldogs prediction and game preview.

Missouri vs Mississippi State prediction and game preview.


Missouri vs Mississippi State Broadcast

Date: Saturday, December 19
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, MS
Network: SEC Network

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Why Missouri Will Win

It’s time to get the offense back up and going again. The Tigers struggled against the strong Georgia defense, couldn’t do anything against the run, and stalled way too often. Mississippi State’s defense has been fine against the run all year, and last week it got hammered by the Auburn ground game.

The Mizzou passing attack has sputtered a bit too much, but it went off for 200 yards or more in every other game other than last week’s lost to Georgia, and rolled for 380 in the two games before last week. Overall, the O is great when it gets its chances, and it’ll get its chances.

Mississippi State’s offense has been better, but it’s struggling too much on third downs, it’s still not pushing the ball down the field at all, and there’s no running game at all. The Missouri back seven can tackle well enough to keep the short plays from going off. But …

Why Mississippi State Will Win

The Mississippi State passing offense should be able to dink and dunk and keep dinking and dunking.

Missouri’s defense can tackle, but it struggled against Arkansas and Georgia over the last two weeks, giving up three touchdowns in both games and with. no interceptions over the last three. The Tigers don’t take the ball away with just two picks on the year – Mississippi State is a different team when it doesn’t throw interceptions.

Can the Bulldogs get up fast? Missouri has a passing game that puts up yards, but it has thrown just two touchdown passes in the last six games. If the O stalls, and if there aren’t a lot of takeaways – or any – then the Tigers will have a huge problem on the road …

What’s Going To Happen

This just the fourth road game of the year for Missouri. It did the impossible and lost to Tennessee by 23, got rocked by Florida, and struggled to get by South Carolina. It’s not like playing in Columbia, Missouri is magical, but the team really does play far better at home.

Mississippi State’s defense isn’t letting games get out of hand, but the team doesn’t know how to win. It played Georgia well, and lost by seven. It plays Ole Miss okay, and lost by seven.

It’ll know how to win this one.

It’ll be another close game for the Bulldogs, but this time around, it’ll do just enough against the inconsistent Mizzou O to hold on late.

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Missouri vs Mississippi State Prediction, Line

Mississippi State 27, Missouri 24
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Missouri -2, o/u: 50.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 3

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LSU vs Ole Miss Prediction, Game Preview

LSU Tigers vs Ole Miss Rebels prediction and game preview.

LSU vs Ole Miss prediction and game preview.


LSU vs Ole Miss Broadcast

Date: Saturday, December 19
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
Network: SEC Network

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Why Ole Miss Will Win

It’s not like the LSU defense is working.

It has a pass rush, and it’s been great on third downs, but it’s been roasted way too easily. Giving up 650 yards to Alabama and 609 to Florida in back-to-back weeks is one thing, but the Tigers have allowed over 400 to everyone other than Vanderbilt and Texas A&M – that was a strange performance by the Aggies.

Ole Miss has everything working with the passing game. It’s been a while since it’s been able to play, but the O cranked out close to 1,900 yards over its last three games, the big plays are coming in bunches, and now there won’t be any rest for the the Tiger secondary.

Third in the nation in total offense, averaging close to 15 yards per pass, and with ability to strike quickly, the Rebels are going to keep pressing for a full four quarters. But …

Why LSU Will Win

There’s the LSU offense.

The Tigers just won the Gator Bowl with one of the biggest stunners of the season, taking out Florida 37-34. There’s no real bowl game this year for LSU, and this is it. The team showed great fight, it got through adversity of a rough game, and it might have found a quarterback.

TJ Finley has the skills and tools to get every shot at the gig going forward, and Myles Brennan is the almost-certain starter once he’s back and healthy next year, but Max Johnson looked great when he got his chances over the last three games. He had some down moments against Florida, but he threw for 239 yards and three touchdowns with no picks.

Ole Miss is miserable defensively on third downs, there’s no run defense, and the team is dead last in the nation in total defense, allowing 529 yards per game. The LSU offense should have some fun.

What’s Going To Happen

Can LSU really do it again? It can’t, but it won’t.

Ole Miss has been on a nice three-game winning streak – albeit against Vanderbilt, South Carolina and Mississippi State – with the offense playing well enough to overcome the almost non-existent defense.

This will be a good shootout with plenty of big plays for both sides. Ole Miss does the offensive thing better, with more explosion, and more consistency.

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LSU vs Ole Miss Prediction, Line

Ole Miss 45, LSU 38
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Ole Miss -1, o/u: 75
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 3

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Texas A&M vs Tennessee Prediction, Game Preview

Texas A&M Aggies vs Tennessee Volunteers prediction and game preview.

Texas A&M vs Tennessee prediction and game preview.


Texas A&M vs Tennessee Broadcast

Date: Saturday, December 19
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN
Network: ESPN

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Why Texas A&M Will Win

A&M won’t know where it stands, but it can set the pace.

It plays an early game just as the Big Ten Championship gets going and before the ACC and SEC championships. There won’t be any scoreboard watching, but if Northwestern can stun the world against Ohio State, there’s a chance A&M can move right on up and into the No. 4 CFP spot.

If it can destroy Tennessee, and if Notre Dame beats Clemson, it’ll have a beef. If Clemson blows out Notre Dame, A&M might have an interesting argument that it really is one of the four best teams.

But again, none of College Football Playoff ramifications will matter without a dominant performance by the Aggies.

The offensive line and the running game were amazing against South Carolina and Auburn over the last few weeks, the D leads the SEC in third down stops, the O is third in the nation in third down conversions, and the team owns the time of possession battle.

Tennessee is totally miserable at moving the chains. A&M is going to have the ball for ten more minutes, but …

Why Tennessee Will Win

For all of the problems and issues, Tennessee has a loaded run defense.

The secondary is having a rough go, but up front, the Vols allowed just 72 yards on the ground against Florida and Vanderbilt in the last two games, giving away just 1.5 yards per carry. Georgia and Arkansas had some success, and Alabama went Alabama with five rushing scores, but no one has hit 200 yards on the ground against this D.

Offensively, the Vols have something in Harrison Bailey. He hit 14-of-18 pass for 207 yards and two scores in the blowout win over Vandy, he’s the freshman quarterback who should grow into the job – if he doesn’t get pulled again – and …

What’s Going To Happen

Texas A&M has to be amazing.

It’s never going to be a flashy and splashy team that will win on style points, but playing great defense, controlling the clock, and methodically coming away with a decisive win should be sexy enough to any committee member who knows his or her stuff.

The two programs have only played three times. A&M won 45-38 in 2016, Tennessee won in a blowout in the 2005 Cotton Bowl, and the Vols took home a 3-0 victory in the 1957 Gator.

A&M will post a good number – even if it doesn’t excite the eye test.

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Texas A&M vs Tennessee Prediction, Line

Texas A&M 38, Tennessee 16
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Texas A&M -14, o/u: 52
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3.5

Must See Rating: 3

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1: Saved By The Bell

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