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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Texas A&M Aggies are set for a Saturday tussle in College Station. Kickoff at Kyle Field is set for 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Notre Dame is No. 7 in the US LBM Coaches Poll. The Irish went 10-3 last season. Coach Marcus Freeman returns for his 3rd full season, and he’s added some help for his offense. QB Riley Leonard transferred in from Duke, and former LSU offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock now has that same gig in South Bend.
With this contest at Kyle Field, the coach Mike Elko era begins for 20th-ranked Texas A&M. Elko replaces Jimbo Fisher after the Aggies went 7-6 last season and 9-12 since Oct. 1, 2022. The new bench boss in College Station should have a healthy Conner Weigman at quarterback (he missed the last 9 games in 2023 with a foot injury) and a potentially dominant defensive line.
– US LBM Coaches Poll: Conducted by the American Football Coaches Association and USA TODAY Sports
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Notre Dame at Texas A&M odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:22 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Notre Dame +125 (bet $100 to win $125) | Texas A&M -150 (bet $150 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Notre Dame +3 (-115) | Texas A&M -3 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 47 (O: -110 U: -110)
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Notre Dame at Texas A&M picks and predictions
Prediction
Notre Dame 27, Texas A&M 24
Moneyline
There’s good value with Notre Dame (+125), but I’m going with the advantage of taking the points with the spread below.
Against the spread
Notre Dame is 5-1 ATS over its last 6 games; the Irish are 5-2 ATS across their last 7 Week 1 games. The Aggies are 1-6-1 ATS over their last 8.
An inexperienced Notre Dame offensive line vs. a strong front-7 for the Aggies figures as a key matchup here. But the Irish figure to have a talent edge just about everywhere else.
A program edge: The Irish are not in flux, the Aggies are.
Look for the new coordinators to scheme this one up and for a score that spirals past the total with the Fighting Irish in front.
BACK NOTRE DAME +3 (-115).
Betting the Irish ML (+125) isn’t terrible. Just don’t wager more than 1.1 UNITS between the 2 options, the -Irish moneyline and their +3 spread (-115).
Over/Under
Too much attention is often paid to the Irish defense. The Over has hit in 6 straight Notre Dame games.
On a good weather/good field day, look for the offenses to be quick and in command throughout the bulk of this one. BACK OVER 47 (-110).
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