With bowl season well underway, the Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl gets its turn in the spotlight on Friday, Dec. 27. The Texas A&M Aggies (7-5) face the Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-4) from NRG Stadium in Houston. Kickoff is set for 6:45 p.m. ET.
We analyze the Oklahoma State-Texas A&M odds and betting lines, while providing college football betting tips and advice on this matchup.
Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M: Three things you need to know
1. Bowl success is common for both head coaches. Mike Gundy has led Oklahoma State to three straight bowl victories and seven in their last nine. The Aggies’ Jimbo Fisher is 6-2 in bowl games.
2. Oklahoma State RB Chuba Hubbard leads the nation with 1,936 rushing yards and is tied for third with 21 rushing touchdowns.
3. Both teams average 30 or more points a game and both allow more than 22 per game.
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Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M: Odds, betting lines and picks
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 3:25 p.m. ET.
Prediction
Texas A&M 37, Oklahoma State 34
Moneyline (ML)
Texas A&M beat all of its inferior opponents, with all five losses coming against teams ranked no worse than No. 8 at the time. Hence the Aggies sit as the heavy favorites at -264. That makes the Cowboys at +205 an intriguing option. While I believe the Aggies will win outright, I expect a close game — close enough that taking a shot at more than doubling your money with Oklahoma State may be worth a small bet.
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Against the Spread (ATS)
Texas A&M is favored at -6.5 (-125) and is 7-5 ATS this season. But Oklahoma State has been even better, going 9-3 ATS. With two offenses that can score points and defenses that will give up points, this should be back-and-forth. I think that makes the Aggies winning by at least a touchdown too tall an order. Take the COWBOYS +6.5 (+105).
Over/Under (O/U)
The total is set at 53.5 points — a touchdown lower than the average total in Oklahoma State games, but a point higher than the average Texas A&M total. While neither team consistently hit the over in their games this season (Texas A&M games went over the total only four times and Oklahoma State’s games did five times), this is bound to be a high-scoring game. Last year’s Texas Bowl was a 45-38 thriller. Hit the OVER 53.5 (-115) in this matchup.
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