The Texas A&M Aggies (7-1, 7-1 SEC) and the Tennessee Volunteers (3-6, 3-6) meet Saturday for a noon ET kickoff at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. Below, we analyze the Texas A&M-Tennessee college football betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
The Aggies are No. 5 in the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Texas A&M at Tennessee: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 4:20 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Texas A&M -600 (bet $600 to win $100) | Tennessee +425 (bet $100 to win $425)
- Against the spread/ATS: Texas A&M -14 (-110) | Tennessee +14 (-110)
- Over/Under: 52 (O: +105 | U: -125)
Texas A&M at Tennessee: Three things to know
- Texas A&M is going to keep its foot on the gas, trying to push their way into the college football playoffs, but they need a little help. First off, though, they need to help themselves and not look past a wounded, but still dangerous Tennessee side on the road.
- The Aggies have won and covered three in a row away from Kyle Field since its only blemish, a 52-24 loss in Tuscaloosa against Alabama back on Oct. 3.
- On the flip side, the Vols have dropped three in a row at home, falling by at least 12 points in each outing while going 1-2 ATS. The Under is 4-0 in four home games for Tennessee, too.
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Texas A&M at Tennessee: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Texas A&M 34, Tennessee 16
Money line (ML)
Texas A&M (-600) is going to get it done in Knoxville, and if they’re unable to get into the four-team playoff, it will be due to a lack of upsets elsewhere and not due to their own undoing. However, risking six times your potential return in a road game is a strategy that is a loser long term. AVOID.
Against the spread (ATS)
TEXAS A&M -14 (-110) is worth a small-unit wager, as the Aggies have covered three in a row on the road, and Tennessee +14 (-110) has dropped three straight at Neyland.
However, the Vols offense showed some signs of life at Vanderbilt last weekend in Nashville, albeit against a winless club. They’ll enter Saturday’s game, Senior Day for the Vols, with a little extra jump in their step.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 52 (-125) is the lean, and by lean I mean ever so slightly. Tennessee is actually pretty solid against the run, allowing just 133.3 yards per game on the ground to rank 34th in the country.
A&M is even better, allowing just 100.8 yards per game on the ground to rank ninth overall. They also yield just 22.1 PPG, and the Vols will be hard-pressed to do anything close to that.
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