College Football Pick, Odds, and Prediction

Kyle Allen has done a really good job at quarterback for them. Alabama absolutely trounced the Aggies last season in Tuscaloosa 59-0, effectively ending the Kenny Hill era in College Station.

The Odds: Alabama is a 4 point favorite against Texas A&M. “That means the game’s important and there’s a lot of people watching”.

“Any way that we could get into an Alabama ballgame free, we did”. We have the ability. “So I’m hoping it’s going to be a little different this year”. “It’s all about us”. Although they now have a 5-1 record, if you watched their game against the Arkansas Razorbacks, you probably witnessed how they struggled throughout the first half of the match.

Texas A&M is coached by Kevin Sumlin. In the SEC opener, against Arkansas, he helped the Aggies overcome a almost two-to-one deficit in time of possession by passing for 358 yards on just 21 completions, an average of more than 17 yards a pop. In the fourth quarter, Allen led an 85-yard touchdown drive to send the game to overtime – a drive keyed by a 63-yard heave from Allen to Josh Reynolds – then threw a go-ahead touchdown pass in the extra frame that proved to be the game victor.

“I have always been a 100 percent Alabama fan because of the roots growing up there”, Hallman said, “but because of my roots at A&M, naturally, they have me an opportunity to go to college, get a degree and play ball, so I’ve got strong feelings there, too”.

But the challenge steepens this week as Texas A&M will face Alabama running back duo Derrick Henry and Kenyan Drake.

“The difference is the mindset”.

The Alabama Crimson Tide and Texas A&M Aggies square off Saturday at Kyle Field. Basiclally I see this Saturday’s matchup as a title fight. Florida is +8 on the year and LSU is +6, having only turned the ball over once thus far. 3 Auburn in Auburn, Ala. At first glance, that percentage may seem high, but if you had no preseason knowledge of either team, the case could be made that the Wolverines should be favored by even more.

“The whole game was a blur”, Allen said. “We keep our emotions in check but we still have the energy there”. Rushing for a total of 430 yards and four touchdowns, with an average of 19 carries per game. The Razorbacks took a 7-3 lead into halftime, but Alabama scored 24 straight points to take a 27-7 lead with 2:44 left. “We just need to produce, be ready and study film and prepare during the week”.

Emotions certainly will be high for first-year defensive coordinator John Chavis, a longtime assistant at multiple SEC schools. The Aggies want to run enough to keep the Tide honest. I hate being on the sideline hurt for anything. You look at their stature. Neither LSU or Florida will have much success passing in this one, but that shouldn’t affect the Bayou Bengals as they move to (6-0) in this battle of unbeatens. “If that doesn’t get you excited as a coach and a player, there’s something missing”. “To be involved in a game like this, to be in the SEC starting three years ago and be in a game that has conference and national implications, is a great thing for Texas A&M”.