Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Texas A&M Aggies
Written By David Hess (Follow me on Twitter @DavidHess311)
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, October 3, 2015
Where: Kyle Field in College Station, Texas
Televised: SEC Network
Odds: The line opened up with Texas A&M listed as 5.5 point favorites and it is still at 5.5, while the OU Line has risen from 56.5 to 63.
Mississippi State- The Bulldogs come into this game at 3-1 overall and 1-1 in the SEC. Their first SEC game was a tight one as they lost 21-19 at home to LSU, in a game that they had every chance to win. Last week their defense played very well again in a 17-9 win on the road vs Auburn. The Tigers have had some offensive woes in the early going, which prompted the bench of their QB. Sean White did a decent job and the Tigers did outgain Mississippi State by 60 yards in the game, but still came out on the short end of the score. What is troubling for the Bulldogs is that they allowed 201 yards rushing to Auburn and 266 yards on the ground to LSU. Now they face a solid A&M ground attack that churns out 186 ypg. The Bulldogs offense has been very good vs on-conference opponents, but vs SEC defense sthat have put up just 352 ypg and 18 ppg so far. That is troubling also as they head to this game, because they will need to score plenty if they want to win this game.
Texas A&M- The Aggies come into this game at 4-0 on the year, which includes a 21 point home win over Arizona State and a 7 point road in over Arkansas last week in OT. The Arkansas gae was their toughest test so far and they passed, but still they were outgained by 34 yards in the contest, outfirstdowned by 8 and allowed 252 yards rushing. The offense has not been a problem at all for the Aggies this year so far as they have put up 41.5 ppg om the year, while defensively they have been decent, allowing just 367 ypg and 22 ppg so far. They have struggled a bit vs the run, allowing 189 ypg on the ground, but that may not come into play here all that much as the Bulldogs are more of a passing team. The Aggies will be looking for some revenge in this game after losing 48-31 last year in Starkville.
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[142] Mississippi State/ Texas A&M Under 63
I don't agree with this line move on the total, especially with how well the Bulldogs have played defense so far. The Bulldogs have taken on 2 SEC offenses this year and has allowed a total of 30 point in those games. On offense they are not an explosive group this year and do look to run the ball. The Aggie defense is not great, but showed last week vs a good Arkansas defense that it can stop someone. The Aggies have allowed just 22 ppg, while The Bulldogs have allowed 14.8 ppg thus far. I see more defense than offense in this game.
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