Texas A&M Favored to End Tough Season With a Texas Bowl Win
Texas Bowl Betting Preview Has Texas A&M Favored to Take Down Oklahoma State
The Texas Bowl kicks off this upcoming December, 27th. We’ve got the latest updates on lines, injuries, departures and weather right here:
One of the three bowl games on Dec. 27 featuring teams from the Power-5 conferences has Oklahoma State picking up steam when it comes to those who bet online.
The line opened with Texas A&M favored by 4.5 points, but Oklahoma State is now a two-point underdog.
The Moneyline for the favored Aggies went from -184 to -125 while the odds for Oklahoma State moved from +152 to +105 as this game is approaching Pick’Em status.
Texas A&M has won seven of its eight games as the favorite, while Oklahoma State is 4-2 when listed by the college football odds as the underdog. The Cowboys are also 4-2 against the spread as the underdog. The Aggies have covered in five of the eight games as the favorite.
There has been very little movement in the total as the Texas Bowl opened at 53.5 and it is now at 53. Four of Oklahoma State’s six games as an underdog landed over the total. Four of the eight games when Texas A&M has been favored ended up going over the total.
When it comes to the teams having their best players on the field. the edge definitely goes to Oklahoma State.
Receivers Jaden Bray and Blaine Green are in the transfer portal for Oklahoma State.
Texas A&M has eight starters in the transfer portal with receiver Ainais Smith, offensive lineman Layden Robinson, defensive lineman McKinnley Jackson and linebacker Edgerrin Cooper all opting out of the bowl game.
Receivers Evan Stewart and Joprdan Anthony, defensive lineman Isaiah Raikes and offensive lineman Naquil Betrand are the latest Texas A&M players to land in the transfer portal. With defensive lineman Walter Nolen committing to Ole Miss, four of the Texas A&M players in the transfer portal ended up at other SEC schools.
Not only is Texas A&M without head coach Jimbo Fisher, who was fired, but offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino headed back to Arkansas to be the offensive coordinator.
Duke’s Mike Elko has been hired as the head coach but will not coach in the bowl game.
Big 12 teams have won the last two Texas Bowls with Kansas State topping LSU 42-20 as a 9.5-point favorite and Texas Tech beating Ole Miss 42-25 as the 4.5-point underdog.
Now, check out the rest of the New Texas Bowl preview, originally published on December 8.
Neither Texas A&M nor Oklahoma State had visions of playing in the Texas Bowl two days after Christmas rather than taking part in New Year’s Six Bowls. The Texas Bowl betting preview has Texas A&M listed as the favorite.
This is just the second meeting between the teams in the last decade. The last matchup between the teams came in the 2019 Texas Bowl.
The college football betting lines has Texas A&M favored by 3.5 points. The line opened with Texas A&M as the 4.5-point favorite. The Moneyline has moved from -184 to -160.
When looking at the NCAAF bowl schedule, the Oklahoma State-Texas A&M game is one of four games set for Dec. 27.
Oklahoma State finished tied with Oklahoma for second place in the Big 12 standings with the Cowboys falling to Texas in the Big 12 championship game. Texas A&M ended up being tied for sixth in the SEC. The Aggies became bowl-eligible with a 51-10 win over Mississippi State on Nov. 11.
Coming into the season, Texas A&M was 15th at +5000 in the odds of winning the national championship. Oklahoma State was well back at +25000 in the championship odds when the season began.
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Location: NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
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What Might Have Been For the Aggies
When Texas A&M landed the top recruiting class in the nation in 2022, it was supposed to push the Aggies into the role of a national title contender. However, Texas A&M is 12-12 since that class arrived in College Station.
Texas A&M was in the top 20 in both scoring offense and scoring defense in the second quarter.
The Aggies ended up ranking 25th in scoring offense and coming in 32nd in scoring defense, but didn’t have the results and that resulted in a costly dismissal of head coach Jimbo Fisher. Keep that in mind when it comes to the Texas Bowl betting preview.
Texas A&M is 1-5-1 against the college football odds in its last seven games.
Departures & Injuries
Former Aggies defensive coordinator Mike Elko returns to Texas A&M, this time as the head coach, after firing Fisher. However, interim coach Elijah Robinson will coach the Aggies in the bowl game.
Receiver Evan Stewart (38 catches) is questionable for Texas A&M while quarterback Conner Weigman and receiver Ainias Smith (53 catches) are all out.
Quarterback Max Johnson is transferring to North Carolina with receiver Raymond Cottrell on his way to Kentucky. Offensive linemen James Bailey, Jordan Spasojevic-Moko and Remington Strickland and safety Jardin Gilbert join defensive linemen Micaiah Overton, LT Overton (17 tackles) and Walter Nolen (37 tackles, four sacks) in the transfer portal.
Cowboys Know How to Seal The Deal
Oklahoma State is in the top five nationally in points scored in the fourth quarter. It helped the Cowboys go 4-1 in one-score games with all of those contests taking place in conference play.
The Cowboys outscored Kansas 12-0 in the fourth quarter, put up 28 points in the final quarter against West Virginia and scored 10 points in 60 seconds to take control of the matchup with Oklahoma.
It doesn’t hurt to have the leading rusher in the country Ollie Gordon, one of the top college football players, to help close out games. That is something to consider when looking at the Texas Bowl betting preview.
Oklahoma State has covered in six of its last nine games.
Departures & Injuries
For Oklahoma State, running backs Elijah Collins (142 rushing yards) and Jaden Nixon (197 rushing yards) are questionable while receivers Talyn Shettron and De’Zhaun Stribling (14 catches) as well as linebacker Justin Wright are out. Safety Lardarius Webb, defensive lineman Ricky Lolohea and offensive lineman Tyrone Webber are in the transfer portal.
Aggies Thriving As The Favorite
Texas A&M has won its last six games when listed as the favorite. However, the Aggies are 0-5-1 against the spread in the last six matchups versus Oklahoma State.
Texas A&M is on its third starting quarterback with Jaylen Henderson having completed 67.5% of his passes for 704 yards with six touchdown passes and two interceptions in three games. He has also run for 104 yards with two TD runs against Mississippi State.
Keep an eye on the transfer portal updates as both teams could lose more key players between those heading to other schools and NFL draft prospects.
The total has gone over in six of the last eight games played by Oklahoma State. The total is set at 53.5 for the Texas Bowl.
Texas A&M has won its last three bowl games and that included a 24-21 win over Oklahoma State in the Texas Bowl. The Cowboys are 5-2 in their last seven bowl games. That could come into play when making NCAA bowl predictions.
When looking at the game within the game, just a reminder that Oklahoma State has allowed just 13 sacks this season while Texas A&M is sixth nationally with 42 sacks with Edgerrin Cooper and Shemar Turner combining for 14 sacks.
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