Texas A&M vs Arkansas Odds: Injured Stars May Impact Vital SEC Game

Editor’s Note: After publication, Texas A&M reported their quarterback, Conner Weigman, could be out with a foot injury possibly for the rest of the season. Since then, the Aggies are now laying 6.5 points (instead of a full touchdown) and the total dipped from 55 down to 53.5. He will likely be replaced by Max Johnson, former LSU transfer who came in for relief when Weigman was injured last Saturday.

Texas A&M Looks To Maintain Its Dominance Against the Arkansas Razorbacks

All eyes will be on the status of Texas A&M quarterback Conner Weigman and his injured ankle when the Aggies face Arkansas and quarterback KJ Jefferson in its first SEC road game of the 2023 season. The Texas A&M vs Arkansas odds have the Aggies favored against Arkansas for the 13th time in a row.

Texas A&M is tied for the SEC lead with a 3-1 record against the college football spreads with Arkansas 2-2 against the spread.

The Aggies failed to cover in their only game last season as the favorite away from home. With this game being played at the home of the Dallas Cowboys, there figures to be more Aggies fans than if it was a home game for Arkansas and keep that in mind when it comes to the college football schedule this weekend.

Four of the last six games between the Aggies and Razorbacks have finished as one-score games. Perhaps the game is headed that way once again as the college football betting lines have Texas A&M as the 7-point favorite.

The Aggies are priced at +10000 in the odds to win the national title with Arkansas coming in at +80000 in the championship odds.

When looking at the college football rankings, Texas A&M is receiving votes in both the Associated Press and American Football Coaches Association polls.

Aggies Defense Getting Passing Grades

After allowing the fewest passing yards in the SEC a season ago, the Aggies are second only to Florida in passing defense while opponents have completed just 53% of the passes against Texas A&M. Keep that in mind when it comes to the Texas A&M vs Arkansas odds.

After struggling to defend the pass in a loss to Miami in its first true road game of the season, the Aggies’ opponents were 15-of-40 for 151 yards over the last two weeks.

The Aggies had seven sacks in last week’s win over Auburn, the most for the Aggies in a conference game since recording seven sacks in a 2017 win over South Carolina.

Texas A&M has covered against the college football odds in four of its last five games.

Looking for Room to Run

In last year’s game against Texas A&M, quarterback KJ Jefferson ran for 105 yards and a touchdown.

It has been more difficult for Jefferson to make plays in the running game with 2.7 yards on 47 carries. It hasn’t helped that Arkansas’ best running back Raheim Sanders has been sidelined with a knee injury.

That is not the only issue as three interceptions thrown by Jefferson have been costly as Arkansas dropped back-to-back games to Brigham Young and LSU.

It hasn’t helped that the defense has surrendered 72 points and eight scores on eight drives into the red zone.

The total has gone over in six of the last seven games played by Arkansas.

Last Meeting

Arkansas squandered a 14-point lead as the Razorbacks were outscored 23-0 in the second and third quarters. Even with Jefferson’s scoring run early in the fourth quarter, Arkansas failed to cover as a 1.5-point underdog in the 23-21 loss.

The game fell short of the 51-point total as it marked the fourth time in the last five meetings that the game landed under the total.

What to Expect

Recent games between the Aggies and Razorbacks have typically come down to the final drive or two. Will it be any different on Saturday?

There has been a lot of money coming in on Arkansas to cover after the Razorbacks almost upset nationally ranked LSU a week ago. Texas A&M has won 10 of the last 11 games but failed to cover in four of the last five meetings.

The total is currently at 55 and that is the highest number since the 2019 contest went off with a 60-point total. Four of the last five games between Texas A&M and Arkansas with a total of 55 or higher ended up going under.

The Aggies have failed to cover in their last seven games played in Week 5 with the total going under in 12 of the last 14 games the Aggies played in September.

Arkansas covered in 13 of its last 20 games as the underdog.

Weigman left last week’s win over Auburn with an ankle injury and other than reports that tests on the ankle came back negative, no further details have emerged on his status. Max Johnson would get the call if Weigman is sidelined. He threw 35 touchdown passes in 18 games at LSU before he transferred to Texas A&M. He has seven TD passes and no interceptions in the eight games he has played in for the Aggies.

Receiver Noah Thomas, who had 10 catches and four touchdowns in the first two games of the season, is expected to return for Texas A&M. Arkansas running back Raheim Sanders, who was second in the SEC in rushing yards a season ago, is also questionable.

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