The 10th-ranked Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes face the seventh-ranked Texas A&M Aggies in a first-round College Football Playoff matchup on Saturday. Miami finished its season with a 38-7 win at Pittsburgh on Nov. 29, while Texas A&M dropped a 27-17 decision at Texas on Nov. 28. Miami (10-2), who finished tied with four other teams for second in the ACC at 6-2, have won four games in a row. The Aggies (11-1), who tied for first with three other teams in the SEC at 7-1, have outscored their opponents by 173 points.
LIMITED TIME: Use promo code CHAMPIONSHIP to get your first month at SportsLine for $1 JOIN NOW.
Kickoff from Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, is set for noon ET. Miami leads the all-time series 3-2, but the series is tied 1-1 in games played at College Station. The Aggies are 3.5-point favorites in the latest Miami vs. Texas A&M odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 48.5.
Before making any Miami vs. Texas A&M picks, be sure to check out what SportsLine expert Matt Severance has to say.
Severance is a well-connected writer and high-volume handicapper who has worked in the industry since 2005. He enters the weekend as SportsLine's No. 1 college football expert as he's on a 62-39-1 run, returning $1,126 to $100 players. Anyone who has followed him could be way up.
Now Severance has set his sights on Miami vs. Texas A&M and just locked in his picks and CFB predictions.
He is leaning Under on the total, and he's found a critical x-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread.
Who wins Texas A&M vs. Miami, and what critical x-factor makes one side of the spread hit hard? Join SportsLine here to find out, all from the expert who is on a 62-39 run on his college football picks!
LIMITED TIME: Use promo code CHAMPIONSHIP to get your first month at SportsLine for $1 JOIN NOW.
GET VEGAS EXPERT PICKS FOR NFL, MLB, NBA, CBB, GOLF, NHL, HORSE RACING AND MORE - PLUS ADVANCED COMPUTER SIMULATIONS, WINNING TOOLS, AND MORE!
Written by Daniel Kohn
View expert profile
