SEC: Alabama vs Texas A&M 10/8/22 College Football Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Alabama Crimson Tide and Texas A&M Aggies do battle Saturday in a week 6 SEC college football showdown at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Texas A&M Aggies look to build on their 3-2 record. The Alabama Crimson Tide look for their sixth 6-0 start in the last 7 years.

The Texas A&M Aggies have lost their last 3 road games. Max Johnson is completing 60.6 percent of his passes for 517 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Ainias Smith and Evan Stewart have combined for 488 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns, while Moose Muhammad III has 7 receptions. The Texas A&M Aggies ground game is averaging 130.4 yards per contest, and Devon Achane leads the way with 466 yards and 3 touchdowns. Defensively, Texas A&M is allowing 17.8 points and 358.6 yards per game. Antonio Johnson leads the Texas A&M Aggies with 46 tackles, Chris Russell Jr. has 1.5 sacks and Jardin Gilbert has 1 interception.

The Alabama Crimson Tide haven’t lost a home game since November 2019. Bryce Young is completing 67.2 percent of his passes for 1,202 yards, 14 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Traeshon Holden and Kobe Prentice have combined for 439 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns, while Jahmyr Gibbs has 19 receptions. The Alabama Crimson Tide ground game is averaging 251.4 yards per contest, and Gibbs leads the way with 378 yards and 2 touchdowns. Defensively, Alabama is allowing 11 points and 236.4 yards per game. Henry To’oTo’o leads the Alabama Crimson Tide with 33 tackles, Will Anderson Jr. has 5 sacks and Kool-Aid McKinstry has 7 pass deflections.

The Aggies are 6-2 ATS vs. a team with a winning record and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games. The Crimson Tide are 17-5 ATS in their last 22 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Aggies last 5 games overall. The under is 5-2 in Crimson Tide last 7 games overall. The over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.

The Texas A&M Aggies have a lot of issues as they have no rhythm offensively and their run defense is ranked 97th in the country. The Alabama Crimson Tide have a good shot of bullying the Aggies off the field, and it’s clear oddsmakers believe that’s what’s going to happen. With that said, Bryce Young is dealing with a sprained AC joint and Nick Saban doesn’t know when he’ll be able to resume throwing. If Young cant go, I can’t get behind Alabama and all of these points. So, it’s Texas A&M or pass for me.