Texas A&M vs Massachusetts 11/19/22 College Football Picks, Predictions, Odds
Massachusetts Minutemen (1-9) vs. Texas A&M Aggies (3-7)
November 19, 2022 12:00 pm EDT
The Line: Texas A&M Aggies -33.5 / Massachusetts Minutemen +33.5; Over/Under: +49.5
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The Texas A&M Aggies and Umass Minutemen do battle Saturday in a week 12 college football showdown at Kyle Field. The Umass Minutemen look to snap a 7-game losing streak. The Texas A&M Aggies look to snap a 6-game losing streak.
The Umass Minutemen haven’t won a road game since October 2018. Brady Olson is completing 51.4 percent of his passes for 591 yards, 2 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. George Johnson III and Cameron Sullivan-Brown have combined for 689 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns, while Josiah Johnson has 23 receptions. The Umass Minutemen ground game is averaging 158.3 yards per contest, and Ellis Merriweather leads the way with 479 yards and 3 touchdowns. Defensively, Umass is allowing 30.9 points and 364.1 yards per game. Jalen Mackie leads the Umass Minutemen with 71 tackles, Marcus Cushnie has 5.5 sacks and Jordan Mahoney has 3 interceptions.
The Texas A&M Aggies have lost 3 of their last 5 home games. Haynes King is completing 55.6 percent of his passes for 1,220 yards, 7 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. Evan Stewart and Moose Muhammad III have combined for 1,048 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns, while Ainias Smith has 15 receptions. The Texas A&M Aggies ground game is averaging 122.1 yards per contest, and Devon Achane leads the way with 887 yards and 6 touchdowns. Defensively, Texas A&M is allowing 22.8 points and 383 yards per game. Chris Russell Jr. leads the Texas A&M Aggies with 63 tackles, Fadil Diggs has 3 sacks and Jardin Gilbert has 2 interceptions.
The Minutemen are 8-21 ATS in their last 29 road games and 5-11 ATS in their last 16 games overall. The Aggies are 16-5 ATS in their last 21 non-conference games and 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The under is 6-2 in Minutemen last 8 games overall. The under is 6-1 in Aggies last 7 non-conference games.
As bad as the Massachusetts Minutemen have been this season, are we sure the Texas A&M Aggies can score 30-plus points to even give this spread a run? Ranked 96th in total offense and 108th in scoring offense, Texas A&M has scored no more than 28 points in 9 straight games. I don’t want to back UMass as much as the next guy, but this is a lot of chalk for a team that can’t score. It’s the points or pass.
