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Texas A&M (7-0) at LSU (5-2)
- When: Oct 25 2025, 7:30 PM
- Where: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
- Where to watch: ABC
- Last Meeting: Texas A&M 38-23, October 26th, 2024
(3) Texas A&M vs (20) LSU Preview & Prediction
Spread: Texas A&M -2.5
Moneyline: Texas A&M (-135)
Total: 49.5
Welcome to Saturday night in Baton Rouge, where the gumbo’s hot, the crowd’s loud, and the pressure’s even hotter. The Texas A&M Aggies roll into Tiger Stadium as the top dog in the SEC, while LSU is just trying to remember what winning consistently feels like. Grab your popcorn, this one’s got chaos written all over it.
Texas A&M Aggies: The Unlikely Kings of the SEC
No one — and I mean no one — had the Texas A&M Aggies penciled in as the SEC’s top-ranked team in late October. But here they are, sitting pretty at No. 3, making Alabama, Georgia, and the rest of the conference look like background noise in a maroon-colored fever dream.
Coach Mike Elko’s crew doesn’t win pretty. They win ugly, weird, dramatic, whatever it takes. They survived Notre Dame in a one-point thriller, barely crawled past Auburn while scoring just 16, and then beat Arkansas 45-42 in a game that looked more like a fireworks competition than football.
Quarterback Marcel Reed is basically running a live-action highlight reel, four touchdowns last week, and a level of confidence that borders on insanity. The guy could probably throw a Hail Mary into a drive-thru speaker and still get his order right.
Elko summed it up perfectly: “We can’t just say we want to be champions. At some point, we have to do it.” Translation: win now or watch Georgia laugh you off ESPN.
LSU Tigers: The $100 Million Midlife Crisis
Meanwhile, down on the bayou, LSU coach Brian Kelly looks like a man who ordered the wrong entrée at a Michelin-star restaurant and is too proud to send it back. His Tigers, once a preseason powerhouse, have lost two of their last three and are clinging to playoff hopes like a cat on a screen door.
Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier flashes brilliance, then throws into triple coverage because, well, why not? The run game has been about as effective as a Mardi Gras parade in a thunderstorm, and the defense looks allergic to tackling.
Kelly insists he’s “angry, frustrated, and not in a good mood,” which is probably the most relatable thing he’s said since arriving in Louisiana. Still, the guy’s making $100 million, so being moody feels like part of the job description.
The Betting Edge & Final Score Prediction
The Aggies’ gritty, never-say-die mentality meets LSU’s ongoing identity crisis in what promises to be a spicy SEC shootout. A&M’s defense bends but doesn’t break, and Reed delivers just enough magic to keep the maroon dream alive.
Prediction Angle: Texas A&M keeps rolling and covers the spread, while LSU fans keep asking for extra hot sauce on their heartbreak.
Final Score: Texas A&M 31, LSU 24
Lean: Texas A&M -2.5
Total: Over 49.5
- NCAA Football Odds source: Bovada Sportsbook
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