This week’s only game featuring ranked opponents on both sidelines is the No. 9 Missouri Tigers (4-0) heading south to take on the No. 25 ranked Texas A&M Aggies (4-1) Saturday at noon.
Missouri has been tested twice over the past three weeks as the Boston College Eagles – at the time ranked No. 24 – took the Tigers to their limit before dropping the game 27-21. A week later, Vanderbilt went to two overtimes with Missouri before the Tigers prevailed 30-27.
Texas A&M dropped their season opener to Notre Dame before rebounding to win each of the next four contests. Arkansas took the Aggies to the limit last weekend before bowing out 21-17 to Texas A&M.
While several other schools sit atop the SEC standings, the winner of this game will have a strong case that it could stake its claim to a potential championship berth. Will the Aggies or Tigers win on Saturday? We’ll cover that and our top three player prop bets for this game.
The Tigers have senior signal-caller Brady Cook leading the charge again this season. In five seasons with Missouri, Cook has completed 66.9 percent of his passes for 7,419 yards and 42 touchdowns.
While the Aggies are led by a defensive-minded coach, the Texas A&M has been a bend-but-don’t-break unit this season. The Aggies allowed Arkansas’ Taylen Green and Bowling Green’s Connor Bazelak to surpass 250 yards passing in their past two outings.
Cook has again been phenomenal this season, too. The quarterback has increased his completion percentage to nearly 69 percent while throwing for 946 yards in four games. He’s reached at least 226 passing yards in every outing, so expect him to continue that trend Saturday to cover this prop bet.
Texas A&M running back Le’Veon Moss has been a beast on the field this season. Moss has 471 rushing yards on 76 carries, averaging over six yards per run this year. He’s also scored three touchdowns on the ground for the Aggies.
Missouri has been strong against the run this season, holding every team except Vanderbilt to under 115 rushing yards. The Commodores largely earned their 146 rushing yards off quarterback Diego Pavia’s 84-yard rushing performance.
Against Missouri, expect Moss to rack up at least 65.5 rushing yards on the afternoon. The junior athlete has accomplished that in every game thus far, and opponents know what to expect when they see him on the field. Moss should easily cover this player prop bet.
Outside of a season-opening three-catch, 30-yard performance in the team’s blowout of Murray State, Missouri wide receiver Theo Wease Jr. has been on fire this season. The senior athlete has caught 26 passes for 287 yards without a score through four games.
The Tigers will look to make noise through the air against this Aggies defense. Expect Cook to target Wease at least eight times on the day, and bettors should predict that Wease will eclipse the 52-yard mark needed to cover this player prop bet.
Texas A&M has kept their games close throughout this season, and only once – against Florida – have the Aggies combined with their FBS opponent to eclipse the 48.5-point mark needed to cover this bet.
There’s little reason to believe that this game will be significantly different for Texas A&M. Missouri has yet to face a defense as good as the Aggies’ unit, giving bettors confidence that this game will follow a similar pattern as a defensive struggle for both teams.
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