Auburn Tigers vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 11/6/2021 College Football Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Auburn Tigers vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Saturday, November 6, 2021

Location: Kyle Field in College Station, TX

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Aggies (-5)

Total/Over-Under: 48.5

The Texas A&M Aggies (6-2) welcome the Auburn Tigers (6-2) at Kyle Field on Saturday. Texas A&M opens this contest as 5-point favorites from oddsmakers. The betting total comes in at 48.5.

The Auburn Tigers head into this matchup 6-2 for this season. In their last game, the Tigers faced the Ole Miss Rebels and notched a win by a score of 31-20. Bo Nix went 22/30 with 276 yards through the air and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rating of 161.6 and ended the game without throwing an interception. Tank Bigsby was the leader on the ground for the Tigers with 23 totes for 140 yds (6.1 yds per attempt). The Auburn Tigers rushed the ball a total of 46 times and compiled 207 yds, earning them an average of 4.5 yds per attempt. At the end of the game, they had 77 plays which totaled 483 yds. Auburn gave up 26 completions on 42 attempts for a total of 307 yds, and a completion rate of 61.9%. In the running game, the Tigers conceded 156 yards on 39 tries, which is an average of 4.0 yds per rush surrendered.

The Tigers have attained 3,620 total yards over the course of this year. When it comes to getting in the endzone, Auburn has amassed 11 touchdowns through the air and 18 rushing touchdowns. They have turned the football over 7 times. Auburn has earned 184 1st downs as a unit, and they have been called for 47 penalties for 370 yds. As a unit they average 197.6 yards on the ground which is 35th in Division 1. When it comes to putting points on the board, the Auburn Tigers are averaging 34.9 PPG.

The Tigers are ranked 36th in Division 1 when it comes to team defense, conceding 19.8 points per game. They are allowing an average of 3.3 yards per rushing attempt and 129.9 rushing yards per game on the year. Overall, they have conceded 1,039 rushing yards through 8 games. Concerning passing yards, the Tigers are allowing 1,831 yds which puts them in 78th in the country. They have relinquished 228.9 yards per contest through the air in addition to conceding a completion percentage of 65.7%. Overall, they have relinquished 358.8 yards/contest which puts them 63rd in the country. They have allowed 10 touchdowns through the air as well as 8 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Aggies come into this game with a record of 6-2 for this season. When they last stepped on the field, the Aggies went home victorious with a score of 44-14 against the South Carolina Gamecocks. Zach Calzada (2 touchdowns) walked away from the contest with 187 yds on 12/24 through the air while his quarterback rating was 134.6. He threw 1 pick and his average yards per attempt was 7.8. Devon Achane carried the rock 20 times for 154 yards, walking away from the game with 7.7 yds per carry for Texas A&M. The Aggies finished the game with 477 yards on 79 plays (6.0 yards per play). Texas A&M ran for 5.5 yds per attempt, finishing the contest with 290 yards on 53 carries. Texas A&M relinquished 31 rushing attempts for 71 yds (2.3 yds per rush). The Aggies pass defense gave up a completion rate of 57.7%, surrendering 114 yds on 15 for 26 through the air.

When it comes to the points being put on the board, the Aggies currently sit 57th in D-1 by scoring 29.6 points per game. Over the course of the season thus far, the Aggies have thrown for 1,664 yards through the air along with holding an average of 208.0 passing yards per game, which ranks 93rd in Division 1. The Texas A&M Aggies maintain an average of 396.3 yards/game, which ranks them 68th in Division 1. The Texas A&M offense has compiled 498 penalty yards on 57 violations, which has them sitting 34th in Division 1 in terms of giving up free yards.

The Aggies are conceding 16.1 PPG, which has them ranked 17th in college football. Texas A&M has surrendered a total of 1,040 yards rushing (130.0 yards per game) and 5 touchdowns via the rush this season. This season, they have conceded 129 pts. They have surrendered 9 touchdowns from the passing game in addition to 199.9 yards/outing, which puts them in 43rd in the country. The Aggies defense has been on the field for 551 plays, which ranks 72nd in college football.

Who will win tonight's Tigers/Aggies college football game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Aggies -5

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