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No. 10 seed Miami (10-2) at No. 7 seed Texas A&M (11-1), Saturday, midday EST (ABC)
BetMGM College Football Odds: Texas A&M by 3 1/2.
Series record: Miami leads 3-2.
Both teams remain in the College Football Playoff for the very first time where the Hurricanes are contending for their 6th nationwide championship and initially because 2001. The Aggies have a a lot longer dry spell after their last national title can be found in 1939. The Hurricanes got the last at-large playoff spot over Notre Dame thanks to their 27-24 win over the Fighting Irish in the season opener. Texas A&M intends to get better and make a deep playoff pursue a 27-17 loss to archrival Texas in the regular-season finale ruined its ideal season. These teams had one typical challenger this season with Miami and Texas A&M handing Notre Dame its only 2 losses in close games in the very first two weeks of the season. The winner gets a journey to the Cotton Bowl to play No. 2 seed Ohio State on Dec. 31.
Texas A&M ´ s pass rush vs. Miami ´ s offensive line. The Aggies have 41 sacks this season to connect Oklahoma for a lot of in the nation. Texas A&M is led by defensive end Cashius Howell, a first group AP All-America selection and the SEC Defensive Player of the Year who led the SEC and ranks fourth in the nation with 11 1/2 sacks. The are among the best in the nation at safeguarding the quarterback and the 11 sacks they allowed this season are connected for eighth least in the nation.
Miami: DE Rueben Bain Jr. made ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors after piling up 37 deals with, including 7 1/2 deals with for loss and 4 1/2 sacks this season. He also required a fumble, had an interception and two pass separations to lead Miami ´ s defense. He had at least one tackle in every game and had a season-high 1 1/2 sacks in the regular-season ending at Pittsburgh.
Texas A&M: WR/PR K.C. Concepcion won the Paul Hornung Award as the nation ´ s most flexible college football gamer and was also an AP first-team All American. He led the team with 886 lawns getting and his nine TD receptions ranked initially in the SEC. He likewise led the league with 460 punt return yards with two touchdowns. The junior also had a TD go to end up being the first Aggie in the contemporary period of football to have a TD reception, scoring run and punt return score in a single season.
Miami won the last conference in between these groups 48-33 in 2023 at Hard Rock Stadium. ... The Hurricanes have actually won 10 video games in successive seasons for the very first time because 2002-03. ... Miami hasn ´ t enabled more than 17 points in its last four video games. ... QB Carson Beck is 34-5 in his profession as a starter at Georgia and with the Hurricanes. ... WR Malachi Toney requires 30 backyards to post the 8th 1,000-yard getting season in school history. ... Mark Fletcher Jr. leads Miami with 685 lawns hurrying. ... Jakobe Thomas is initially on the group with four interceptions. ... The Aggies are 7-0 at home this season. ... It ´ s the first time given that 2012 that Texas A&M has won a minimum of 10 video games. ... The Aggies have had at least 100,000 fans at Kyle Field for 10 straight games dating back to last season. ... QB Marcel Reed has tossed for 963 yards and six touchdowns and included 245 yards hurrying with two scores in 4 games this season versus AP Top 25 challengers. He needs 68 yards passing and 34 lawns rushing to join Johnny Manziel (two times) and Jerrod Johnson as the only players in school history to throw for 3,000 yards and rush for 500 yards in a season. ... Texas A&M ´ s receivers rank 11th in the nation by balancing 14.1 yards per catch, led by Ashton Bethel-Roman ´ s 23 lawns per catch. ... The Aggies have restricted opponents to 5 or fewer third down conversions in nine straight games. ... ESPN ´ s College GameDay will relay from College Station, Texas, before the video game, the ninth time the show will be done on the Texas A&M campus.