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CFB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 10/27/2018Line$ LineOU LineScore
TEXAS A&M
 
MISSISSIPPI ST
+1  

-1  
-105

-115

42.5
 
13
Final
28

TEXAS A&M (5 - 2) at MISSISSIPPI ST (4 - 3)
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Week 9 Saturday, 10/27/2018 7:00 PM
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173TEXAS A&M44.542.5
174MISSISSIPPI ST-2.5-1.5
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
TEXAS A&M - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games5-2+26-12-432.316.0486.7(6.4)1.320.69.9320.1(5.9)0.6
Road Games1-1+12-01-124.513.0425.5(5.7)1.034.015.5411.5(7.2)1.0
Last 3 Games3-0+32-10-323.312.3408.3(5.5)1.318.04.7241.7(4.6)1.0
Grass Games5-2+26-12-432.316.0486.7(6.4)1.320.69.9320.1(5.9)0.6
Conference Games3-1+33-11-323.212.5404.5(5.5)1.524.711.2312.2(5.8)0.7
TEXAS A&M - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)32.316.027.036:3242-204(4.8)21-3461.9%282(8.3)77-487(6.4)(15.1)
Opponents Defensive Avg.27.816.122.332:1941-193(4.7)19-3159.8%222(7.2)72-415(5.8)(14.9)
Offense Road Games24.513.023.537:0234-117(3.5)24-4059.3%308(7.6)74-425(5.7)(17.4)
Defense (All Games)20.69.914.723:2825-78(3.1)17-2958.0%242(8.3)54-320(5.9)(15.6)
Opponents Offensive Avg.29.816.320.628:3935-175(5)18-3160.4%236(7.7)66-411(6.3)(13.8)
Defense Road Games34.015.521.522:5723-92(4)21-3461.8%319(9.4)57-411(7.2)(12.1)

MISSISSIPPI ST - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games4-3-5.64-31-527.016.6406.3(6.2)1.113.64.6282.4(4.4)1.1
Home Games3-1-1.63-11-237.022.2461.2(6.7)0.59.53.0306.2(4.7)1.2
Last 3 Games1-2-2.61-20-310.77.3293.3(4.6)1.713.75.3300.0(4.6)1.3
Grass Games3-2-2.63-21-330.218.4421.0(6.3)1.211.44.4292.8(4.4)1.2
Conference Games1-3-6.61-30-49.77.2270.2(4.3)1.517.25.7300.0(4.7)1.2
MISSISSIPPI ST - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)27.016.620.131:0640-235(5.9)12-2646.7%171(6.5)66-406(6.2)(15)
Opponents Defensive Avg.26.414.320.230:4836-164(4.5)17-3253.2%234(7.2)69-398(5.8)(15.1)
Offense Home Games37.022.222.732:2743-251(5.8)13-2550.5%210(8.3)68-461(6.7)(12.5)
Defense (All Games)13.64.616.328:5435-115(3.2)16-2955.4%168(5.8)65-282(4.4)(20.8)
Opponents Offensive Avg.2613.819.730:0941-185(4.5)15-2755.4%187(6.9)69-372(5.4)(14.3)
Defense Home Games9.53.016.027:3330-87(2.9)20-3556.7%219(6.2)66-306(4.7)(32.2)
Average power rating of opponents played: TEXAS A&M 37.3,  MISSISSIPPI ST 36
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
TEXAS A&M - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
8/30/2018NORTHWESTERN ST59-7W-46W -61-50323-35-255113-2118-35-2300
9/8/2018CLEMSON26-28L11.5W50.5O32-7123-40-430232-11517-27-2980
9/15/2018LA MONROE48-10W-28W65.5U45-28119-27-249029-10315-28-2251
9/22/2018@ ALABAMA23-45L23.5W58.5O28-13023-44-263228-10925-33-4150
9/29/2018ARKANSAS24-17W-19L56.5U46-17617-26-201226-5514-27-1931
10/6/2018KENTUCKY20-14W-5.5W49U45-16418-30-226230-7013-20-1080
10/13/2018@ S CAROLINA26-23W-2.5W49.5U40-10525-37-353018-7617-35-2232
10/27/2018@ MISSISSIPPI ST            
11/3/2018@ AUBURN            
11/10/2018OLE MISS            
11/17/2018UAB            
11/24/2018LSU            

MISSISSIPPI ST - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
9/1/2018STEPH F AUSTIN63-6W-47.5W -37-22015-34-398041-7715-37-1771
9/8/2018@ KANSAS ST31-10W-6.5W51.5U39-38411-27-154135-1139-21-1001
9/15/2018LA LAFAYETTE56-10W-34.5W63O47-33116-24-276126-6523-34-2451
9/22/2018@ KENTUCKY7-28L-10L56U28-5616-32-145147-2298-14-711
9/29/2018FLORIDA6-13L-7L52U32-10411-26-98034-11823-32-2391
10/6/2018AUBURN23-9W3W45U57-3499-17-69121-9019-38-2142
10/20/2018@ LSU3-19L6.5L45U37-2018-24-59444-11016-28-1291
10/27/2018TEXAS A&M            
11/3/2018LOUISIANA TECH            
11/10/2018@ ALABAMA            
11/17/2018ARKANSAS            
11/22/2018@ OLE MISS            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
TEXAS A&M: There have been many coaching changes in the SEC over the past 12 months, but the Aggies' is in a class of its own. Jimbo Fisher, who took Florida State to a National Championship in 2014, was brought to College Station to do the exact same thing. His recruiting savvy and schematic expertise will bear fruit right away, but actual wins may take some time. The schedule, which includes September meetings with Clemson and Alabama, will almost certainly leave A&M 2-2 after its first four games. Overall, the goal should be a bowl, and to establish a quarterback and offensive line for the future. Junior RB Trayveon Williams will help, and the defense, led by former Notre Dame coordinator Mike Elko, should improve. Things are looking up at A&M'which in the SEC West means about 7-5.
MISSISSIPPI ST: The Bulldogs lost coach Dan Mullen to Florida, but they bring back 17 starters'none more important than quarterback Nick Fitzgerald. There was some Heisman buzz around the dual-threat QB early last season; a hard-to-watch injury ended his season against in-state rival Ole Miss. With Aeris Williams rumbling in the backfield, defenses will have a tough time keeping State honest. On defense, new coordinator Bob Shoop leads an improving unit. As always in the West, the schedule is a gauntlet, but new head coach Joe Moorhead, who was offensive coordinator at Penn State, knows a thing or two about life in an elite division.
PREVIEW
No. 16 Texas A&M aiming for fourth straight win
 

These are usually the times that either make or break a team's season. Most schools are in the heart of conference play, jockeying for position to earn a chance to play for a conference title or hoping to get a bowl invitation.

Even in the mighty Southeastern Conference where No. 1 Alabama resides, teams are entering a crucial stretch -- there's always something to play for, if only pride.

Texas A&M and Mississippi State find themselves in exactly those types of spots as they prepare for Saturday's clash at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Miss.

Both play in the SEC West and are chasing the Crimson Tide. The No. 16 Aggies (5-2, 3-1 SEC) are on a three-game win streak and coming off a bye. The Bulldogs (4-3, 1-3) are coming off a 19-3 loss to LSU.

Mississippi State's Nick Fitzgerald came into this season as a solid Heisman Trophy candidate, but the LSU defense and questionable decisions snuffed out any chance there was of the senior signal-caller being a legitimate candidate.

Against the Tigers, Fitzgerald was 8-for-24 for just 57 yards and four interceptions.

His performance has first-year head coach Joe Moorehead searching for answers. One of those answers involves the future of the program -- sophomore quarterback Keytaon Thompson, who might get the start against the Aggies.

"His struggles in the passing game are apparent, and it doesn't just go for him," Moorehead said. "We have discussed in the offensive staff room giving (Thompson) the opportunity to start a drive as a change of pace, but also to take some of the physical wear and tear off of Nick."

Fitzgerald has struggled in the SEC, completing 44 of 99 passes for 371 yards, six interceptions and not a single touchdown. Meanwhile, Thompson started against Stephen F. Austin when Fitzgerald was suspended and threw for five touchdowns and ran for two others.

"I was brought in here to elevate this program to a championship level and build on the excellent foundation laid by (former) coach (Dan) Mullen and his staff," Moorhead said. "We can talk about the urgency and the necessity for this staff to get it right now and make sure this season ends the way it needs to end with a bunch of wins down the line."

Oddly enough, Fitzgerald has enjoyed success against Texas A&M having rushed for more than 100 yards in guiding the Bulldogs to two straight wins over the Aggies. And this season, Fitzgerald is the fifth-leading rusher in the conference with 644 yards.

But the Texas A&M rush defense is ranked in the top five in the nation and the Aggies appear poised to be on a mission. There only two losses this season are to Alabama and Clemson.

They've outgained every opponent except the Crimson Tide and while Fitzgerald's starting status is tenuous, the Aggies are more than happy with the strides made by sophomore quarterback Kellen Mond.

Against the Aggies' top competition, Mond has thrown for 1,406 yards compared to 874 yards during his freshman season. He's completing 61.7 percent of his passes -- he has a better understanding of the game, said his head coach, Jimbo Fisher.

"And now, I think the game is beginning to slow down and he's understanding what he's seeing on the other side," Fisher told the Dallas Morning News.

Mond has been helped immensely by Trayveon Williams, who is second in the SEC in rushing with 798 yards. Tight end Jace Sternberger has emerged as his favorite target with 29 receptions for six touchdowns.

Mond's improvement gives the Aggies high hopes as they enter the challenging stretch of their season. The Aggies travel to Auburn next week to take on the Tigers, marking three straight road games before returning home.

"This is pretty much where the real season begins," defensive end Landis Durham said. "You'll be able to tell what teams can finish strong and teams that just fall off. In the past we've had a reputation of falling off at this point in the season so we're really looking to finish strong."

The Aggies enter play with the fourth-ranked passing attack in the conference at 282.4 yards per game while the Bulldogs at 171.3 yards per game is next to last in the SEC.

The Bulldogs' rushing attack leads the league with 235 yards per game, while the Aggies aren't that far behind at 204.3 yards per game.


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