Texas A&M vs. Kansas State
Free Pick: Kansas State +6 -110 odds – point spreads
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After starting the season with three wins over three relatively weak teams, Texas A&M has dropped its last two games against Arkansas and Oklahoma St. Once this game goes off, we will be more than halfway through October yet this is the first true road game of the season for the Aggies. They did play a neutral field game in Irving, Texas against the Razorbacks and they were handled pretty well in that one. This is a revenge game for Texas A&M who had won five straight meetings but road revenge, especially when this is the first road game of the season, is an angle that should not be looked at. Kansas St. was hammered last week at Texas Tech as it lost by 48 points while getting outgained by 455 total yards. That certainly does not bode well for momentum purposes but that game was on the road as was its one game prior to that which was a win against Iowa St. in Kansas City. That game was won in the final seconds on a blocked extra point so there was a possible letdown factor heading into the game against the Red Raiders. On the season the Wildcats are 0-3 on the road and 2-0 at home and even though both wins came against FCS teams, heading back home now is a big advantage. Despite not being able to stop Texas Tech for the majority of the game, the Wildcats has put up solid numbers this season as a whole on defense, ranking fifth in the Big XII in total defense with 345.8 ypg, seventh in rushing defense with 126.3 ypg and seventh in passing defense with 219.5 ypg. On the other side, the rushing offense has been the strength as it is 38th in the nation with 176 ypg while running back Daniel Thomas is 24th in the country and third in the conference in rushing at 96.3 ypc. Since the schedule has picked up some stream, Texas A&M has not done well against the run as it is allowing 187 ypg on 4.9 ypc over its last three games. This is the same story on offense as well as after averaging 244 ypg through its first three games, it has put up just 111 ypg over its last two. A Bill Snyder-coached team has never allowed 66 points before as the most points ever scored on Kansas St. was during a 64-3 loss at Colorado back in 1990. Snyder was brought back to turn this team around and while it has not gone as planned yet, not many were expecting a turnaround in year one anyway. He has brought his teams ready to play in these spots as his teams have gone a perfect 8-0 ATS in the last eight games coming off a blowout loss by 21 points or more to a conference rival. This includes a 7-0 ATS mark when that loss took place on the road. It may seem early to talk about this but this week and next week against Colorado are pretty much must wins if the Wildcats want to entertain any hope of postseason play since the final four games of the season are against teams a combined 16-4. 3* Kansas St. Wildcats

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