Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M prediction, odds, line, spread: 2024 college football picks, bets by proven model

The No. 7 |A|
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |B|
travel to College Station |C|
to take on the |D|
No. 20 Texas A&M |E|
Aggies in one of |F|
the marquee matchups on |G|
the Week 1 college |H|
football schedule. Both teams |J|
have a strong tie |K|
to the 2023 Duke |L|
football team as Riley |M|
Leonard, the quarterback of |O|
that squad, takes over |P|
at quarterback for Notre |Q|
Dame. Texas A&M, meanwhile, |R|
hired Mike Elko, Dukes |S|
former head coach, to |U|
replace Jimbo Fisher. Kickoff |V|
is scheduled for 7:30 |Y|
p.m. ET. Despite being |Z|
ranked lower, the Aggies |A|
are 3-point favorites in |B|
the latest Texas A&M |C|
vs. Notre Dame odds |D|
via SportsLine consensus, while |E|
the over/under for total |F|
points scored is 47, |G|
down from opening at |H|
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Dame vs. Texas A&M:
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Texas A&M vs. |Y| Notre Dame spread: Aggies |Z| -3
Texas A&M |A| vs. Notre Dame over/under: |B| 47 points
Texas |C| A&M vs. Notre Dame |D| money line: Aggies -152, |E| Fighting Irish +127
|F| dir="ltr">TAMU: The Aggies ranked |G| 14th in the country |H| in rushing defense (108.8 |J| yards per game) last |K| season
ND: Xavier |L| Watts led the nation |M| in interceptions (seven) last |O| season
Texas A&M |P| vs. Notre Dame: See |Q| picks at SportsLine
|R| dir="ltr">Why Texas A&M can |S| cover
The Aggies were |U| hit hard by injuries |V| last season and the |Y| most notable one was |Z| to quarterback Conner Weigman. |A| A five-star prospect (via |B| 247Sports) in the 2022 |C| recruiting class, Weigman only |D| appeared in four games |E| before a foot injury |F| ended his season. Hes |G| back healthy this season |H| and could bring the |J| Aggies more stability at |K| quarterback than they had |L| at any point in |M| the Fisher era.
The |O| Aggies lost Rueben Owens |P| for the season to |Q| a lower-body injury in |R| camp, but they have |S| several other proven options. |U| Juniors LeVeon Moss and |V| Amari Daniels both had |Y| around 100 carries last |Z| year. E.J. Smith, the |A| son of NFL Hall |B| of Famer Emmitt Smith, |C| transferred in from Stanford |D| to provide veteran depth |E| as well. See which |F| team to pick here.
|G| dir="ltr">Why Notre Dame can |H| cover
The Fighting Irish |J| have one of the |K| best defensive players in |L| the country in Watts. |M| Last season the 6-foot, |O| 203-pound Watts led the |P| nation in interceptions (seven) |Q| while also making 52 |R| tackles. For his efforts |S| last season he earned |U| the Bronko Nagurski Trophy |V| as the nations best |Y| defensive player and was |Z| named a unanimous first-team |A| all-American.
In addition, Notre |B| Dame has a dual-threat |C| quarterback in Riley Leonard. |D| One of the top |E| quarterbacks available in the |F| transfer portal after last |G| season, Leonard passed for |H| 1,102 yards and three |J| touchdowns in just seven |K| games last season for |L| Duke. He also rushed |M| for 352 yards and |O| four touchdowns. Two years |P| ago, he was one |Q| of three FBS quarterbacks |R| to amass more than |S| 2,900 passing yards and |U| 695 rushing yards. See |V| which team to pick |Y| here.
How to make |Z| Texas A&M vs. Notre |A| Dame picks
SportsLines model |B| is leaning Over the |C| total, predicting 51 combined |D| points. The model also |E| says one side of |F| the spread hits more |G| than 50% of the |H| time. You can see |J| the models CFB picks |K| at SportsLine.