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<p>ABC will be covering the 7:30 ET kickoff as the Texas A&M Aggies host the LSU Tigers at Kyle Field in College Station. Both teams enter this one with a 6-1 record on the season. The over/under line is currently at 53.5 points, and the Aggies are -3.5 point favorites at home. This is a week nine Southeastern matchup that is expected to be a close one.</p><h3>LSU TIGERS VS TEXAS A&M AGGIES BETTING PICK</h3><p>The Pick: Texas A&M Aggies -3.5</p><p>This game will be played at Kyle Field at 7:30 ET on Saturday, October 26th.</p><h3>WHY BET THE TEXAS A&M AGGIES:</h3><ul><li>We have the Texas A&M Aggies winning this one by a score of 32 to 27</li><li>Not only do we have the Texas A&M Aggies winning straight-up, we have them covering the spread at -3.5</li><li>Look for this game to go over the line of 53.5 points</li></ul><h3>Will The LSU Tigers Pull Off An Upset As Road Underdogs</h3><p>LSU enters Week 9 against Texas A&M with a 6-1 record, ranked 12th in our power rankings. They are a lock for bowl eligibility but have a 12.4% chance of winning the Southeastern. LSU holds the 15th best odds to make the playoff at 39.8%.</p> <p></p><p>The Tigers have been favored in five of their seven games, going 4-1 as the favorite. Their average scoring margin is +13.6, and they are 2-3 against the spread this season.</p> <p></p><p>LSU’s over/under record is 1-4, with their games averaging 54.7 points. The average over/under line has been 59.6 points, and this week’s line is set at 53.5 points.</p><p>Heading into week 9, LSU’s offense is averaging 34.1 points per game, ranking 26th in the nation. However, they are 8th in our offensive power rankings. Their passing game is their strength, ranking 4th in both attempts and completions, with 323 yards per game, 7th in the country. They convert 49.5% of their third downs, 10th nationally.</p> <p></p><p>Garrett Nussmeier leads the Tigers with 2,226 passing yards and 18 touchdowns, though he has thrown six interceptions and has a passer rating of 101. LSU is 88th in rushing, averaging 128.3 yards per game. Caden Durham leads the ground attack with 382 yards and six touchdowns. Kyren Lacy has 512 receiving yards and six touchdowns.</p><p>LSU's defense played well in their 34-10 win over Arkansas, allowing just 10 points. They gave up 277 total yards, including only 38 rushing yards on 19 attempts. Arkansas threw the ball 31 times, completing 21 passes for 239 yards, but LSU's defense also came away with an interception.</p> <p></p><p>On the season, LSU is giving up 20.6 points per game, ranking 31st nationally. They are allowing 120.1 rushing yards per game, while opposing quarterbacks have averaged a 91.1 passer rating and 243.3 passing yards per game, completing 65% of their throws.</p><h3>Are The Texas A&M Aggies Going To Defend Home Field Advantage?</h3><p>Texas A&M enters Week 9 with a 6-1 record, ranking 14th in our power rankings. They are a lock for bowl eligibility and have a 9.2% chance of winning the Southeastern. The Aggies also have a 31.3% chance of making the playoff, which is 18th in the nation.</p> <p></p><p>So far, Texas A&M is 3-1 at home and 2-0 on the road. They’ve been favored in six of their seven games, going 5-1 as the favorite. Their average scoring margin is +13.7 points, but they are 2-4 against the spread this season.</p> <p></p><p>This week’s over/under line is 53.5 points. The Aggies’ average over/under line is 49.4 points, and their games have averaged 49.1 points. Their over/under record is 3-3, with an average margin of -2.4 points.</p><p>Texas A&M’s offense has leaned heavily on their run game, ranking 12th nationally with 219.4 rushing yards per game. They are 17th in rushing attempts, averaging 40.1 per game. Le'Veon Moss leads the team with 674 rushing yards, eight touchdowns, and an average of 6 yards per carry. Overall, the Aggies are 24th in our offensive power rankings and are scoring 31.4 points per game, placing them 37th in the country.</p> <p></p><p>Quarterback Conner Weigman has thrown for 718 yards with three touchdowns and four interceptions, giving him a passer rating of 78. Texas A&M ranks 99th in passing yards per game. They are 22nd in third down conversions, converting 45.5% of their attempts. Noah Thomas leads the receiving corps with 289 yards and three touchdowns.</p><p>Texas A&M's defense has been solid this season, ranking 19th nationally by allowing just 17.7 points per game. They’ve given up 116 rushing yards per game (39th) and 209 passing yards per game. Opposing quarterbacks have a 71.3 passer rating and a 54.6% completion rate against them, which ranks 19th in the country.</p> <p></p><p>In their recent game against Mississippi State, Texas A&M allowed 24 points but held the Bulldogs to 125 rushing yards on 36 attempts. Mississippi State threw the ball 41 times, totaling 242 passing yards, while Texas A&M’s defense also came up with an interception.</p>

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It is playoff time in the Xfinity Series. There are seven races left on the schedule and that means that the Round of 12 begins this week at Richmond Raceway with the Go Bowling 250. It is certainly good news for the drivers that the playoffs begin this week and that Cup Series guys cannot participate. Last year’s win for Christopher Bell was the first by a points driver in this event since Robby Gordon won in 2004.

Odds are on the right-hand side for desktop viewers and down below the comment box for mobile viewers as we get the playoffs underway.

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<h5><strong>The Playoff 12</strong></h5>
Like the Cup Series, bonus points are awarded throughout the season that apply to scoring in the playoffs. Christopher Bell had 55 of those bonus points after two stage wins and the most laps led last week at Las Vegas and has an 11-point lead over Cole Custer and Tyler Reddick. All scores were reset to 2,000 points for those that are in the playoffs and then the bonus points were applied.

Austin Cindric is fourth with 2,017 points. Chase Briscoe is the highest of four rookies that qualified for the postseason. He has 2,012 points, which is the same total as Justin Allgaier. Michael Annett, who won the first race of the year at Daytona, is seventh with 2,009 points. Noah Gragson has 2,005 points and sits eighth. Each successive driver has one fewer point than the guy ahead of him, as Brandon Jones, Justin Haley, Ryan Sieg, and John Hunter Nemechek round out the 12 playoff competitors.

Basically, given the scores, Bell, Custer, and Reddick have a double bye into the championship race at Homestead-Miami, where the highest finisher of the final four left standing will take the title.

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<h5><strong>Revved Up for Richmond</strong></h5>
America’s Premier Short Track is the .75-mile D-shaped oval in Henrico County, Virginia. This has the makings of an interesting first race. Though Custer won back in the spring, Cindric was second and Allgaier was third. Reddick was fourth and Bell was 16th. There aren’t likely to be any big surprises with this week’s results, as in somebody like Gragson or Jones coming away with the win, but the short track and some less experienced drivers that are amped up for the playoffs could create chaos.

Bell won this race last year and is the deserving favorite at +120. He swept the Richmond races last season. Custer is +330. Interestingly, Allgaier is a co-third favorite with Reddick. We haven’t seen Allgaier priced like the top three drivers on the circuit all season long, so this departure from the norm does stand out in a variety of ways.

Briscoe is +1100. The next price on the board is +2750. Like I said, don’t expect a lot of surprises.

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<h5><strong>Manufacturer Mayhem</strong></h5>
In the Cup Series playoff race at Richmond this week, it certainly looks like Toyota has the upper hand. Things have been a bit more balanced at the Xfinity Series level, though, to be fair, a lot of Cup Series drivers have won and they win races regardless of automaker.

The spring Richmond race has been part of the Dash 4 Cash program in recent years. Bell and Custer have the wins for Toyota and Ford, respectively. The previous two winners were Chevy drivers in Kyle Larson and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

One thing that will be sort of interesting here is that this will be a night race in a cooler climate. Much like the Cup Series race, this is a 7:30 p.m. ET start time. Right now, sunny skies are in the forecast, but the temperatures will drop over the course of the race. Pit crews will have to be ready to make the necessary adjustments to the cars. Usually the best drivers and the best teams have the best crews, so you have to handicap that into the race this week.

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<h5><strong>Just Justin</strong></h5>
Can Reddick win this race? Maybe. He’s 11th, 17th, 7th, and 4th in his four career Richmond starts. So probably not. With that in mind, Allgaier is probably the only guy capable of preventing a Bell or Custer win. That’s effectively your handicap for the winner in this race. No offense to the other drivers, but Reddick is better on bigger tracks and the other drivers just don’t have the wherewithal to run all that close here.

Maaaaaaaybe Cindric, who is a great road course racer and enjoys the tighter conditions. Still, I’d look at him next week on the Roval and his team is probably focused on keeping the car as clean as possible for that race.

So, Allgaier. Can he win? Sure, he could. He won the first stage here in the spring and his third-place finish was one of 11 top-five finishes during the regular season. He won five races last season, though none of those wins came at Richmond.

It looks like Bell or Custer this week.

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<h5><strong>Picks</strong></h5>
So, which one do you like more? For me, despite the low price, it has to be Bell. He’s won here twice. He drives a Toyota. When he hasn’t wrecked or had a mechanical failure, he’s run at the front of the pack and has a ton of stage wins this season. The +120 price is far from sexy, but he has to be the guy.

Cindric at +2750 is a decent home price to throw a few shekels on, but that’s really about it if you don’t want to take Custer or Allgaier.

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<p>Matt Manning will get the start for the Tigers (58-69, 27-35 home) as they host the Astros (72-57, 37-26 away) at Comerica Park. The Astros will give the starting nod to Framber Valdez. Check out my prediction for game one of this American League matchup between the Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers.</p><h3>HOUSTON ASTROS VS DETROIT TIGERS BETTING PICK</h3><p>The Pick: Houston Astros -1.5 Runs</p><p>This game will be played at Comerica Park at 6:40 ET on Friday, August 25th.</p><h3>WHY BET THE HOUSTON ASTROS:</h3><ul><li>The Astros have put together a 2-1 record vs. the runline in their last three games as the favorite.</li><li>As the road underdog, the Astros' runline win streak stands at five games.</li><li>For the season, the Astros have gone 13-11 with Framber Valdez on the mound as the starter.</li></ul><h3>HOUSTON ASTROS STRUGGLING VS RUNLINE OF LATE</h3><p>For the season, the Astros are 72-57 and 64-65 against the runline. In the AL West, they are in 3rd place and have gone 26-17 against division opponents. On the road, Houston have won two straight series. The Astros' season-long over/under record sits at 66-60.</p><p><p>Starter Framber Valdez has had an up-and-down season for the Astros, currently boasting a 9-9 record across 24 appearances. His ERA stands at 3.55, with a K/9 of 8.9 and FIP of 3.51, while his opponents' OBP is .282.</p></p><p>Framber Valdez was handed the loss in his last start against Seattle, surrendering six runs on 10 hits as Houston fell 10-3.</p><p>For the season, the Astros are 8th in batting average, hitting a combined .254. Over their last five games, they have hit .307 which is 4th in that span. Houston's average of 4.9 runs per game puts them 7th in the league. In terms of home runs, they have gone deep 167 times and have a team slugging percentage of .422.</p><p>Alex Bregman has been a force for the Astros over their last five games, leading the team in hits and batting .480. On the season, Bregman is hitting .258 and has tallied 83 RBIs.</p><h3>WILL THE DETROIT TIGERS TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS AT HOME?</h3><p>On a record of 58-69, the Tigers are 3rd in the AL Central. At home, they have put together a win percent of 43.5% compared to 47.7% on the road. This season, Detroit has gone 29-46 against teams who are above .500, and hold an overall series record of 17-20-5.</p><p><p>Matt Manning is on the mound for Detroit, boasting a 5-4 record. He has made 12 appearances this season, with an ERA of 4.31 and a K/9 of 5.85. His FIP stands at 5.25 and his OBP is .289.</p></p><p>Matt Manning earned a quality start and a victory in his most recent outing, as the Tigers defeated the Guardians 4-3. Across six frames, Manning allowed two runs and five hits.</p><p>During their last five games, Detroit is the 13th ranked offense in terms of batting average. In these games, they have hit a combined .238 and are averaging 5.2 runs per game. Across the entire season, the Tigers are hitting .235 with an OBP of .301 while averaging 4 runs per contest. This figure puts them 27th in the league.</p><p>Kerry Carpenter has been a consistent force for the Detroit Tigers this season, boasting a .288 batting average and .547 slugging percentage. In the team's last ten contests, he has been particularly impressive, leading the squad in hits with a .326 average.</p>

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