Texas A&M Aggies @ Texas Longhorns NCAA Football Thanksgiving Picks

Texas A&M Aggies @ Texas Longhorns NCAA Football Thanksgiving Picks: I like the spread in this game, and I just flat out like the Aggies. Texas is struggling, or they have been all year, that’s how a team that’s normally in the National Title picture gets to 5-6 (2-4 at home, too). The Longhorns finally got a win after losing four straight football games, beating the might Florida Atlantic team 51-17 last week. After beating Nebraska on October 16th, the Longhorns lost those next four to Iowa State, Baylor, Kansas State, and Oklahoma State – they lost against the spread in all four, and didn’t finish within a touchdown in any single game.

The Aggies haven’t lost since Ryan Tannehill took over for Jerrod Johnson, midway through the Kansas game on October 23rd. The Aggies have gotten more and more impressive, beating Kansas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, and Baylor before really stepping up their defense last week to upset the Nebraska Cornhuskers 9-6. Tannehill didn’t do a whole lot of great last week against Nebraska, but he didn’t turn the ball over, something Jerrod Johnson really struggled with through the first handful of games. Did I mention that A&M won each of those previous 4 games by 12 points or more? They’re good, it’s not just a lucky streak.

The Longhorns will be out to ruin the party, but I have no reason to believe that might happen. Again, they’ve been having a tough time against just about any kind of team, and A&M just happens to be pretty dang good.

Texas A&M Aggies (-3.5) @ Texas Longhorns (Thurs)