After a much-needed win against the Arkansas Razorbacks last week, the Longhorns return home to take on the No.3 Texas A&M Aggies in a rivalry game filled with hate and a dash of envy.
Texas entered the 2025 season with aspirations of being where A&M currently is, and in the running for the National Championship. Unfortunately, quite a few things have gone wrong this year for Arch Manning and Co., but it's been looking better as of late.
Longhorn Nation would love nothing more than to see the fighting Steve Sarkisians squash the Aggies' national title dreams and potentially get back in the running for the College Football Playoffs. Though the chances are slim even with a win, upsetting a surging Texas A&M team in the final week of the regular season would undoubtedly make the Playoff Selection Committee think about squeezing Texas in.
Texas vs. Texas A&M final odds
According to Fanduel.com, Texas A&M is currently favored by 2.5 points (-2.5). Unlike most of Texas' games this season, the line hasn't moved that much. It was Texas A&M -3.5 at one point, but then it moved right back to -2.5.
Texas vs. Texas A&M final prediction
The Longhorns need this win like a fish needs water right now.
As mentioned earlier, this Texas football team had aspirations of being one of the absolute best teams in the league this season. Unfortunately, the offense got off to a really slow start in 2025, and the team was hit with a few crucial injuries early on in the year.
Arch Manning has been playing lights out over the past few games, and if he's able to be surgical with his ball placement and dual-threat ability against Texas A&M tonight, the Longhorns have a good chance of pulling off the upset. The biggest "unknown" in the matchup for Texas is their offensive line outlook. That group will need to play the best they have all year if Steve Sarkisian and the offense is going to have any chance of moving the ball on the Aggies' defense in this one.
Final score prediction: Texas 24, Texas A&M 21