Arizona State at Texas A&M

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How they got here

Last three games · 2025 season

Arizona State · 8-5

Picked #56 in the preseason · now #61 — about right.

1-2 in its last three — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.

L 39–42 @ Duke #57 of 668

lost by 3 as a 4-point underdog

L 7–23 vs ArizonaTop 25 #32 of 668

lost by 16 as a 2.5-point underdog

W 42–17 @ Colorado #133 of 668

won by 25 as a 6.5-point favorite

W 25–23 vs West Virginia #97 of 668

won by 2 as a 9.5-point favorite

W 24–19 @ Iowa StateTop 25 #45 of 668

won by 5 as a 7.5-point underdog

L 16–24 vs HoustonTop 25 #48 of 668

lost by 8 as a 7.5-point favorite

W 26–22 vs Texas TechTop 25 #6 of 668

won by 4 as a 8.5-point underdog

L 10–42 @ UtahTop 25 #21 of 668

lost by 32 as a 8.5-point underdog

W 27–24 vs TCUTop 25 #30 of 668

won by 3 as a 3-point favorite

W 27–24 @ Baylor #24 of 668

won by 3 as a 1.5-point underdog

W 34–15 vs Texas State #55 of 668

won by 19 as a 18.5-point favorite

L 20–24 @ Mississippi State #89 of 668

lost by 4 as a 5.5-point favorite

W 38–19 vs Northern Arizona #110 of 668

won by 19 as a 30.5-point favorite

Last three games · 2025 season

Texas A&M · 11-2

Picked #6 in the preseason · now #7 — about right.

1-2 in its last three — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.

L 3–10 vs MiamiTop 25 #7 of 668

lost by 7 as a 3-point favorite

L 17–27 @ TexasTop 25 #26 of 668

lost by 10 as a 2.5-point favorite

W 48–0 vs Samford #252 of 668

won by 48 as a 53.5-point favorite

W 31–30 vs South CarolinaTop 25 #33 of 668

won by 1 as a 16.5-point favorite

W 38–17 @ MissouriTop 25 #25 of 668

won by 21 as a 7-point favorite

W 49–25 @ LSUTop 25 #23 of 668

won by 24 as a 1.5-point favorite

W 45–42 @ Arkansas #52 of 668

won by 3 as a 8.5-point favorite

W 34–17 vs FloridaTop 25 #20 of 668

won by 17 as a 6.5-point favorite

W 31–9 vs Mississippi State #65 of 668

won by 22 as a 17.5-point favorite

W 16–10 vs AuburnTop 25 #34 of 668

won by 6 as a 6.5-point favorite

W 41–40 @ Notre DameTop 25 #2 of 668

won by 1 as a 6.5-point underdog

W 44–22 vs Utah State #132 of 668

won by 22 as a 34.5-point favorite

W 42–24 vs UTSA #11 of 668

won by 18 as a 24-point favorite

What’s at stake

Arizona State

  • Arizona State sits at 4% to make the CFP field — 5% with a win here, 3% with a loss.
  • Arizona State is still shaking off a 28-point loss.

Texas A&M

  • Texas A&M sits at 79% to make the CFP field — 81% with a win here, 68% with a loss.
  • Texas A&M is coming off a 28-point win.

The series

Texas A&M leads the series 2-0

2 meetings since 2015 · Texas A&M has won the last 2

  • 2026Texas A&M 48–20
  • 2015 · neutral siteTexas A&M 38–17

Best players

Arizona State

Texas A&M

The line, and the room

Arizona State fans are feeling better about their season (56th percentile) than Texas A&M fans are (17th) — even with Texas A&M favored here.

evenModel 87% · Mar…Texas A&M fans · 17thArizona State fans · 56…Arizona StateTexas A&M

Home −15.5 · O/U 51.5

Conditions

89°F · 9 mph wind · Clear

Texas A&M is worth +8.1 points (±3.7) more at home than on the road since 2018 — top tenth of FBS, 97th percentile.

78% at home, 39% on the road against FBS opponents (39–11 home, 13–20 away).

Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +3.2 at home vs. away over 70 games — inside the ±5.9 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.

The visitors travel about 933 miles to get here.

Arizona State 20 – Texas A&M 48

Texas A&M 48: 71%Arizona State 20: 29%

Called it — picked Texas A&M to win.

Recent games

Texas A&M

  • Wk 1Wvs Missouri State50-0

Arizona State

  • Wk 1Wvs Morgan State70-7

Trajectory

15.787.28-1.22Wk 0Wk 1Wk 2Arizona StateTexas A&M

Texas A&M handled Arizona State 48-20, matching the pregame favorite.