Week 7 College Football Picks and Best Bets
By Evan Ertel
Texas A&M @ No. 19 Tennessee (-3.5) (O/U 54.5)
Evan: After having the Alabama game within reach, I was a little surprised to see the Ags put up the fight they did. They very well could have won that game. Tennessee is not great and I think they’re looking past A&M to Alabama already. Texas A&M +3.5
Justin: I’m still not convinced Tennessee is that great. I’m also not convinced A&M is great. I like the Aggie defense so give me the Aggies in an upset. Texas A&M +3.5
Andrew: The Aggie defense may be solid, but it has a problem with allowing receivers to run wide freaking open deep down the field. Do you know which offense is built to torch that? Tennessee’s. Tennessee -3.5
Ryan: I believe the A&M defense can get to Milton and make him make mistakes and make him play like the bad Joe Milton. I’m like Justin in that I am not sold on Tennessee either. A&M’s defense can throw off Tennessee’s offensive game plan and keep it close and maybe even when with how their offense has been doing which is just enough with their talented defense. Texas A&M +3.5
John: A&M has a ton of talent up front on defense and that will make life rough on Joe Milton. People forget how good this Aggie team is after they laid an egg against Bama in the second half. I think the team from College Station wins outright. Texas A&M +3.5
Ethan: I’m really interested in seeing how Tennessee’s offensive firepower actually matches up against what the Aggies are able to do at the line of scrimmage on defense. While Joe Milton hasn’t been what many Tennessee fans expected, this offense is still able to stretch the field and make opposing defensive coordinators squirm. If Tennessee can keep Milton from having to throw on the run, this should be a solid win for the Vols. Tennessee -3.5