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No. 10 seed Miami (10-2) at No. 7 seed Texas A&M (11-1), Saturday, midday EST (ABC)


BetMGM College Football Odds: Texas A&M by 3 1/2.


Series record: Miami leads 3-2.


Both groups are in the College Football Playoff for the very first time where the Hurricanes are competing for their 6th national championship and initially considering that 2001. The Aggies have a much longer dry spell after their last nationwide title was available in 1939. The Hurricanes got the last at-large playoff area over Notre Dame thanks to their 27-24 win over the Fighting Irish in the season opener. Texas A&M intends to recover and make a deep playoff pursue a 27-17 loss to archrival Texas in the regular-season finale ruined its best season. These teams had one typical opponent this season with Miami and Texas A&M handing Notre Dame its only two losses in close games in the first 2 weeks of the season. The winner gets a journey to the Cotton Bowl to play No. 2 seed Ohio State on Dec. 31.


Texas A&M ´ s pass rush vs. Miami ´ s offensive line. The Aggies have 41 sacks this season to connect Oklahoma for the majority of in the country. Texas A&M is led by protective end Cashius Howell, a first string AP All-America selection and the SEC Defensive Player of the Year who led the SEC and ranks 4th in the country with 11 1/2 sacks. The Hurricanes are among the very best in the country at safeguarding the quarterback and the 11 sacks they enabled this season are tied for 8th fewest in the nation.


Miami: DE Rueben Bain Jr. made ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors after piling up 37 deals with, consisting of 7 1/2 deals with for loss and 4 1/2 sacks this season. He likewise required a fumble, had an interception and two pass separations to lead Miami ´ s defense. He had at least one deal with in every game and had a season-high 1 1/2 sacks in the regular-season ending at Pittsburgh.


Texas A&M: WR/PR K.C. Concepcion won the Paul Hornung Award as the nation ´ s most versatile college football gamer and was likewise an All American. He led the group with 886 backyards receiving and his nine TD receptions ranked first in the SEC. He also led the league with 460 punt return yards with 2 goals. The junior likewise had a TD run to end up being the first Aggie in the contemporary era of football to have a TD reception, scoring run and punt return score in a single season.


Miami won the last conference between these teams 48-33 in 2023 at Acid Rock Stadium. ... The Hurricanes have actually won 10 video games in consecutive seasons for the very first time because 2002-03. ... Miami hasn ´ t permitted more than 17 points in its last 4 video games. ... QB Carson Beck is 34-5 in his profession as a starter at Georgia and with the Hurricanes. ... WR Malachi Toney requires 30 lawns to publish the 8th 1,000-yard receiving season in school history. ... Mark Fletcher Jr. leads Miami with 685 backyards hurrying. ... Jakobe Thomas is initially on the team with 4 interceptions. ... The Aggies are 7-0 at home this season. ... It ´ s the first time because 2012 that Texas A&M has actually won a minimum of 10 video games. ... The Aggies have had at least 100,000 fans at Kyle Field for 10 straight games going back to last season. ... QB Marcel Reed has tossed for 963 lawns and 6 touchdowns and added 245 yards hurrying with 2 ratings in 4 video games this season against AP Top 25 opponents. He requires 68 yards passing and 34 lawns rushing to join Johnny Manziel (two times) and Jerrod Johnson as the only players in school history to toss for 3,000 backyards and rush for 500 lawns in a season. ... Texas A&M ´ s receivers rank 11th in the nation by averaging 14.1 backyards per catch, led by Ashton Bethel-Roman ´ s 23 lawns per catch. ... The Aggies have actually restricted challengers to 5 or fewer third down conversions in nine straight video games. ... ESPN ´ s College GameDay will relay from College Station, Texas, before the video game, the ninth time the show will be done on the Texas A&M school.