Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback CJ Carr (13) drops back to pass against the Miami Hurricanes during the first quarter at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

The Texas A&M Aggies (2-0) visit the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-1) for a Saturday night battle in South Bend. The contest at Notre Dame Stadium will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NCAA football odds around the Texas A&M vs. Notre Dame odds and make our expert college football picks and predictions for the best bets.

No. 17 Texas A&M has tallied 86 points over its first 2 games. Both came against down-the-computer-rankings types, and Saturday's contest in South Bend represents the Aggies' toughest game thus far. A week ago, they defeated Utah State 44-22 (against-the-spread loss as a -33.5). A&M outgained USU 554 yards to 250.

No. 8 Notre Dame, which last fall defeated the Aggies 23-13 in College Station, lost at Miami 27-24 (ATS loss as a -3) in Week 1 and had a bye last week. UND held A&M to just 246 total yards in last year's game (Aug. 31) when the Irish were tabbed as 3-point underdogs.

The Aggies and Irish have met 8 times; UND leads the series 4-2.

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Texas A&M at Notre Dame odds

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  • Moneyline (ML): Texas A&M +190 (bet $100 to win $190) | Notre Dame -235 (bet $235 to win $100)
  • Against the spread (ATS): Texas A&M +6.5 (-105) | Notre Dame -6.5 (-115)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 50.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Texas A&M at Notre Dame picks and predictions

Prediction

Notre Dame 31, Texas A&M 21

Moneyline

No interest; PASS.

Against the spread

Notre Dame is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home. Texas A&M is 1-7-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road.

Peg UND's season-opening loss at Miami as being one that will age well. UM looked solid on both lines and in its skilled positions. The Irish played well but were undone by a minus-2 in turnovers. Look for rested-and-at-home Notre Dame to have an advantage in the explosive-plays department.

Since winning at Florida last September, Texas A&M has lost 5 straight road/neutral-site games. The Aggies yielded 32.6 points per game across those 5 losses. Last season, A&M allowed just 23 points in its Aug. 31 game against the Irish. But the Aggies were outgained 356 yards to 246.

After its last 5 ATS losses, UND has bounced back with an ATS victory.

Figure the Irish to pull ahead after some offense-leaning exchange in this one. Notre Dame's chances of pushing the final tally into 2-score territory is decent enough to warrant a NOTRE DAME -6.5 (-115) play.

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Over/Under

The total has gone Over in 5 of Notre Dame's last 7 games. The total has gone Over in 4 of Texas A&M's last 5 games and in 5 straight Aggies road games.

The A&M defense was not great in those 2 initial games in College Station. And the potential for Notre Dame building some tilt in explosive plays is very real in this matchup.

A year ago and so far this season, both the Aggies and Irish have been very effective in closing on drives. Last year's meeting was a defense-advantaged Week 1 tussle. Expect the offenses to be more in command in this mid-September tilt in South Bend.

BACK THE OVER 50.5 (-110).

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