Texas A&M opens as slight betting favorite over Miami in College Football Playoff
By David Wasson
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The Texas A&M Aggies earned the No. 7 seed in the 2025 College Football Playoff, and will face 10th-seeded Miami in a first-round matchup Dec. 20 at Noon ET – with Texas A&M opening as a 4-point betting favorite at DraftKings.
The opening total for the Aggies-Hurricanes matchup at Kyle Field in College Station is 52.5 points.
Texas A&M (11-1) won 11 straight games in 2025 and rose to No. 3 in the polls before falling 27-17 to then-No. 16 Texas in the final game of the regular season. That loss bumped the Aggies out of contention for an SEC Championship Game berth.
A&M quarterback Marcel Reed torched opposing defenses for 2,932 passing yards and 25 touchdowns with 10 interceptions. The Aggies boast the 14th-best scoring offense in the country, piling up 36.3 points per game.
Miami (10-2) had to sweat out the CFP bubble heading into the final weekend of play, having lost twice in 2025 to unranked teams. The Hurricanes fell to Louisville 24-21 at home and 26-20 in overtime to SMU on the road – but boasted wins against then-No. 6 Notre Dame 27-24 in the opener as well as ranked victories against South Florida, Florida State and Pitt.
Miami is 3-2 against Texas A&M all time, last claiming a 48-33 home victory in 2023. Texas A&M is 1-1 against the Hurricanes at Kyle Field, last beating Miami there 17-9 in 2022.
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. He also hosts Gulfshore Sports with David Wasson, weekdays from 3-5 pm across Southwest Florida and on FoxSportsFM.com. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
