Both teams will be hoping to halt losing streaks when the Texas A&M University Aggies (3-7, 3-3 Home) play host to the University of Massachusetts Minutemen (1-9, 0-6 Away) at Kyle Field on Saturday. The Aggies are 33.5-point favorites, and the total is 47.5.
Massachusetts is coming off a narrow 35-33 loss at the hands of Arkansas State at Centennial Bank Stadium last Saturday, their seventh consecutive defeat.
Brady Olson threw for 178 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. Ellis Merriweather ran 29 times for 122 yards and two touchdowns. Cam Sullivan-Brown caught three passes for 72 yards.
Texas A&M dropped a sixth straight game last Saturday, falling 13-10 to Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Conner Weigman was 14 of 36 for 121 yards and a touchdown. Amari Daniels carried 11 times for 83 yards. Jalen Preston scored once. He had three receptions for 43 yards.
TALE OF THE TAPE
The Minutemen are averaging 14.0 points per game for the season, 130th in FBS, and they are facing an Aggies defense that has surrendered 22.8 PPG (42nd). Meanwhile, Texas A&M has scored 21.5 points a game this season, 108th in the country, and Massachusetts is allowing 30.9 PPG (108th).
The Minutemen rank as one of the country’s worst teams in passing yards per game (120.3, 126th), while they are 63rd in rushing yards (158.3). They can expect a particularly tough test through the air, as the Aggies are seventh in the country in passing yards allowed per game (162.2).
Against the run, Texas A&M is 126th (220.8).Texas A&M is 70th in the country in passing yards per game (228.7) and 103rd in rushing (122.0). Massachusetts’ defense will present a challenge through the air, as the Minutemen are 18th in the country in passing yards allowed per game (184.5). Against the run, the Minutemen are 102nd (179.6).
TOP PERFORMERS
Through seven games, Brady Olson has thrown for two touchdowns (6 INT) and 84.4 yards per game to lead Massachusetts in passing. In five away games this season, he has two TDs (5 INT) and an average of 95.8 yards passing. Ellis Merriweather leads the team in rushing with an average of 59.9 yards a game over eight games.
He has three touchdowns on the ground. George Johnson III is the Minutemen’s leading receiver with 36.4 yards a game and one TD. Haynes King has seven passing touchdowns (6 INT) with 203.3 yards per game through six games to lead Texas A&M. In three home games this season, he has thrown for four TDs (2 INT) and an average of 246.7 yards.
Devon Achane has been the home team’s leading performer on the ground, averaging 98.6 yards a game through nine games. He has nine total touchdowns, six rushing and three receiving. Evan Stewart has been the primary target in the Aggies’ aerial attack. He has two touchdowns and a 67.4 yard per game average through nine appearances.
HOME AND AWAY
Massachusetts is looking for a first road victory this season in six games.
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