Texas A&M Aggies vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/13/2025

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Saturday, September 13, 2025

Venue:  Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN 

Where to Watch:  NBC, Peacock

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Texas A&M +6.5, Notre Dame -6.5; Over/Under:  49.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Texas A&M +6.5, Notre Dame -6.5; Over/Under:  49.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Texas A&M +6.5, Notre Dame -6.5; Over/Under:  49.5 points

Texas A&M Aggies:  2-0 (0-0) (6th place, SEC)

Notre Dame Fighting Irish:  0-1 (0-0) (FBS Independent)

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Texas A&M Aggies:  won their last game at home against the Utah State Aggies 44-22.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish:  lost their last game on the road against the Miami Hurricanes 27-24.

Texas A&M is entering this game with a 2-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 2-0 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against Utah State 44-22. Marcel Reed was the starting QB and he completed 19/28 passes for 220 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Le'Veon Moss led the team in rushing yards with 68 and 1 TD. Mario Craver led the receivers with 114 receiving yards on 5 receptions and 1 TD. Cashius Howell led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles while Cashius Howell led the defense in sacks with 3. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Notre Dame is entering this game with a 0-1 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 0-0 in their home games, 0-1 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They lost their last game against Miami-FL 27-24. CJ Carr was the starting QB and he completed 19/30 passes for 221 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Jadarian Price led the team in rushing yards with 45. Eli Raridon led the receivers with 97 receiving yards on 5 receptions. Jalen Stroman led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while Boubacar Traore led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Notre Dame listed as a 6.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Notre Dame has a 0-1 record overall this season and that makes this game all that more important to them. They don't have a lot of ranked opponents on their schedule this year so another loss here at home could be the end of their playoff hunt already. They lost their season opener to Miami 27-24, but that was a tough road game for them to open up the season with a freshman QB, and he didn't look bad in that game. They were right in that game until the end too so they will be looking to bounce back in this home opener, and they have had extra time to prepare for the game since they are off a bye week. Meanwhile, Texas A&M has looked good in their games this season with their 2-0 record overall, but the defense hasn't looked great. The offense has been rolling in their first 2 games, but both games were at home and against much weaker defenses so they haven't really been tested this year. This is their 1st road game of the year now and even though they played 2 FBS opponents, they still gave up over 20 points at home in both games against much lesser offenses. Notre Dame has the better defense, beat Texas A&M on the road last year, and they will be more prepared for this home game with the extra rest on their side. The best way to place a bet here is on Notre Dame to cover the spread in this game. 

Texas A&M Notre Dame Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 13, 2025 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Notre Dame 27 Texas A&M 17.

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Texas A&M Aggies: 8-18 ATS in all lined games. 1-5 ATS in road lined games. 2-10 ATS in non-conference games. 3-10 ATS after playing a game at home. 7-1 OVER in road lined games. 9-3 OVER off a home win. 7-2 OVER after a win by 17 or more points.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish: 20-7 ATS in all lined games. 18-6 ATS as a favorite. 20-7 ATS in non-conference games. 7-0 ATS after a bye week. 19-11 OVER in all lined games. 17-9 OVER as a favorite. 19-11 OVER in non-conference games. 

Texas A&M Aggies:  M. Garcia (OG) Questionable - Undisclosed. K. Riggins (LB) Questionable - Undisclosed. J. Shaw (CB) Questionable - Undisclosed. R. Fatheree II (OG) Questionable - Leg. J. Myles (WR) Out - Leg.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish:  P. Jones (OG) Questionable - Ankle. J. Fisher (TE) Questionable - Knee. D. Houstan (OG) Questionable - Knee. C. Flanagan (TE) Questionable - Achilles. C. Jagusah (OG) Questionable - Undisclosed. K. Young (RB) Out - Knee. K. Bauman (TE) Out - Knee. B. Logan (S) Out - Shoulder. D. Devezin (RB) Out - Shoulder.

“I thought we handled that game the way we needed to handle it through three quarters. I thought through three quarters we played the way we wanted to play. It was good to see us play a little bit more consistently on defense for the most part in that game.” - Mike Elko after his team’s win against USU in their last game. 

“It was a top-10 fight. It came down to a three-point game against a hell of a football team.” - Marcus Freeman after his team’s loss against Miami-Florida in their last game. 

WR Craver, Mario

WR Bussey, Terry

WR Concepcion, KC

TE Niblack, Amari

QB Reed, Marcel

RB Moss, Le'Veon

WR Fields, Malachi

WR Faison, Jordan

WR Greathouse, Jaden

TE Raridon, Eli

QB Carr, CJ

RB Love, Jeremiyah

Passing: M. Reed (509)

Rushing: M. Reed (105)

Receiving: M. Craver (236)

Touchdowns: M. Craver (3)

Passing: C. Carr (221)

Rushing: J. Price (45)

Receiving: E. Raridon (97)

Touchdowns: J. Faison (1)

Coaches:

Texas A&M Aggies: Mike Elko (2nd season)

Notre Dame Fighting Irish: Marcus Freeman (5th season)