Texas A&M vs Alabama
Texas A&M visit Alabama in Week 8. The model favors Alabama by 13.6. Win probability, the tale of the tape, and the all-time series, all from real data.
SP+ separates these teams by 8.6 points, rating Alabama 18.5 (12th) against Texas A&M's 9.9 (33rd), and projects Alabama by 11 with a 75% win probability. The market prices the edge steeper: a consensus line of Alabama -13.7 implies 80%, and ProphetX offers push it further to 85% on Alabama (-560) versus 17% on Texas A&M (+475). That spread between the model's 75% and the exchange's 85% is the central disagreement, with the total set at 50.5.
The unit splits favor the host. Alabama's offense ranks 12th against a Texas A&M defense at 30th, while the Aggie offense at 46th faces an Alabama defense at 23rd. History leans the same way: Alabama holds a 9-1 series lead and won the last meeting in 2023, 26-20.
Form adds texture. Texas A&M sits 4-3 but has been overrun in its losses, falling 6-35 at LSU, 6-27 at Missouri, and 21-31 to Kentucky. Alabama is 5-2 with blowout wins (56-23, 50-36, 49-18) alongside tight defeats to Georgia (17-20) and Tennessee (10-26). Season projections frame the gap: Alabama 8.5 wins and 30.7% Playoff odds, Texas A&M 6 wins and 2.3%.
Model and market both back Alabama, but the exchange's 85% runs 10 points hotter than SP+'s 75%, pricing in a full-strength home favorite.
Real consensus line across 2 sportsbooks. Spread and total are the current market number; the win probabilities are implied from the spread.
Real daily prices from the market to win this game, shown as Texas A&M's win price; Alabama's is 100 minus it (the same market's other side). Above the 50% line Texas A&M is favored, below it Alabama is, and each candle takes the favored team's color. Kalshi shows open-high-low-close candles (filled body closed up, hollow closed down). As of Nov 7.
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When do Texas A&M and Alabama play?
Week 8 of 2026, on Oct 24, 2026 at Alabama.
Who is favored?
The model projects Alabama by 13.6 (80% win probability), from SP+ ratings.
What is the all-time series?
Alabama lead 9-1 over the meetings in our records.
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