David Pollack shares uncertain pick for Texas A&M at LSU

No. 3 Texas A&M, the last unbeaten team in the Southeastern Conference, will put its unblemished 7-0 record on the line this weekend. The Aggies will go up against No. 20 LSU in Baton Rouge.

The two programs have played every season since 2011, beginning in the 2011 Cotton Bowl and carrying into Texas A&M’s transition into the SEC (2012-onward). In that frame, LSU has won 10 of the 14 matchups. A&M however won last season’s game 38-23 in College Station.

Ahead of the ranked matchup, David Pollack made his prediction for the winner on the latest edition of ‘See Ball Get Ball with David Pollack.‘ Pollack is rolling with the Aggies to win a close one in Baton Rouge.

“I don’t have the faith in LSU,” Pollack said. “There’s two games this week where I feel like there’s a really good chance that it’s going to happen. I’m not going to bet against A&M because I think with LSU being beat up and being one-dimensional, while A&M is so elite at that dimension. That’s the point. They’re so elite at pass rush, third down and they’re so good in coverage.”

“I don’t have the cahones to pull the trigger, but I do like what I saw from LSU‘s offense. I don’t like what I’ve seen from the defense. Whit Weeks is obviously a big deal on that defense and if he can get back, he will make a huge difference. I’m going A&M, but I do think this is a super close game. I literally wrote down the score of 27-23, or something like that. That’s how close it’s gonna be.”

Points are usually put up in bunches when these two programs meet. Most famously, No. 22 Texas A&M held off No. 7 LSU 74-72 in a 2018 7OT classic. This game led to the sport changing its overtime rules. In the 14 games played between the two programs since 2011, the winner has scored at least 30 points in seven games.

Rece Davis declares Texas A&M game a ‘last stand’ for LSU

With LSU sitting at 5-2, ESPN‘s Rece Davis tabbed this game as a ‘last stand’ for the Tigers. With matchups against A&M, No. 4 Alabama and No. 13 Oklahoma remaining on their schedule, winning out is likely the only way they could clinch their first College Football Playoff berth since 2019.

“This is a last stand for LSU,” Davis said on the ‘College GameDay Podcast‘. “It doesn’t mean that they won’t win another game if they don’t win that. But it’s a last stand in terms of relevance. It started the season top-five. It had a guy that many assumed would be in contention to be the first overall pick in the NFL Draft at quarterback. They also had year two of a defense that has been good. (Diego) Pavia made them look less good on Saturday than they had been. Everything was in line, but now they’ve lost two games.

“But, we’ve talked about how you have to get used to the new dynamic in college football. Ohio State is a prime example last year. Lost a couple of games last year and all seemed lost, but it ripped through and won a National Championship. We haven’t seen any indication from LSU that it could happen, but mathematically and skill-wise they’re still really good. This is a last stand type game.”

Kickoff for this weekend’s Top 25 matchup in Baton Rouge is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. The game can be seen on ABC.