Coming out of a bye week, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish have another ranked-on-ranked matchup against the Texas A&M Aggies.
The pregame narrative: After losing on the road against Miami (now No. 5 in the country), No. 8 Notre Dame hosts No. 16 Texas A&M. Last year, the Irish beat the Aggies, 23-13, on the road. Notre Dame is a 6-point favourite in the rematch.
Check out my Texas A&M vs. Notre Dame same-game parlay predictions for Sept. 13, featuring prop bets on Eli Raridon, Jeremiyah Love and Marcel Reed.
Texas A&M vs. Notre Dame predictions
Parlay: Raridon 40+ rec. yards | Love anytime TD | Reed 30+ rush yards (+360)
Raridon 40+ receiving yards (-159): The Irish have a long history of sending tight ends to the NFL.
There are six active TEs in the league right now that were drafted in the top three rounds out of Notre Dame. Raridon could be next.
The 6-foot-7 senior balled out in his first game as ND’s starter, garnering 97 yards on a team-high nine targets. That included an off-schedule deep ball from freshman quarterback CJ Carr for 65 yards.
Raridon’s target share, as well as a play like this one, suggests he could be a safety valve for the young QB. And with that in mind, a 40-yard total shouldn’t be too much to ask.
Aggies vs. Fighting Irish SGP picks
Love anytime TD (-215): Love had a slow start in Week 1 against No. 5 Miami, finishing with just 33 rush yards on 10 carries.
That’s far from the norm for one of the top running backs in the upcoming draft class, though. Love absolutely tore it up last year:
- 1,125 rush yards
- 6.9 yards/carry
- 19 TDs
- 1+ TDs in 14 of 16 games
In Notre Dame’s 2024 season opener, Love rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries vs. Texas A&M.
The Aggies had a middle-of-the-pack run defence last year, allowing 4.1 yards per carry (79th out of 134 NCAA Division I schools). This season, they coughed up 203 rushing yards on 6.2 yards/carry in their opener against the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA).
Reed 30+ rush yards (-177): I really don’t like that sacks count against quarterback rushing yards at the college level. But alas, this is still a milestone Reed should hit.
- Reed rushed 116 times for 543 yards and seven TDs last season in 11 games (eight starts).
- He tallied 30+ rush yards in nine of 11 games and averaged 10.5 attempts/game.
- In 2025, Reed has 105 rush yards through two games and is 2-0 vs. this prop.
Notre Dame only sacked Miami quarterback Carson Beck once in its season opener. As long as the Irish don’t make a habit of getting home, Reed should cruise past this total.
Texas A&M vs. Notre Dame predictions made at 1:52 p.m. ET on 09/12/2025
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