Texas A&M Aggies versus LSU Tigers 2011 Cotton Bowl Odds, Preview, and Predictions: Head football coach Mike Sherman will lead the Texas A&M Aggies to Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, TX to take on head football coach Les Miles LSU Tigers on Friday night at 8:00 PM ET in the 2011 AT&T COTTON BOWL. The Aggies enter the game on a 6 game winning streak at 9-3 tied for 2st in the Big 12 South while the Tigers enter the game at 10-2 2nd in the SEC West. “We are very excited about going to Dallas for the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic,” director of athletics and vice chancellor Joe Alleva told LSU’s official website. “Once it looked like we were out of the running for a BCS bowl game, we turned our attention to Dallas and getting into the Cotton Bowl. This is the bowl that our players and coaches wanted to play in.”
“The Cotton Bowl is one of the all-time great college bowl games and to be able to participate in what is the 75th anniversary of this legendary game will be special for our team,” Miles said. “I’ve been here before as a head coach so I know firsthand what a first-class bowl this is. “The atmosphere is no different than if you were playing in the national championship game. … Texas A&M has an outstanding program and we are looking forward to renewing our long-standing rivalry with them.” Sounds like a lot of chin music from a team still upset they aren’t playing in the big game on Monday. Vegas odds makers have the LSU Tigers a -2 point favorite at Cowboys Stadium against the Texas A&M Aggies.
The Aggies streak most recently included a win on the road 24-17 over the rival Texas Longhorns to finish the season at 7-4 ATS. Quarterback Ryan Tannehill completed 14 of 30 passes for 128 yards and a touchdown. Running back Cyrus Gray carried 27 times for 223 yards and 2 touchdowns. Texas A&M is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games.
The Tigers are coming off a 31-23 road loss to the Arkansas Razorbacks to finish the season at just 5-6 ATS. Quarterback Jordon Jefferson completed 16 of 27 passes for 184 yards while also rushing 14 times for an additional 34 yards. Running back Stevan Ridley carried the ball 17 times for 75 yards and 2 scores. Odds makers at SBG Global have the over/under for the total score at 49 points combined of the Texas A&M Aggies and LSU Tigers.
Note: Rich Fritz is a Blog Writer on NSAwins.com and not a pro handicapper. For expert NFL Football Predictions against the Vegas spreads please visit the NSAwins.com homepage for top predictions today from the National Sports Advisors.