Station Survey: Texas A&M at LSU predictions

By Hunt Palmer

A white-capped man once said Tiger Stadium is “truly where opponents’ dreams come to die.”

Saturday night, LSU’s dream may flatline. Or new life could be injected into a scuffling season. For Texas A&M the dream of perfection is on the line, but there is room for error where the College Football Playoff is concerned.

Either way, the stakes are high for both teams in what has developed into a rivalry over the last decade.

The home team has won every game in this series since 2016. If that trend holds, it’ll be a small upset as the Aggies are favored by 2.5.

The staff at 104.5 ESPN has unanimously picked LSU since a split vote in the opener at Clemson. Here’s how they see this one.

Jacob Hester, Co-host, Off the Bench: It’s not an unwinnable game, but LSU has to do some things it hasn’t done all year. We’ll know in the first four series whether or not LSU came to play. Aaron Anderson needs to be featured, and it needs to be in the middle of the field. 26-24, LSU.

Matt Flynn, Co-host, Off the Bench: LSU has the talent to win this game. They just haven’t shown that they can win this game. They will this week. Give me a defensive score and a last second field goal. I’ll take the Tigers. 26-24, LSU.

Taylor Sharp, Video Producer, Off the Bench: Texas A&M has been the better team all year. No doubt about it. Marcel Reed has struggled with accuracy at times against good defenses, but he’s been solid all season. Can LSU move the ball against a tough A&M defense?  Can the defense contain a mobile QB? Tons of questions going into this one. BUT, do you really think me of all people, who continuously looks down on the Texas A&M football program, would pick the Aggies?! Those Yell Leader Loving, bubble blowing members of that fake military school will NEVER have my respect.  The Aggies will fail, they will fold, they will collapse, they don’t know any other way!  Can I pinpoint exactly when that happens? Of course not! But why not this weekend? Give me the Tigers!

Alondra Villarreal, Audio Producer, Off the Bench: Full disclosure, I have completely lost trust in LSU’s offense. Texas A&M has looked complete up to this point in the season, and I think they are rolling. I don’t think I have confidence in LSU to get it done, but I hope I’m wrong. 27-21, Texas A&M. 

Charles Hanagriff, Co-host, Live at Lunch:​ It’s just a spot for LSU with low expectations to rise, and A&M (2nd of back-to-back road games) to dip a bit. Aggies are 3-0 in one score games, Tigers 1-2. Sometimes those things even out. 23-21, LSU.

Hunt Palmer, Host, The Hunt Palmer Show: I don’t like LSU’s matchup against the Aggie pass rushers. And the passing game is really LSU’s best offensive punch. The Tiger defense will show up, but not to the level to bail the offense out. Ultimately, I think A&M adds a late score to separate. 30-16, Texas A&M.

Matt Moscona, Host, After Further Review: A seven-game sample size is large enough to know what LSU’s offensive issues are, and facing the SEC’s best pash rush without your starting left tackle is an unenviable task. I still have real question about the Aggies before I’ll label them a national title contender, but I have more questions about LSU. 27-20, Texas A&M.

Matthew Musso, Audio Producer, After Further Review: The Aggies front against LSU’s offensive line was a matchup that has bothered me all year, and now it’s here. Plus, it’s coming off a week where Vanderbilt lived in your backfield. I love the decision to put Carius Curne at left tackle, but I don’t think it’s enough to fix all the issues that plague this offensive line. It definitely adds some physicality. The Tiger defense and weather will slow down Marcel Reed and the Aggies, but it will also slow down an LSU offense that hasn’t shown a lot of burst and flash to begin with. With everything seemingly against them this feels like a game LSU will win, but I can’t pick them to do it. 23-20, Texas A&M.

Paul O’Neill, Video Producer, After Further Review: The LSU offense still hasn’t found its footing in 2025. If the weather gets as bad as expected, the chances of the Tigers offense finding that footing won’t get any better on Saturday vs. Texas A&M. The defense took a step back last week and will be without Whit Weeks once again. That loss could be key in shutting down Marcel Reed. The LSU offense has a banged up offensive line, a struggling running game and has yet to score more than 25 points against an FBS opponent all season. Unfortunately, I believe that streak could continue vs. the Aggies. 28-23, Texas A&M.