The betting line is out for the upcoming matchup between No. 1 Alabama and No. 24 Texas A&M, and the Crimson Tide is nearly a three-touchdown favorite over its sixth opponent of the season.

Alabama (5-0, 2-0 SEC) opened as an 18-point favorite over Texas A&M, according to Circa Sports, the sportsbook at the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Alabama and Texas A&M will meet for the 12th time this weekend in a series that dates back to the 1942 season. The Crimson Tide leads the all-time series against the Aggies, 9-2, including a 4-0 record in College Station. Alabama won last year’s meeting, 45-23, at Bryant-Denny Stadium and has a 6-1 record against Texas A&M since the Aggies joined the Southeastern Conference in 2012.

The Aggies have posted a 3-2 (1-1 SEC) record entering its first of two bye weeks, recently defeating Arkansas by a score of 31-27 this past weekend. Texas A&M has also beaten Texas State (41-7) and Lamar (62-3) but lost games against ranked Clemson (24-10) and Auburn (28-20).

The Aggies ended their 2018 season with a 9-4 (5-3 SEC) record and returned 11 starters (6 offense, 5 defense) from last year’s team. After winning nine games for the first time since 2013, Texas A&M is not off to a great start to the season, ranking ninth in the conference in total offense (426.2 yards per game) and fourth in total defense (299.8) through the first five weeks of the regular season.

The 2019 matchup will take place on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 2:30 p.m. CT on CBS. Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson and Jamie Erdahl will call the contest from Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.

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