Louisville Cardinals vs Texas A&M Aggies Point Spread Picks

MUSIC CITY BOWL: Texas A&M has to turn to a new quarterback, but coach Kevin Sumlin runs a great program and is a terrific recruiter. Sophomore QB Jake Hubenak steps in and has plenty of talented targets in Christian Kirk (70 catches for 925 yards, six TDs), Ricky Seals-Jones (42, 542, three) and Josh Reynolds (40, 730, five). Kirk (1,659 all-purpose yards) was the SEC Freshman of the Year and finished with a 24.4-yard average and two scores on punt returns. Sumlin is known for speed-oriented offenses, but he has done an excellent job upgrading the defense the last two years with some top recruits. The Aggies rank third nationally in tackles for loss, led by Myles Garrett's SEC-best 18.5, and held teams to 161.2 passing yards. Louisville has five losses on the season, losing to another SEC team (31-24 to Auburn) and lost to Houston as two TD chalk. Two games ago they were favored against Pitt and lost 45-34. The defense has allowed 31, 45, 41, 31 and 34 points in games, so grab the SEC team to win the game outright. Play Texas A&M on the moneyline.