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What a way to renew a rivalry! A spot in the SEC Championship Game is on the line when No. 3 Texas Longhorns face the No. 20 Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field on Saturday night in College Station, with the ESPN Gameday crew on hand.

The Longhorns and Aggies have not met since 2011. The Lone Star Showdown had been played annually from 1915 until 2011, when Texas A&M left the Big 12 to join the SEC for the 2012-13 season. This is Texas' first year in the conference.

UT, the only one-loss team in the SEC, beat visiting Kentucky 31-14 last Saturday for its fourth straight victory since dropping a home game vs. the Georgia Bulldogs, the team that awaits this week's winner. No. 7 Georgia is -145 to win the conference, while Texas is +175.

Meanwhile, A&M (+800 to win the SEC) is coming off a wild 43-41 four-OT loss at Auburn.

Texas (+450 to win the national championship) leads the all-time series with Texas A&M (+20000) 76-37-5.

Saturday's game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC/ESPN+.

Odds current as of publish time, courtesy of ESPN BET

Spread: Texas -6
Moneyline: Texas -215, Texas A&M +180
Over/under: 48.5 (Over +100/Under -120)

First-half spread: Texas -3.5 (Even), A&M +3.5 (+120)
First-half moneyline: Texas -190, A&M +150
First-half total points: 23.5 (Over -115/Under -105)

Matchup predictor (by ESPN analytics): Texas 77.3% chance to win

Steve Sarkisian says the Aggies' elite defensive front is the strength of their team as he explains all the challenges they pose for the Longhorns with the SEC title game on the line.

Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko had a slip of the tongue revealing that Texas is indeed on the Aggies' minds, accidentally showing that the coaching staff has likely been preparing for this matchup for some time.

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