Week 13 action on Saturday will see the Bulldogs looking to boost their win total and cover the spread when the Aggies visit Joe Aillet Stadium.

They will face the 4-7 Aggies, who own a 7-4 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Bulldogs are 5-6 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Aggies are 8-3 favoring the OVER.



View New Mexico State vs Louisiana Tech Odds and Stats.

Betting Line: If you're going with the Bulldogs in this one, they're listed as 19-point favorites on the betting line for the contest.

Power Rankings / Prediction: It's a betting matchup between the No. 55-rated Bulldogs and the No. 109-ranked Aggies, according to the NCAAF Power Rankings here at Odds Shark. Predictive-scoring models run on this game indicate a potential 34-19 result in favor of the Bulldogs.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Louisiana Tech's No. 51-ranked offense (29.4 PPG) against a Aggies defense that ranks No. 114 at 37.3 PPG. The Bulldogs passing attack has averaged 249.8 yards per game, less than the Aggies give up through the air (256.7 YPG on average).

Defensively, the Aggies feature the league's No. 93-rated road run defense, allowing 205.3 yards per game. Louisiana Tech, meanwhile, ranks No. 38 in rushing offense at home.

New Mexico State was a 42-7 loser in its last match on the road against BYU. They failed to cover the 23–point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 49 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Louisiana Tech won its last outing, a 24-20 result against Nevada on November 19. Louisiana Tech covered in that game as a 7-point underdog, while the 44 combined points took the game UNDER the total.


New Mexico State Aggies Trends:
When playing in November are 1-9
When playing on turf are 1-9
After being outgained are 4-6
When playing within the conference are 3-7

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Trends:
When playing in November are 5-5
When playing on turf are 6-4
After being outgained are 5-5
When playing within the conference are 7-3

A few Aggies at Bulldogs trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Mexico State's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Mexico State's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Mexico State's last 5 games when playing Louisiana Tech
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New Mexico State's last 15 games on the road
Louisiana Tech is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Louisiana Tech's last 7 games at home
Louisiana Tech is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing New Mexico State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Louisiana Tech's last 5 games when playing New Mexico State


Next up:
New Mexico State home to Utah State, Saturday, December 3