New Mexico State travels to New Mexico on Saturday, hoping to boost its 1-3 mark in Week 5 action with a victory over the Lobos.

They will face the 1-3 Aggies, who own a 2-2 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Lobos are 2-1-1 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Aggies are 2-2 favoring the OVER.



View New Mexico State vs New Mexico Odds and Stats.

Betting Line: Bettors looking to back the visiting Aggies in this one found them as 1.5-point favorites on the Sportsbook college football point spread. Bookmark the college football odds pages to see where the over under number opens in this game.

Power Rankings / Prediction: The Power Rankings at OddsShark have the No. 105-rated Aggies taking on the No. 38-rated Lobos in this contest. Handicapping models indicate a 21-2 win for the Aggies on Saturday.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits New Mexico's No. 104-ranked offense, averaging 17.8 PPG, against a Aggies defense that ranks No. 84 this week at 28.8 PPG. The Lobos aerial game is averaging 260.8 yards per game, more than the Aggies secondary allows through the air, 202.2 YPG per game.

Defensively, the Aggies feature the league's No. 87-rated road run defense, allowing 205.5 yards per game. New Mexico, meanwhile, ranks No. 98 in rushing offense at home.

New Mexico State was a 34-24 loser in their most recent outing on the road against San Jose State. They covered the 10.5–point spread as underdogs, while the total score (58) made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors.

New Mexico lost its last outing, a 48-45 result against Sam Houston State on September 24. New Mexico covered in that game as a 5.5-point underdog, while the 93 combined points took the game OVER the total.


New Mexico State Aggies Trends:
When playing in October are 3-7
When playing on grass are 2-8
After being outgained are 3-7
When playing outside the conference are 3-7

New Mexico Lobos Trends:
When playing in October are 1-9
When playing on grass are 1-9
After being outgained are 1-9
When playing outside the conference are 0-10

A few Aggies at Lobos trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Mexico State's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Mexico State's last 6 games when playing New Mexico
New Mexico State is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
New Mexico State is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing New Mexico
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Mexico's last 5 games at home
New Mexico is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Mexico State
New Mexico is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing New Mexico State
The total has gone OVER in 13 of New Mexico's last 18 games


Next up:
New Mexico State home to Idaho, Saturday, October 15
New Mexico at Nevada, Saturday, October 15