New Mexico Lobos vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/02/2023

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 2, 2023

Venue:  Kyle Field, College Station, TX

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  UNM +38, TA&M -38; Over/Under:  49 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  UNM +38, TA&M -38; Over/Under:  49 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  UNM +38.5, TA&M -38.5; Over/Under:  49.5 points

New Mexico Lobos:  0-0 (MWC)

Texas A&M Aggies:  0-0 (SEC West)

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New Mexico Lobos:  N/A

Texas A&M Aggies:  N/A

New Mexico finished last season with a 2-10 record overall and they had a 0-8 record in their conference games too. They were 2-4 in their home games, 0-6 in their road games, and they were also 0-0 in their neutral site games last season, but they will be on the road for this season opener. Last season, their offense was averaging 13.1 points scored per game while their defense was allowing an average of 26 points per game. Their offense also averaged 228.1 yards per game while their defense was allowing an average of 360.2 yards per game. Miles Kendrick led the team in passing yards with 863, Nate Jones led the team in rushing yards with 544, and Geordon Porter led the team in receiving yards with 312.

 

 

 

Texas A&M finished last season with a 5-7 record overall and they had a 2-6 record in their conference games too. They were 4-3 in their home games, 0-4 in their road games, and they were also 1-0 in their neutral site games last season, but they will be at home for this season opener. Last season, their offense was averaging 22.8 points scored per game while their defense was allowing an average of 21.2 points per game. Their offense also averaged 360.9 yards per game while their defense was allowing an average of 365 yards per game. Haynes King led the team in passing yards with 1220, Devon Achane led the team in rushing yards with 1102, and Evan Stewart led the team in receiving yards with 649.

The current betting odds have Texas A&M listed as a 38 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Texas A&M had a terrible season last year as they finished with a 5-7 record overall and they were only 2-6 in their conference games when they were expected to do much bigger things. They were a better team in their home games last season but they have also done a lot to improve the team in the transfer portal for this season. They are also changing up their offense since they really struggled to put up points in their games last year but their offense will be a lot better this season and will have no problem moving the ball in their games. New Mexico was terrible last season with their 2-10 record overall and they weren't even able to win a game in their conference either, going 0-8 in those games. They were also 0-6 in their road games and this season isn't going to be any better for them since they haven't done much to improve in the transfer portal. Texas A&M is still a team from the SEC and with the expectations they have on their program, they are going to be playing this season with a chip on their shoulder after the bad year they had last season. The best way to place a bet here is on Texas A&M to cover the spread in this game. 

New Mexico Texas A&M Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 2, 2023 (7:00 pm ET start time) is TA&M 60 UNM 13.

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New Mexico Lobos: 4-19 ATS in all games. 3-14 ATS as an underdog. 2-8 ATS when the total is between 42.5 and 49. 8-2 UNDER as a road underdog. 10-2 UNDER in road games. 7-1 UNDER in non-conference games.

Texas A&M Aggies: 8-5 ATS in home games. 6-4 ATS against Mountain West conference opponents. 10-5 UNDER as a favorite of 31 or more points. 11-6 UNDER as a favorite. 7-1 UNDER in non-conference games.

New Mexico Lobos:  None.

Texas A&M Aggies:  D. Green (TE) out for season - Knee.

"We have a swing behind our hammer now. We won't get bullied, we won't get pushed around. I mean, we've won and we've been competitive by being that guy, being the one that doesn't get knocked off the ball, (where) the line of scrimmage is either a stalemate or it's going in our direction. We'll finally have an opportunity to do that." - Danny Gonzales on his team coming into this college football season. 

“The most important game is the one in front of you. The most important play is the next one. Those aren’t cliche things. The best players and teams are the ones that understand that. You have to think singularly. You cannot be outcome-oriented.” - Jimbo Fisher on his approach to this new season.

WR Medford, Caleb 

WR Washington, D.J. 

WR Hixon, Jeremiah 

TE Geers, Magnus 

QB Hopkins, Dylan 

RB Henry, Andrew 

WR Stewart, Evan 

WR Thomas, Noah 

WR Smith, Ainias 

TE Wright, Max 

QB Weigman, Conner 

RB Daniels, Amari 

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Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

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Coaches:

New Mexico Lobos: Danny Gonzales (4th season)

Texas A&M Aggies: Jimbo Fisher (6th season)