NCAAF : New Mexico State vs Florida International Odds & Prediction

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October 28, 2024
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Game Info: October 29, 2024 7:00PM EDT @ South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium

Each side has had its fair share of good and bad games this season, thus making this game a likely interesting contest. The Aggies have been able to achieve some crucial wins but have also suffered some tough defeats, while the Panthers are on a mission to bounce back from their last couple of losses. In the direct encounters, the Aggies have used a more balanced attacking approach whereas the Panthers concentrate on their running game. Considering that some key players are questionable, this game could be full of surprises and both teams will have to strive to their maximum in order to win.

Betting Odds and Info

These are the latest odds as of writing:

Moneyline: New Mexico State – , FIU +

Spread: New Mexico State -3.5 , FIU +3.5

Over/Under: 50

Team Recent Performance

New Mexico State Aggies

The latest results of the team have been quite erratic. They managed to defeat Louisiana Tech 33-30 on October 16, winning while getting a +12.5 with even more than 49 points. On October 10, they were unpleasantly humiliated by Jacksonville State when 13-54 was the score, and this time they could not cover the +21 line but went over 58.5, nevertheless. On September 29, they were outplayed by New Mexico and lost 40-50, once again failing to cover the +9 line and going over 54 points. They were also beaten by Sam Houston State losing 11-31 on September 22, this time missing the +15 spread and the total turned out to be under 44.5. Earlier on September 15, the team lost to Fresno State who scored 48 points while they failed to score any point, thus failing to cover a spread of +20.5 and remaining below a total of 48 points.

FIU Panthers

They managed to lose to Sam Houston State 10-7 on 23rd October while at least covering the +4.5 spread as the total went under 47.5. On 17 October they were also on the losing end after UTEP beat them 30-21 thus failing to cover the -7 spread but managed to score over 47 points. On 9th October they were also at loss to Liberty by a score of 24-31, however they managed to cover the +16 spread as total points scored went under 55.5. They managed to play fburg a lower division team and won this time round 17-10 as they also managed to cover the +2 spread while total points scored remained under 49. The last contest played on September 22 ended in a narrow defeat for the team New Mexico State emerging victors 45-42 in a match in which they failed to cover a -12 point spread and total points in the match went over 60.

Team Head-to-Head Matchup

NMSU is currently leading with a win-loss record of 2-1 while FIU is trailing behind at 1-2. The same applies to against the spread (ATS) where NMSU is 2-1 while FIU is behind at 1-2. The over has also hit for both teams in each of the games them played with the majority of these games being 3. Offensively, NMSU is known to be more potent, scoring an average of 32.3 points and total yards of 435.3 yards, presided over by an evenly balanced 160.7 rushing yards and 268.7 passing yards. FIU, in contrast, employs a more heavy ground game, recording an average of 185.7 rushing yards. Although FIU is better in terms of completion rate standing at 69.5%, they fall behind in passing yards with only 209. The same goes for turnovers where FIU averages 2 while NMSU only averages 0.67.

Team Injuries

New Mexico State Aggies

There are no reported injuries.

FIU Panthers

Amari Jones (QB, shoulder) is questionable for Tuesday’s game.

SPORTBOOK.AG’s Prediction

The New Mexico State Aggies will win and cover the spread with the total going over 50.

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