Wyoming Cowboys (4-2) vs New Mexico Lobos (2-5)
Game Info: Saturday, October 23, 2021 at 3:30 pm (Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium)
Betting Odds: Wyoming Cowboys -20 -- Over/Under: 41 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The New Mexico Lobos will travel to Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium to take on the Wyoming Cowboys this Saturday afternoon.
The New Mexico Lobos lost their 5th straight game and dropped to 2-5 on the season after being defeated by the Colorado State Rams, 36-7, this past Saturday New Mexico had no answers on the offensive end against the Colorado State defense and could not fight back after a 2-yard TD run by the Rams David Bailey gave the Rams a 20-7 lead early in the 3rd quarter. New Mexico was outgained by Colorado State by a 452-69 margin and lost the turnover battle by a 3-0 margin in the loss. Leading the way for the Lobos was RB Aaron Dumas who had 68 rushing yards on 14 carries.
On the season, New Mexico is averaging just 14.0 ppg on 252.1 total yards per game (154.9 passing yds/g; 97.3 rushing yds/g). Offensively, New Mexico has been led by the RB duo of Aaron Dumas (71 att, 352 yards) & Bobby Cole (73 att, 271 yards, TD). QB Terry Wilson has completed 57.6% of his passes for 1055 yards, 7 TD, & 4 INT. The top receiving threats for the Lobos have been Luke Wysong (20 rec, 226 yards), Mannie Logan-Greene (4 rec, 154 yards, TD), Andrew Erickson (11 rec, 124 yards, TD), & Kyle Jarvis (7 rec, 99 yards, TD).
Defensively, New Mexico is allowing their opponents to average 28.7 ppg on 362.0 total yards per game (207.4 passing yds/g; 154.6 rushing yds/g).
The Wyoming Cowboys lost their 2nd straight game and dropped to 4-2 on the season after being defeated by the Fresno State Bulldogs, 17-0, this past Saturday. Wyoming struggled with turnovers against the Fresno State defense and could not fight back after the Bulldogs took a 14-0 lead late in the 3rd quarter. Wyoming outgained Fresno State by a 271-259 margin, however, lost the turnover battle by a 5-0 margin in the loss. Leading the way for the Cowboys was WR Ayden Eberhardt who had 2 receptions for 45 yards.
On the season, Wyoming is averaging 25.3 ppg on 333.3 total yards per game (172.7 passing yds/g; 160.7 rushing yds/g). Offensively, Wyoming has been led by the RB duo of Xazavian Valladay (93 att, 471 yards, 4 TD) & Titus Swen (51 att, 252 yards, 2 TD). QB Sean Chambers has completed 51.0% of his passes for 1004 yards, 6 TD, & 6 INT while also rushing for 162 yards & 3 TD. The top receiving threats for the Cowboys have been Isaiah Neyor (18 rec, 300 yards, 4 TD), Ayden Eberhardt (18 rec, 255 yards), & Treyton Welch (8 rec, 89 yards, 2 TD).
Defensively, Wyoming is holding their opponents to an average of 22.3 ppg on 319.8 total yards per game (158.7 passing yds/g; 161.2 rushing yds/g).
The Lobos are 16-35 ATS in their last 51 games overall and just 3-13 ATS in their last 16 road games. The Cowboys are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up loss.
Wyoming has had some issues scoring the football as of late, however, their issues have been largely due to turnovers which I’m not so concerned about New Mexico forcing. New Mexico has one of the worst offenses in all of College Football as they rank 129th in scoring offense & 130th in total offense and should have a tough time finding any success offensively on the road against an above average Wyoming defense. This is a large spread, however, the Cowboys have shown earlier this season that they can put points on the board and as I just don’t see New Mexico scoring more than 10 points in this one, I think Wyoming does enough to cover this large spread. Good Luck!
Brett’s Pick Wyoming Cowboys -20
AUTHOR: Brett Nault
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