Idaho State (0-2) vs New Mexico (0-1)
September 6, 2025 at 03:00 PM EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: New Mexico TBA — Over/Under: TBA
In this article, we will formulate an Idaho State vs New Mexico Prediction for this College Football Week 1 game on Saturday, September 6th at the University Stadium (NM). Let’s take a look at the prediction for this College Football matchup.
New Mexico Lobos Preview
The Lobos are coming off a 17-34 road defeat in Michigan in their season opener. New Mexico got outgained by their opponents by 452-267 yards. They had 32/48 completed passes, 217 passing yards, 50 rushing yards, with turnovers being 3-1. The Lobos went 5-14 in third down efficiency and had 1-5 penalties.
Jack Layne had 31/47 passes, a team-high 208 passing yards and one touchdown but also threw three interceptions. Scottre Humphrey added a team-high 33 rushing yards, while Dorian Thomas caught 7 passes for 68 yards. The Lobos did not have any interceptions in this game.
Idaho State Bengals Preview
The Bengals are coming off a 24-46 road defeat in Southern Utah in their season opener. Idaho State got outgained by their opponents by 563-361 yards. They had 24/50 completed passes, 338 passing yards, 23 rushing yards, with both teams being 1-1 in turnovers. The Bengals went 4-14 in third down efficiency and had 3-30 penalties.
Jordan Cooke had 23/45 passes, a team-high 334 passing yards and one touchdown but also had one interception. Tytan Mason added a team-high 15 rushing yards, while Michael Shulikov caught 7 passes for 115 yards. The Bengals did not have any interceptions in this game.
Idaho State vs New Mexico Prediction
This will be the first meeting between those two teams. Both teams are coming off defeats in their opening games of the season, losing by 17 and 22 points respectively. The Lobos were 2-3 at home last season and 7-5 against the spread, while the Bengals were 2-4 on the road. the Lobos had a much tougher competition and are now playing their first game of the season in front of their home crowd, so I expect them to get the job done in this one.