The Rio Grande Rivalry otherwise known as the Battle of I-25 will be renewed once again when the New Mexico Lobos travel across the state to take on arch-rival New Mexico State at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Kick-off is scheduled for Saturday, September 15th, 2017 at 8:00 PM ET. The contest will be broadcasted on Fox Sports Network. Last year’s meeting between both parties was yet another thriller as the Aggies ventured to Albuquerque and defeated UNM by a score of 30-28. In doing so, the Aggies covered a 7.5-point line. The Aggies have covered the last four meetings between both teams. It is also worth annotating that the previous two clashes between both sides have been decided by a total of three points.
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New Mexico Lobos at New Mexico State Aggies Overview
New Mexico Lobos
Last year was an upsetting year for New Mexico football. The Lobos would finish 3-9 and miss the post-season after losing seven straight contests to round off their 2017 campaign. Coach Bob Davie enters his seventh year as skipper of the Lobos and continues to champion New Mexico’s signature triple-option attack. So far, things have gotten off to a better start for New Mexico in 2018. Presently, New Mexico stands at 1-1 SU on the season with a win over Incarnate Word and a road loss at Wisconsin to comprise their early season results.
New Mexico State Aggies
2017 was a landmark season for New Mexico State. The Aggies ended a five-decade bowl drought, and they did it with style defeating Utah State by a score of 26-20 in overtime in the Nova Loans Arizona Bowl. It seems that the Aggies have come crashing down back to Earth in 2018 as they have opened their season with three straight losses to stand winless on the season. Ironically enough, the Aggies enter into this fixture off a 60-13 drubbing sustained at the hands of the team they beat in the Arizona Bowl, none else than the Utah State Aggies.
Reasons To Back New Mexico State
The stock in the Aggies is extremely low at the moment. In such a scenario, takers will often be granted an affable quantity of points to back a team like NMSU since no one would want a part of them otherwise. The fact remains that the Aggies hold the emotional edge in this rivalry series and we have to like backing them here with nearly a touchdown to work with.
Reasons To Avoid New Mexico
Rivalry games bring out the unexpected and thus you wouldn’t want to find yourself spotting nearly a touchdown with a football team that has been submarined in its last two efforts against its most hated foe. The bottom line is when you compare the two schedules, New Mexico has a win over an FCS cupcake. Sure, New Mexico may have had the privilege of losing to Wisconsin on the road, but New Mexico State would have the edge in strength of schedule as it already played against two bowl-eligible teams in 2017 and a Power Five opponent on the road in its own right against Minnesota. This game will be another test for an unproven New Mexico team; thus there is a hazard in spotting points here.
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