Free Pick | NCAA | Saturday | Oct. 19

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#379 New Mexico -1.5 over Utah State 3:00 PM CT

The Lobos had few semi-competitive performances in the 0-4 start under Bronco Mendenhall and the team now has turned 0-4 into 2-4 with back-to-back wins, while scoring 102 points the past two games. This should be another favorable opportunity to put up a big number with Utah State 0-5 in FBS games while allowing nearly 43 points per game. New Mexico has a weak defense, but Utah State has allowed 6.2 yards per rush this season. It looks like the Aggies competed well with UNLV last week, but it was a 41-7 game at halftime. Utah State had a tough summer with an unexpected coaching change and several roster moves and a difficult schedule has taken a toll so far in 2024. New Mexico has three road wins since the start of last season despite a mostly miserable recent history in road games and Devon Dampier has been an impressive quarterback for the Lobos with nearly 400 rushing yards and solid results in the passing game. Spencer Petras had brutal numbers leading Iowa from 2020-2022 and he has six interceptions in 159 attempts this season and will be a turnover risk, even against a marginal Lobos defense.

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