Texas A&M vs New Mexico State Prediction 11-16-24 College Football Picks
New Mexico State Aggies (2-6) vs. Texas A&M Aggies (7-2)
November 16, 2024 7:45 pm EDT
The Line: Texas A&M Aggies -39.5 / New Mexico State Aggies +39.5; Over/Under: +54.5
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The New Mexico State Aggies and the Texas A&M Aggies meet in week 12 college football action from Kyle Field on Saturday afternoon. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Texas A&M vs New Mexico State Prediction.
New Mexico State Recap
The New Mexico State Aggies come into this one looking to rebound from a 41-28 loss to Western Kentucky last time out to fall to 2-7 on the year. After this game, New Mexico State will head on the road again to take on Middle Tennessee.
Aggies Looking To Play Spoiler
Parker Awad has thrown for 518 yards, 4 touchdowns and 3 INTs on 43% passing while Santino Marucci has thrown for 439 yards, 3 touchdowns and 5 picks on 46.2% passing. Seth McGowan leads the Aggies with 636 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns and Mike Washington has 536 rushing yards and 6 TDs as well on the year. TJ Pride leads New Mexico State with 23 grabs for 238 yards while PJ Johnson II has 15 grabs for 237 yards. On defense, Tyler Martinez has a team-high 69 total tackles while Kale Edwards has a team-high 4 sacks and Josiah Cox has a pair of interceptions as well for the Aggies’ defensive unit.
Why the New Mexico State Aggies will win
- New Mexico State has won five of its last six games in November.
- New Mexico State has covered the spread in each of its last six games in November.
Texas A&M Recap
The Texas A&M Aggies come into this game looking to bounce back after their bye week, as the last time we saw A&M, they got rung up by South Carolina, 44-20 to fall to 7-2 on the year. After this game, Texas A&M will head on the road to face Auburn.
A&M Looking Forward To The Rest Of The Stretch
Marcel Reed has thrown for 861 yards, 7 touchdowns and an interception on 57.8% passing while Conner Weigman has thrown for 782 yards, 3 touchdowns and 4 INTs on 56.9% passing. Le’Veon Moss has 765 rushing yards along with 10 touchdowns while Amari Daniels has 466 rushing yards with 6 TDs. Noah Thomas leads Texas A&M’s receiving group with 24 grabs for 367 yards and 3 touchdowns while Cyrus Allen has 260 receiving yards and Jabre Barber has 265 receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Taurean York has a team-high 54 total tackles while Marcus Ratcliffe has a team-high 3 interceptions and Nic Scourton has 5 sacks on the year. As a unit, Texas A&M has combined for 19 sacks and 11 interceptions so far this season.
Why the Texas A&M Aggies will win
- Texas A&M has won each of its last nine games against non-AP-ranked teams at Kyle Field.
- New Mexico State has lost seven of its last eight games.
- The home team has covered the spread in seven of New Mexico State’s last eight games.
- New Mexico State has failed to cover the spread in each of its last four games against non-conference opponents.
Texas A&M vs New Mexico State Prediction
I’m leaning New Mexico State here. The obvious statement is that Texas A&M is the far better team by a mile. However, what does this game mean to Texas A&M? who control their own path to the SEC title game and has a road game against Auburn and a home game against Texas in the next two weeks. I could see A&M keeping this gameplan very vanilla and just play to get in and get out with a win and not get hurt. Give me New Mexico State and the boatload of points.
