Saturday, November 14, 2015

Albertsons Stadium

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The New Mexico Lobos face the Boise State Broncos on Saturday at Albertsons Stadium. The opening line for this game has Boise State as 29.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 57.

Lamar Jordan finished his last game with 97 yards through the air for New Mexico. He completed 2 passes out of 5 attempts for a 40% completion percentage. Teriyon Gipson led the Lobos in rushing with 86 yards. He averaged 5 yards per carry on his 18 rushing attempts for the game. Delane Hart-Johnson led the team in receiving with 2 receptions for 86 yards. He had an average of 43 yards per reception in the contest. As a team in that game New Mexico had 236 total yards on 60 plays. They gained 8 rushing first downs, 2 passing, and 0 by way of penalty for a total of 10 first downs on the game. The Lobos rushed for 132 yards by way of 48 carries.

Brett Rypien finished his last game with 469 yards through the air for Boise State. He completed 35 passes out of 52 attempts for a 67% completion percentage. Jeremy McNichols led the Broncos in rushing with 122 yards. He averaged 6 yards per carry on his 22 rushing attempts for the game. Thomas Sperbeck led the team in receiving with 10 receptions for 163 yards. He had an average of 16 yards per reception in the contest. Boise State had 705 total yards on 90 plays. They gained 10 rushing first downs, 21 passing, and 3 by way of penalty for a total of 34 first downs on the game. The Broncos rushed for 232 yards by way of 37 carries.

New Mexico is averaging 28.1 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 10 passes per game on 19.4 attempts for a 51.4 percent completion percentage and average 127.4 yards in the passing department per game. The Lobos carry the ball for an average of 238.9 yards per game on 47 attempts for an average of 5.1 yards per carry this season. They are also running 66.4 plays per game and average 5.5 yards per play for an average of 366.3 yards per contest. The Lobos manage 18 first downs per contest and they average a total of 62.8 penalty yards on 6.6 penalties.

New Mexico gives up 26.3 points per contest and an average of 213.1 passing yards each game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 16.1 completed passes on 26.9 attempts for a completion percentage of 59.9. The Lobos allow an average of 194.8 rushing yards per game on 44 carries for a 4.4 average. New Mexico allows 407.9 total yards per game including 5.8 yards per play. They force 1.8 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 6.1 penalties for 47.2 yards per game.

Boise State is putting 39.9 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 24 passes per game on 36.4 attempts for a 65.9 percent completion percentage and average 301.7 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Broncos carry the ball for an average of 181.7 yards per game on 43.3 attempts for an average of 4.2 yards per carry. They also run 79.8 plays per game and average 6.1 yards per play for an average of 483.3 yards in each contest. The Broncos are gaining 24.8 first downs per contest and they average 55.2 penalty yards on 6.7 penalties per game.

Boise State surrenders 18.3 points per game and 206.7 passing yards each outing on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 18.6 completed passes per game on 35.6 attempts for a completion percentage of 52.2. The Broncos allow an average of 83.4 rushing yards per game on 31.6 carries for an average of 2.6 yards per carry. Boise State allows 290.1 total yards per game for an average of 4.3 yards per play. They force 2.2 turnovers per contest and 7 penalties for 60 yards in each contest.

New Mexico Betting Trends

New Mexico is 4-5-0 against the over/under so far this season

New Mexico has an ATS record of 4-5-0 this season

Boise State Betting Trends

Boise State is 4-5-0 against the over/under so far this season

Boise State has an ATS record of 5-4-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

New Mexico

10/15/15 CB Isaiah Brown Suspension out indefinitely
10/15/15 S Markel Byrd Suspension out indefinitely
10/05/15 DL Kene Okonkwo Ankle out indefinitely
09/06/15 C Toye Adewon Undisclosed out for season
09/01/15 OT Johnny Vizcaino Concussion out for season
09/01/15 LB Richard Winston Headache out indefinitely

Boise State

11/08/15 LB Tanner Vallejo Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. New Mexico
10/27/15 OL Rees Odhiambo Ankle out for season
10/20/15 DB Donte Deayon Knee expected to miss 4-6 weeks
10/14/15 S Dylan Sumner-Gardner Ankle out indefinitely
09/21/15 DE Gabe Perez Shoulder out for season
09/21/15 DE Rondell McNair Knee expected to miss 3-4 weeks
09/20/15 QB Ryan Finley Ankle out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take New Mexico

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