Saturday, September 26, 2015

War Memorial Stadium

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The New Mexico Lobos matchup against the Wyoming Cowboys on Saturday at War Memorial Stadium. The opening line for this game has New Mexico as 2.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 56.

New Mexico was led in passing last game by Austin Apodaca, who finished with 89 yards through the air. He went 8 for 18 on the game, good for a 44% completion percentage. Tyrone Owens led the Lobos in rushing with 72 yards. He averaged 18 yards per carry on his 4 rushing attempts for the game. Dameon Gamblin was the team leader in receiving with a total of 54 yards and 4 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 14 yards per reception. As a team in that game New Mexico totaled 295 yards by way of 76 plays. They rushed the ball 47 times for a total of 184 yards on the game and the Lobos totaled 15 first downs by getting 9 rushing, 5 passing and 1 by penalty.

Wyoming was led in passing last game by Cameron Coffman, who finished with 296 yards through the air. He went 25 for 36 on the game, good for a 69% completion percentage. Brian Hill led the Cowboys in rushing with 139 yards. He averaged 7 yards per carry on his 20 rushing attempts for the game. Tanner Gentry was the team leader in receiving with a total of 127 yards and 7 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 18 yards per reception. Wyoming totaled 409 yards by way of 76 plays. They rushed the ball 40 times for a total of 113 yards on the game and the Cowboys totaled 22 first downs by getting 11 rushing, 10 passing and 1 by penalty.

New Mexico is averaging 32.3 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 11.3 passes per game on 22.7 attempts for a 50 percent completion percentage and average 142.7 yards in the passing department per game. The Lobos are running for an average of 259.3 yards per game on 48.3 attempts for an average of 5.4 yards per carry. They run 71 plays per game and average 5.7 yards per play for an average of 402 total yards each outing. The Lobos get 19.7 first downs per game and they average 81.3 penalty yards via 8.3 penalties each contest.

New Mexico gives up an average of 228.7 passing yards and 24.7 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 14.7 completions per game on 27.7 attempts for a completion percentage of 53. The Lobos allow an average of 145.7 rushing yards per game on 43 carries for a 3.4 average. New Mexico gives up 374.3 total yards per game including 5.3 yards per play. They force 1.7 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 6.3 penalties per game that total 43.7 yards as a unit.

Wyoming is putting 18.7 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 17 passes per game on 30.7 attempts for a 55.4 percent completion percentage and average 205.7 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Cowboys run for an average of 194.7 yards per game on 39 attempts for an average of 5 yards per carry this season. They run 69.7 plays per game and average 5.7 yards per play for an average of 400.3 total yards per game. The Cowboys are averaging 21.7 first downs per outing and accumulate 61 penalty yards via 6.7 penalties each game.

Wyoming gives up 262 passing yards per outing and 34.3 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 22.7 completions on 31 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 73.1. The Cowboys allow an average of 175.7 rushing yards per game on 37 carries for an average of 4.7 yards per carry. Wyoming gives up 437.7 total yards per game including an average of 6.4 per play. They create an average of 0.3 turnovers per game and 5 penalties for 48 yards each game.

New Mexico Betting Trends

New Mexico is 1-2-0 against the over/under so far this season

New Mexico has an ATS record of 2-1-0 this season

Wyoming Betting Trends

Wyoming is 1-2-0 against the over/under so far this season

Wyoming has an ATS record of 1-2-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

New Mexico

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

Wyoming

09/20/15 LB D.J. May Suspension "?" Saturday vs. New Mexico
09/20/15 S Marcus Epps Concussion "?" Saturday vs. New Mexico
09/20/15 OT Taylor Knestis Concussion "?" Saturday vs. New Mexico
09/13/15 2ndQB Josh Allen Shoulder expected to miss 6-8 weeks
08/27/15 TE Grant Lewis Knee out for season
08/27/15 DE Seth Edeen Illness out for season
08/27/15 WR Tanner Simpson Foot out for season
08/27/15 DE Trevor Meader Knee out for season

Tony's Pick: Take New Mexico

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