New Mexico Lobos vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 9/2/2023 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Mexico Lobos vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023

Location: Kyle Field in College Station, TX

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Aggies (-37)

Total/Over-Under: 49.5

The Texas A&M Aggies (5-7 last year) welcome the New Mexico Lobos (2-10 last season) at Kyle Field on Saturday, September 2, 2023. New Mexico opens as 37-point dogs. The total has been set at 49.5.

The New Mexico Lobos finished the year having earned a 2-10 mark. In their last contest, the Lobos played the Colorado State Rams and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 17-0. CJ Montes connected on 12/27 with 62 yds passing. He had a quarterback rating of 63.7 and finished the contest with no interceptions. Christian Washington led the offense in rushing for the Lobos with 18 carries for 88 yds (4.9 yds per attempt). In the game, they ran 62 plays which gave them a total of 133 yds. The New Mexico Lobos ran the football 35 different times and amassed 71 yards, which earned them an average of 2.0 yards per attempt. When it came to stopping the run, the Lobos conceded 75 yds on 34 tries, which averages out to 2.2 yds per rush surrendered. New Mexico allowed 20 pass completions on 26 tries for 230 yds, and a completion rate of 76.9%.

The Lobos attained 2,737 total yards last year. New Mexico earned 4 touchdowns via the pass and 12 touchdowns on the ground. They gave the ball to the opposition 14 times. New Mexico earned 160 1st downs, and they were flagged for 73 infractions for 614 yds. As a team they averaged 123.2 yards in the run game, which ranked them 101st in D-1. When talking about getting in the endzone, the New Mexico Lobos were sitting at 13.1 points per game.

The Lobos were sitting in 61st in the country concerning team defense, conceding 26.0 points per game. Opposing teams ran for an average of 4.1 yards per rushing attempt and 157.4 rushing yards per contest last season. Over the course of last season, they gave up 1,889 running yards through 12 games. When talking about passing yardage, the Lobos gave up 2,434 yards which put them in 20th in college football. Over the course of their 12 games, they conceded 202.8 yards per contest through the air as well as allowing a completion percentage of 61.0%. They allowed 360.2 yards per outing which ranked them 46th in college football. They granted 16 touchdowns via the pass and 19 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Aggies wrapped up their year having a 5-7 record. When they last stepped on the field, the Aggies took home the win by a final score of 38-23 against the LSU Tigers. Conner Weigman (2 TDs) finished the game with 155 yards on 12/18 passing while his quarterback rating was 175.7. He didn't throw any interceptions and his average yards per attempt was 8.6. Devon Achane carried the rock 38 times for 215 yards, ending the contest with 5.7 yards per attempt for Texas A&M. The Aggies ended up finishing with 429 yds while running 68 plays (6.3 yards per play). Texas A&M ended up running for 5.5 yds per attempt, finishing with a total of 274 yards on 50 carries. Texas A&M surrendered 32 attempts on the ground for 187 yards (5.8 yds per carry). The Aggies secondary allowed a completion percentage of 61.1%, surrendering 197 yards on 22 out of 36 through the air.

The Texas A&M Aggies held an average of 360.9 yards/game, which had them ranked 93rd in college football. The Texas A&M offense compiled 589 penalty yards on 76 violations, which had them ranked 70th in the country in terms of giving up free yards. Last year, the Aggies compiled 2,633 passing yards as well as averaging 219.4 throwing yards per contest, which had them ranked 84th in the nation. Regarding their ability to score points, the Aggies had a ranking of 101st in the nation averaging 22.8 PPG.

Texas A&M gave up a total of 2,506 yards via the ground game (208.8 yards per outing) and 13 touchdowns by way of the ground game last season. They conceded 16 touchdowns from the passing game as well as 156.2 yards per game, which had them in 1st in college football. The Aggies defense was on the field for 847 plays, which had them ranked 50th in D-1. The Aggies relinquished 21.2 PPG, ranking them 25th in Division 1. In total, they conceded 254 total points.

Who will win tonight's Lobos/Aggies college football game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Aggies -37

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