New Mexico-Air Force Preview

By JoeDuffy.net Administrator

The New Mexico Lobos and the Air Force Falcons will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Falcon Stadium.

Oddsmakers currently have the Falcons listed as 5-point favorites versus the Lobos, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

New Mexico scored 49 points in the first half en route to a 70-7 win over San Diego State in Week 8, as 15.5-point favorites. The 77 points sailed OVER the posted total of 44.5.

Air Force improved to 5-2 as they pulled off a close 29-28 win over UNLV in Week 8. Air Force failed to cover the 3.5-point spread, and the 57 points made it OVER the posted total of 52.5.

Current streak:
Air Force has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
New Mexico: 4-4 SU, 5-3 ATS
Air Force: 5-2 SU, 4-2 ATS

New Mexico most recently:
When playing in October are 8-2
When playing on turf are 5-5
After outgaining opponent are 6-4
When playing within the conference are 6-4

Air Force most recently:
When playing in October are 6-4
When playing on turf are 8-2
After outgaining opponent are 9-1
When playing within the conference are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Mexico’s last 7 games on the road
New Mexico is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Mexico’s last 6 games when playing Air Force
New Mexico is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Air Force is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New Mexico
Air Force is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Mexico
Air Force is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Mexico
Air Force is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home

Next up:
New Mexico home to Utah, Saturday, November 1
Air Force at Army, Saturday, November 1