New Mexico St. vs. LSU Odds
BATON ROUGE, LA (The Spread) – No. 17 LSU looks to bounce back from last weekend’s loss on Saturday when it hosts New Mexico State at 7:30 PM ET on the SEC Network.
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LSU is 3-1 on the season, 2-1 at home and 3-1 against the spread. New Mexico State is 2-2 on the year, 1-1 on the road and 3-1 against the spread. The Aggies have went over the point total three times while LSU has split the over/under total in four games. These two last met in 1996.
Trends show that LSU is 5-2 against the spread in its last 7 games following a loss. New Mexico State is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 road games and 0-4 ATS in its last 4 against the SEC. The Aggies have went over the point total in 9 straight road games.
According to oddsmakers from Bovada.lv, LSU is the heavy favorite at home, as the Tigers are getting odds of -42.5 points against New Mexico State. The over/under total for the game has been set at 56 points (View Matchup). The opening odds for this game had LSU favored by 44.5 points. The spread then slowly fell to 42.5. The over/under total for this game opened at 54.5 points and then worked its way up to 56 points.
LSU is coming off a 34-29 loss at home to Mississippi State last week that wasn’t as close as the score indicated. The Tigers were down 34-10 in the fourth quarter, but made the game interesting in the final two minutes, where they scored two touchdowns and had a hail mary attempt as time expired. The Bulldogs had 570 total yards against LSU, including 302 rushing yards. Anthony Jennings was 13 of 26 passing for 157 yards, but didn’t finish the game, as Brandon Harris has the two late TD passes. Travin Dural and Malachi Dupre each had over 120 receiving yards in the loss.
New Mexico State is coming off a 38-35 loss to New Mexico last week. The Aggies have lost two straight entering this game and are averaging 30.3 points per game, while allowing the exact same 30.3 points per game. Tyler Rogers has thrown for 1,056 yards and nine touchdowns to lead the offense while Teldrick Morgan has caught 31 passes for 464 yards and four touchdowns.
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In terms of Injuries, LSU quarterback Anthony Jennings is listed as questionable for undisclosed reasons. New Mexico State running back Larry Rose III is questionable with a knee injury.
The Public Bets for this game are backing LSU, as the Tigers are getting 59% of the wagers with odds of -42.5 points against New Mexico State on Saturday.
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