2009 Betting Preview Week 11: BYU vs. New Mexico

Last Updated on November 14, 2009 12:00 pm by drew

BYU at New Mexico

No. 22 BYU looks to take advantage of an opponent dealing with plenty of distractions on Saturday when the Cougars face

New Mexico at 2PM ET from University Stadium.

Bet BYU at New Mexico
BYU is 7-2 on the season and 4-5 against the spread. The Cougars have won five of their last six but failed to cover in two of their last three. BYU has won four straight over the Lobos and 25 in 28-career meetings.

New Mexico is a dismal 0-9 on the year and 2-7 against the spread. The Lobos have failed to cover at home this season while head coach Mike Locksley deals with accusations of assaulting an assistant coach.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL have made BYU 26.5-point road favorites over

New Mexico on Saturday afternoon. The over/under total for this game has been established at 56.5.

In points per-game alone, BYU has 21 points on

New Mexico, as the Cougars are scoring 36.6 points per-outing while the Lobos are at 15.3. The Lobos are allowing 36.6 points per-game on their own while BYU is holding teams to 21.9 points.

New Mexico has the second worst passing defense in the Mountain West Conference, while BYU has the top passing attack behind the arm of Max Hall, who has thrown for 2,543 yards and 21 touchdowns this season. Trends show that the Lobos are 9-8 against the spread against BYU, and the 26.5-point spread odds are the largest odds BYU has been given this season.
College Football Week 11 Betting Trends
All games in this series since 1992

NEW MEXICO is 9-8 against the spread versus BYU since 1992

BYU is 14-3 straight up against

NEW MEXICO since 1992

7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1992

Games over the last 3 seasons

NEW MEXICO is 1-1 against the spread versus BYU over the last 3 seasons 

BYU is 2-0 straight up against

NEW MEXICO over the last 3 seasons 

1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

All games played at

NEW MEXICO since 1992

BYU is 5-3 against the spread versus

NEW MEXICO since 1992

BYU is 7-1 straight up against

NEW MEXICO since 1992

4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1992

Games played at

NEW MEXICO over the last 3 seasons.

BYU is 1-0 against the spread versus

NEW MEXICO over the last 3 seasons 

BYU is 1-0 straight up against

NEW MEXICO over the last 3 seasons 

1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
Week 11 College Football Injury Report
BYU

[OG] 08/22/2009 – Houston Reynolds out for season ( Knee ) 

[CB] 09/06/2009 – Brian Logan out indefinitely ( Hand ) 

[OG] 08/27/2009 – Jason Speredon out for season ( Rotator Cuff ) 

[OL] 09/30/2009 – Jesse Taufi out indefinitely ( Academics )  

[CB] 09/11/2009 – Garrett Nicholson has left team ( Academics ) 

[CB] 10/07/2009 – Shiloah Te’o has been dismissed from the team ( Dismissed ) 

[RB] 11/12/2009 – Tucker Lamb is upgraded to probable Saturday vs.

New Mexico ( Hamstring ) 

[RB] 11/08/2009 – Harvey Unga probable Saturday vs.

New Mexico ( Ankle ) 

[OT] 11/11/2009 – Nick Alletto probable Saturday vs.

New Mexico ( Calf ) 

NEW MEXICO

[S] 09/30/2009 – Ian Clark out for season ( Shoulder ) 

[WR] 10/06/2009 – Roland Bruno out for season ( Shoulder ) 

[CB] 11/07/2009 – Nathan Enriquez "?" Saturday vs. BYU ( Concussion ) 

[LB] 11/07/2009 – Spencer Merritt "?" Saturday vs. BYU ( Neck ) 

[C] 11/07/2009 – Ben Contreras "?" Saturday vs. BYU ( Knee ) 

[WR] 11/07/2009 – AJ Butler "?" Saturday vs. BYU ( Ankle )
BYU at New Mexico Odds
BYU Cougars -26.5 Over 56.5

New Mexico Lobos +26.5 Under 56.5
Bet BYU at New Mexico
Posted: 11/14/09 12:00PM ET