New Mexico St wins, or loses by 24 points or fewer.
Confidence82%
Model73.8%SportsbooksOdds68.3%Edge+5.5
Total
Over 40.5▴odds up −227Won74%
The two teams score 41 or more points between them.
Confidence74%
Model69.6%SportsbooksOdds67.2%Edge+2.4
Reading a pick: Sportsbooks is the win chance built into the odds when the pick went up, Model is our model’s own number, and Edge is the gap between them. Every pick is graded once the game is final.
Predicted score by quarterThe model’s most likely score in each quarter, away team first
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q41st halfFinal
LIBLiberty0140141428
NMSUNew Mexico St77071421
Most likely final scoresLIB 28–21 NMSU 0.6%LIB 28–14 NMSU 0.5%LIB 24–21 NMSU 0.5%
Projected box scoreModel onlyBuilt from 18 full box scores per team · not a betting line
LIBLibertyNew Mexico StNMSU
Offense
383▲ 399Total yards▼ 300323
199▲ 252Passing yards▲ 256192
184▼ 147Rushing yards▼ 44131
20▲ 24First downs▼ 1318
Scoring
3= 3Touchdowns= 22
1= 1Passing touchdowns▲ 21
2= 2Rushing touchdowns▼ 01
2▲ 3Field goals made▼ 02
Ball security
1▼ 0Turnovers▲ 31
1▼ 0Interceptions thrown▲ 21
1▼ 0Fumbles lost= 11
0Sacks allowed0
70▼ 50Penalty yards▼ 4056
Team stat picksThe model’s own lines on each team’s yards and first downs · no sportsbook odds
LIBTotal yardsOver 309.5Proj. 38372%Won · 399
LIBPassing yardsOver 141.5Proj. 19972%Won · 252
LIBRushing yardsOver 131.5Proj. 18472%Won · 147
LIBFirst downsOver 16.5Proj. 2071%Won · 24
NMSUTotal yardsOver 250.5Proj. 32372%Won · 300
NMSUPassing yardsOver 134.5Proj. 19272%Won · 256
NMSURushing yardsOver 79.5Proj. 13172%Lost · 44
NMSUFirst downsOver 14.5Proj. 1871%Lost · 13
Key playersProjected lines for each team’s quarterback, running back and top receivers
Road form.Liberty is 3-1 on the road this season, winning by 13.5 points a game.
Home form.New Mexico St is 2-2 at home, scoring 25.8 points a game there.
Line move.The spread opened at NMSU +13.5 and is now NMSU +15.5, a 2-point move toward Liberty.
Rest.Liberty comes in on 7 days’ rest, New Mexico St on 10.
Streak.Liberty has won 7 in a row.
Tale of the tape
LIBLibertyNMSUNew Mexico State
LIBLibertyNMSUNew Mexico State
7-1Record3-5
3-1 roadRoad / home2-2 home
W7StreakL1
7 daysRest10 days
33.8Points per game21.5
13.5Points allowed25.3
+162Point differentialseason to date−30
199Passing yards / game193
212Rushing yards / game156
45%3rd-down conversion39%
11Takeaways10
0Sacks0
6Turnovers14
199Passing yards / game183
213Rushing yards / game193
39%3rd-down conversion42%
6Takeaways5
0Sacks0
2Turnovers5
Season to date, per game, from the box scores; “road · home” compares Liberty’s road games with New Mexico St’s home games. The brighter bar marks the better side.
Recent games
Most recent first · closing moneyline beside each score · form reads oldest to newestMost recent first · closing moneyline
LIBLiberty7-1WWWWW
Wk 9Oct 31vs FIU
FIUFIU10LIBLiberty49
FIU moneyline +450Liberty moneyline −769
WFINAL
Wk 8Oct 22@ KENN
LIBLiberty34KENNKennesaw St6
Liberty moneyline −417Kennesaw St moneyline +290
WFINAL
Wk 6Oct 8vs SHSU
SHSUSam Houston3LIBLiberty35
–Sam Houston: no odds on record–Liberty: no odds on record
WFINAL
Wk 5Oct 2@ DEL
LIBLiberty30DELDelaware14
Liberty moneyline −294Delaware moneyline +210
WFINAL
Wk 4Sep 24@ CCU
LIBLiberty34CCUCoastal17
Liberty moneyline −145Coastal moneyline +110
WFINAL
NMSUNew Mexico St3-5LWLWL
Wk 9Oct 28vs JVST
JVSTJax State24NMSUNew Mexico St0
Jax State moneyline −167New Mexico St moneyline +124
LFINAL
Wk 8Oct 21@ SHSU
NMSUNew Mexico St30SHSUSam Houston24
New Mexico St moneyline −175Sam Houston moneyline +133
WFINAL
Wk 6Oct 7@ FIU
NMSUNew Mexico St3FIUFIU22
New Mexico St moneyline +195FIU moneyline −256
LFINAL
Wk 5Oct 1vs WKU
WKUWestern KY13NMSUNew Mexico St34
Western KY moneyline +102New Mexico St moneyline −132
WFINAL
Wk 4Sep 26vs UNM
UNMNew Mexico42NMSUNew Mexico St18
New Mexico moneyline −588New Mexico St moneyline +345
LFINAL
Standings
2026 season · conference standings · todayTeams in this game
Meetings · most recent first · closing moneyline beside each scoreMost recent first · closing moneyline
2025 · Wk 8Williams Stadium (VA)
LIBLiberty30NMSUNew Mexico St27
Liberty moneyline +290New Mexico St moneyline −417
Line movement
MarketOpenNow
Moneyline (LIB)−714−714
Moneyline (NMSU)+480+480
Spread (NMSU)+13.5▴up +15.5
Total47.5▾down 46.5
Where each line opened and where it sits now at the sportsbooks we follow. Spreads are listed for the home team.
Liberty beat New Mexico State 30–14 in college football Week 10, on Saturday, November 7 at 8:00 PM ET. The moneyline had Liberty at −714 and New Mexico State at +480.
Our model predicted a final score of Liberty 28, New Mexico St 21. Its picks: Liberty to win (−833), won; New Mexico State +24.5 (−333), won; over 40.5 points (−227), won. The best pick was Liberty to win, at 92% confidence.