Air Force at New Mexico 10/2/21 - College Football Picks & Predictions

By: Mike |

Last Updated: 10/01/2021 at 11:05 AM ET

The Air Force Falcons visit Dreamstyle Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Saturday to play the New Mexico Lobos. Air Force improved to 3-1 following a 31-7 victory over Florida Atlantic on Saturday. Air Force once again dominated play on the ground rushing for 446 yards, led by 164 yards from quarterback Haaziq Daniels, who also passed for 70 yards. Air Force gained 516 yards of total offense and held FAU to 219 yards offense.

Air Force quarterback Haaziq Daniels has passed for 351 yards with one touchdown and one interception. The leading rusher for Air Force is Brad Roberts with 398 yards and two touchdowns while Daniels is the second leading rusher with 391 yards and seven TDs. Micah Davis is the leading receiver with 188 yards and one touchdown. On defense, linebacker TD Blackmon is the leading tackler with 24 and linebacker DeMonte Meeks is the leader in quarterback sacks with 3.5.

New Mexico dropped to 2-2 following a 20-13 loss to the UTEP Miners on Saturday. New Mexico was held to 288 yards of total offense and turned the ball over twice. Quarterback Terry Wilson passed for 160 yards with one interception, while running back Aaron Dumas rushed for just 28 yards and wide receiver Kyle Jarvis caught four passes for 59 yards. The New Mexico defense gave up 344 yards of total offense to UTEP.

New Mexico quarterback Terry Wilson has passed for 752 yards with six touchdowns and two interceptions. The leading rusher is Bobby Cole with 184 and one touchdown, while the leading receiver is Mannie Logan-Greene with 139 yards and one touchdown reception. On defense, safety Tavian Combs is the leading tackler with 36 and defensive end Justin Harris has a team-high 3.0 quarterback sacks.

Air Force lives and dies on the ground as the Falcons are fourth in the nation in rushing yardage but will  be up against a New Mexico Lobos defense that is allowing an average of only 76.3 yards per game on the ground and 2.7 yards per carry. Air Force will wear down the New Mexico defense but will not score enough to cover the number, as the Air Force passing offense is below par at best. The Falcons have failed to cover the number in seven of the last nine versus the Lobos. Final Score Prediction, Air Force Falcons win but fall short ATS 31-27.

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