New Mexico vs San Diego State Picks and Prediction – 11/9/2024

The New Mexico Lobos visit Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Friday to play the San Diego State Aztecs in a Mountain West Conference battle. New Mexico dropped to 3-6 overall and 2-3 in MWC play following a 49-45 loss to the Wyoming Cowboys on Saturday night. New Mexico gained 576 yards of total offense but the Lobos gave up 604 yards of total offense to the Cowboys. Keep up to date with all the college football action, with our college football picks.

New Mexico quarterback Devin Dampier has thrown for 2,243 yards with 10 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Dampier has been sacked just six times. Dampier is the leading rusher for New Mexico with 745 yards and 13 touchdowns and Luke Wysong is the leading receiver with 663 yards with one touchdown reception. The New Mexico defense has made 10 quarterback sacks and intercepted three passes.

The San Diego State Aztecs dropped to 3-5 overall and 2-1 in Mountain West Conference play following a 56-24 loss to the Boise State Broncos on Friday night. San Diego State was held to just 256 yards of total offense and committed two costly turnovers while allowing Boise State 541 yards of total offense. San Diego State gave up a 35-yard pick-six to the Broncos in the first quarter. 

San Diego State quarterback Danny O’Neil has thrown for 1,395 yards with eight touchdowns and three interceptions. O’Neil has been sacked 16 times in eight games. Marquez Copper leads all rushers with 842 yards and nine touchdowns while averaging 4.6 yards per carry. Louis Brown IV is the leading receiver with 379 yards, two touchdowns, and an average of 16.5 yards per reception. 

San Diego State is coming off a disappointing loss to Boise State but will be at home and playing against a much less imposing opponent on Friday when hosting New Mexico. However, the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in seven of New Mexico's last nine and three of San Diego State's last four. New Mexico is allowing an average of 40.8 points per game and scores at a rate of 34.8 points per game. Final Score Prediction, San Diego State Aztecs win but our best play is OVER 40-38.