Wed, Oct 28, 8:00 PM ET· Aggie Memorial Stadium· Elevation 3,964 ft· Jacksonville State -2.5 · O/U 49.5
Rest 15d / 7dTravel 1,217 mi / 0 miForecast: 69°F · wind 4 mph · Partially cloudy
Market context
Jacksonville State -2.5 · O/U 49.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Jacksonville State as road favorite
2026 overall: 3-3-1 ATS (7 games) · 5-2 O/U (7 games)
2026 as road favorite: 0-1 ATS (1 game) · 1-0 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): 0-2 ATS (2 games) · 1-1 O/U (2 games)
Since 2020: 3-5-1 ATS (9 games) · 7-2 O/U (9 games)
New Mexico State as home underdog
2026 overall: 4-3 ATS (7 games) · 3-4 O/U (7 games)
2026 as home underdog: 0-1 ATS (1 game) · 1-0 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): 3-1 ATS (4 games) · 0-4 O/U (4 games)
Since 2020: 8-7 ATS (15 games) · 4-11 O/U (15 games)
2026 · TraditionalJacksonville State · 5 of 9
390.6
Yards / game
371.9
2.55
Points / drive
1.59
3.0
TDs / game
2.7
46.3
3rd-down %
37.8
46.2
RZ TD %
63.2
-0.6
Turnover margin
-0.7
1.7
Sacks / game
2.4
5.1
TFL / game
6.3
11.3
Havoc / game
12.6
45.6 / 54.4
Pass / Rush split
49.2 / 50.8
2026 · Situational matchup
When Jacksonville State has the ball
Jacksonville State's early-down offense ranks 71st of 138. New Mexico State's early-down defense ranks 11th of 138.
Jacksonville State's passing-down offense ranks 44th of 138. New Mexico State's passing-down defense ranks 26th of 138.
Jacksonville State's third-down offense ranks 24th of 138. New Mexico State's third-down defense ranks 70th of 138.
Jacksonville State's red-zone offense ranks 92nd of 138. New Mexico State's red-zone defense ranks 48th of 138.
When New Mexico State has the ball
New Mexico State's early-down offense ranks 134th of 138. Jacksonville State's early-down defense ranks 47th of 138.
New Mexico State's passing-down offense ranks 95th of 138. Jacksonville State's passing-down defense ranks 124th of 138.
New Mexico State's third-down offense ranks 19th of 138. Jacksonville State's third-down defense ranks 135th of 138.
New Mexico State's red-zone offense ranks 67th of 138. Jacksonville State's red-zone defense ranks 72nd of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
Offense formabout the same(0.085 last 3 vs 0.092 season)
Defense formabout the same(0.098 last 3 vs 0.080 season)
▼Offense form-0.222 last 3 vs -0.109 season (-0.113)
▲Defense form-0.316 last 3 vs -0.110 season (-0.206)
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingCaden Creel — 1637 yd, 12 TD
RushingCaden Creel — 500 yd, 4 TD
ReceivingDeondre Johnson — 431 yd, 3 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingTrey Hedden — 906 yd, 5 TD
RushingJames Jones — 777 yd, 4 TD
ReceivingTK King — 307 yd, 3 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Jacksonville State offense
71stof 1380.018296 plays
vs
New Mexico State defense · allowed
11thof 138-0.152Jacksonville State defense · allowed
47thof 138-0.052vs
New Mexico State offense
134thof 138-0.185313 plays
Passing downs
Jacksonville State offense
44thof 1380.118120 plays
vs
New Mexico State defense · allowed
26thof 138-0.131175 plays
Jacksonville State defense · allowed
124thof 1380.239152 plays
vs
New Mexico State offense
95thof 138-0.057155 plays
Third down
Jacksonville State offense
24thof 1380.28879 plays
vs
New Mexico State defense · allowed
70thof 1380.015100 plays
Jacksonville State defense · allowed
135thof 1380.39595 plays
vs
New Mexico State offense
19thof 1380.34790 plays
Red zone
Jacksonville State offense
92ndof 138-0.07365 plays
vs
New Mexico State defense · allowed
48thof 138-0.14389 plays
Jacksonville State defense · allowed
72ndof 138-0.03258 plays · small sample
vs
New Mexico State offense
67thof 1380.02746 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Jacksonville State offense
39thof 13853.8%vs
New Mexico State defense · allowed
33rdof 13836.6%Jacksonville State defense · allowed
103rdof 13848.1%vs
New Mexico State offense
112thof 13841.5%Jacksonville State Offense vs New Mexico State DefenseNew Mexico State · 6 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.10#50
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#82-0.04
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.093#40
379 plays
EPA/Play
#25-0.116
allowed · 422 plays
0.163#24
175 plays
EPA/Pass
#40-0.102
allowed · 210 plays
0.033#65
204 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#24-0.131
allowed · 212 plays
51.5%#19
379 plays
Success Rate
#3041.9%
allowed · 422 plays
50.9%#27
Pass Success Rate
#6442.3%
allowed
52.0%#26
Rush Success Rate
#2541.9%
allowed
53.8%#39
Available Yards %
#3336.6%
allowed
72.2#102
Net Field Position
#13167.9
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.018#71
296 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#11-0.152
allowed
6.8#65
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#118.1
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Jacksonville State Defense vs New Mexico State OffenseJacksonville State · 9 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.10#96
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#122-0.28
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.084#112
allowed · 416 plays
EPA/Play
#121-0.103
411 plays
0.050#89
allowed · 188 plays
EPA/Pass
#123-0.196
201 plays
0.111#118
allowed · 228 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#84-0.014
210 plays
47.6%#101
allowed · 416 plays
Success Rate
#11543.6%
411 plays
45.7%#104
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#13036.3%
48.6%#100
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#4250.5%
48.1%#103
allowed
Available Yards %
#11241.5%
71.5#67
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#10072.1
-0.052#47
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#134-0.185
313 plays
7.4#53
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1087.5
2026 · Situational EPANew Mexico State · 5 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.093
379 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.107
414 plays
0.084
416 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.103
420 plays
-0.073
65 plays
Red Zone · Off
0.027
46 plays · small sample
-0.032
58 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.143
89 plays
0.288
79 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.347
90 plays
0.395
95 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.015
100 plays