Sat, Oct 24, 10:00 PM ET· Dreamstyle Stadium· Elevation 5,100 ft· New Mexico -4.5 · O/U 41.5
Rest — / 7dTravel — / 0 miForecast: 57°F · wind 8 mph · Rain, Partially cloudy
Market context
New Mexico -4.5 · O/U 41.5
total opened 42.5, now 41.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
North Dakota State as road underdog
2026 overall: 3-3-1 ATS (7 games) · 2-5 O/U (7 games)
2026 as road underdog: none in this role
Last season (2025): none in this role
Since 2020: 1-0 ATS (1 game) · 0-1 O/U (1 game)
New Mexico as home favorite
2026 overall: 5-1 ATS (6 games) · 3-3 O/U (6 games)
2026 as home favorite: 3-0 ATS (3 games) · 2-1 O/U (3 games)
Last season (2025): 2-3 ATS (5 games) · 1-4 O/U (5 games)
Since 2020: 8-7 ATS (15 games) · 8-7 O/U (15 games)
Home
2026 · TraditionalNew Mexico · 9 of 9
362.0
Yards / game
378.0
2.45
Points / drive
2.88
3.0
TDs / game
4.8
41.3
3rd-down %
41.6
63.6
RZ TD %
74.1
1.1
Turnover margin
2.8
1.6
Sacks / game
3.2
4.6
TFL / game
9.0
10.9
Havoc / game
18.2
37.1 / 62.9
Pass / Rush split
29.4 / 70.6
2026 · Situational matchup
When North Dakota State has the ball
North Dakota State's early-down offense ranks 93rd of 138. New Mexico's early-down defense ranks 1st of 138.
North Dakota State's passing-down offense ranks 62nd of 138. New Mexico's passing-down defense ranks 8th of 138.
North Dakota State's third-down offense ranks 77th of 138. New Mexico's third-down defense ranks 62nd of 138.
North Dakota State's red-zone offense ranks 121st of 138. New Mexico's red-zone defense ranks 10th of 138.
When New Mexico has the ball
New Mexico's early-down offense ranks 123rd of 138. North Dakota State's early-down defense ranks 2nd of 138.
New Mexico's passing-down offense ranks 101st of 138. North Dakota State's passing-down defense ranks 1st of 138.
New Mexico's third-down offense ranks 31st of 138. North Dakota State's third-down defense ranks 16th of 138.
New Mexico's red-zone offense ranks 34th of 138. North Dakota State's red-zone defense ranks 18th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▼Offense form-0.146 last 3 vs -0.014 season (-0.133)
Defense formabout the same(-0.336 last 3 vs -0.328 season)
▲Offense form0.133 last 3 vs 0.060 season (+0.073)
Defense formabout the same(-0.372 last 3 vs -0.399 season)
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingNathan Hayes — 1272 yd, 10 TD
RushingMyles Mitchell — 354 yd, 3 TD
ReceivingJackson Williams — 432 yd, 1 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingToa Fa'avae — 698 yd, 5 TD
RushingScottre Humphrey — 422 yd, 8 TD
ReceivingBailen George — 240 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
North Dakota State offense
93rdof 138-0.036307 plays
vs
New Mexico defense · allowed
1stof 138-0.383North Dakota State defense · allowed
2ndof 138-0.290vs
New Mexico offense
123rdof 138-0.118212 plays
Passing downs
North Dakota State offense
62ndof 1380.040157 plays
vs
New Mexico defense · allowed
8thof 138-0.268147 plays
North Dakota State defense · allowed
1stof 138-0.490151 plays
vs
New Mexico offense
101stof 138-0.071126 plays
Third down
North Dakota State offense
77thof 1380.03993 plays
vs
New Mexico defense · allowed
62ndof 138-0.00678 plays
North Dakota State defense · allowed
16thof 138-0.22691 plays
vs
New Mexico offense
31stof 1380.25077 plays
Red zone
North Dakota State offense
121stof 138-0.23160 plays
vs
New Mexico defense · allowed
10thof 138-0.32828 plays · small sample
North Dakota State defense · allowed
18thof 138-0.25542 plays · small sample
vs
New Mexico offense
34thof 1380.13486 plays
Field advancement
North Dakota State offense
79thof 13846.4%vs
New Mexico defense · allowed
1stof 13828.5%North Dakota State defense · allowed
7thof 13831.0%vs
New Mexico offense
43rdof 13853.3%Home
North Dakota State Offense vs New Mexico DefenseNew Mexico · 11 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)
0.02#67
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#130.32
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.025#87
401 plays
EPA/Play
#1-0.335
allowed · 241 plays
-0.032#81
151 plays
EPA/Pass
#9-0.255
allowed · 123 plays
-0.021#90
250 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#1-0.418
allowed · 118 plays
46.9%#75
401 plays
Success Rate
#133.2%
allowed · 241 plays
46.4%#60
Pass Success Rate
#1337.0%
allowed
47.2%#88
Rush Success Rate
#235.1%
allowed
46.4%#79
Available Yards %
#128.5%
allowed
70.7#73
Net Field Position
#476.0
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.036#93
307 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1-0.383
allowed
6.7#52
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#28.7
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
North Dakota State Defense vs New Mexico OffenseNorth Dakota 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)
0.42#2
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#430.13
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.268#4
allowed · 327 plays
EPA/Play
#630.034
282 plays
-0.442#1
allowed · 129 plays
EPA/Pass
#700.018
90 plays
-0.155#15
allowed · 198 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#620.041
192 plays
42.2%#36
allowed · 327 plays
Success Rate
#6947.2%
282 plays
41.6%#57
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#5746.7%
43.3%#30
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#8647.4%
31.0%#7
allowed
Available Yards %
#4353.3%
72.4#44
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#161.0
-0.290#2
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#123-0.118
212 plays
7.3#59
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1368.2
2026 · Situational EPANew Mexico · 5 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.028
400 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.045
292 plays
-0.275
332 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.332
258 plays
-0.231
60 plays
Red Zone · Off
0.134
86 plays
-0.255
42 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.328
28 plays · small sample
0.039
93 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.250
77 plays
-0.226
91 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.006
78 plays