New Mexico State vs. Louisiana Tech Prediction, Odds: 2024 College Football Week 8 Picks by Proven Computer

The final game of a Conference USA tripleheader on Tuesday night pits the New Mexico State Aggies against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. The Aggies are 1-5 this season and 0-3 in the league, while the Bulldogs moved to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in the conference with a 48-21 win over Middle Tennessee State last week. However, Louisiana Tech lost at home to New Mexico State last season and is playing five days rest, while New Mexico State is playing six days rest.

The game will be played at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces and kickoff is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. ET. The Bulldogs are 11.5-point favorites in the current New Mexico State vs. Louisiana Tech odds, according to the SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points is 49.5. Before making any picks between New Mexico State and Louisiana Tech, you need to check out the college football predictions and betting recommendations from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Since its inception, the company has generated well over $2,000 in winnings for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks, and over the final three weeks of this season, it is 12-5 on top-rated picks. Anyone who has followed it has seen strong returns.

Now the model has chosen New Mexico State vs. Louisiana Tech and has just announced its coveted picks and predictions. You can now head over to SportsLine to see the model’s picks. Here are the college football betting lines for Louisiana Tech vs. New Mexico State:

• Spread between New Mexico State and Louisiana Tech: Louisiana Tech -11.5
• New Mexico State vs. Louisiana Tech over/under: 49.5 points
• Money line New Mexico State vs. Louisiana Tech: Bulldogs -457, Aggies +344
• NMSU: New Mexico State is 9-3 overall in its last 12 home games
• LT: Louisiana Tech has covered three of five games this season
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Why New Mexico State Can Cover

The Aggies are on a five-game losing streak in this competition, but have been significantly better at home in 2024. They defeated Southeast Missouri State (23-16) and opened the season at Las Cruces, then lost by 10 to New Mexico (50-40) and six to Liberty (30-24), while dropping a total of 109 points in three road games.

New Mexico State posted a season-high 474 total yards of offense in its final home game (against New Mexico), and first-year head coach Tony Sanchez is hoping he can build on that success. Seth McGowan and Mike Washington provide the Aggies with a solid two-headed rushing attack, with the duo combining for 772 scrimmage yards with six touchdowns. Find out who you can support at SportsLine.

Why Louisiana Tech Can Cover

In the win over MTSU, the Bulldogs totaled 551 yards of offense (their previous high was 386) and Sonny Cumbie’s squad outgained their opponents by 215 yards. The defense was also solid, limiting the Blue Raiders’ total offense to 336 yards and forcing a few turnovers.

Louisiana Tech has yet to give up more than 361 yards in a game this season and is allowing just 4.7 yards per game on the year. South Carolina and LSU native Kolbe Fields leads the team with 5.5 tackles per loss and is also second on the team in tackles (31). The Bulldogs are now 3-2 on the season. Find out who you can support at SportsLine.

How to choose between New Mexico State and Louisiana Tech

SportsLine’s model leans toward the overall score, predicting 62 combined points. It is also said that one side of the spread hits well over 60% of the time. You can see the model selection at SportsLine.

So who wins Louisiana Tech against New Mexico State and which side of the spread scores well over 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread you should jump on, everything from the Advanced Model, which has risen well over $2,000 in top-rated spread picks since its inception, and find out.