San Jose State vs New Mexico State Betting Preview (10/2)

SJSU vs NMSU Picks and Predictions

WagerTalk handicapper Drew Martin offers his betting preview of Saturday night’s College Football Week 5 non-conference clash between the San Jose State Spartans and New Mexico State Aggies.

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San Jose State vs New Mexico State Betting Notes

Late night degenerate special is in full force Saturday night when the San Jose State Spartans host the New Mexico State Aggies. 10:30 eastern start time, two teams that are off to less than stellar results so far this season, Why would anyone want to bet this matchup? Great question, it starts with asking San Jose state to cover four touchdowns against any team in the country, that is a BIG ASK.

San Jose State QB Nick Starkel who is a former SEC recruit, went down with an arm injury in their last game vs Western Michigan. He was a big reason this team had so much success last season. Many think he has a shot to play on Sunday’s. The Spartans only scored on their first drive and were unable to get any points the rest of the game against a MAC defense last week. Now the betting market is pricing this team with questions at the QB position to win by a huge margin vs a New Mexico State team that is not far removed from staying well within the number vs back to back Mountain West teams in New Mexico and San Diego State, the latter they nearly beat outright.

Even with San Jose State playing at home, the travel schedule they just completed is still a concern, traveling from Honolulu to Kalamazoo, Michigan, now back to San Jose, California in a two week period is tough for anyone. Call it a hold your nose special, an ugly late night dog, call it whatever you want. The Spartans are overpriced and I am taking the underpriced New Mexico State Aggies +28 points.

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Analysis from The GoldSheet

San Jose State is looking to fix its attack, which has been held to 12 points per game and 262 yards per game of total offense the last three games, including just 119 yards in last week’s 23-3 loss at Western Michigan. New Mexico State’s defense is giving up 34 points per game and 459 yards per game, and that includes contests against FCS-level South Carolina State and bottom-of-the-barrel FBS quad UTEP. After giving up eight sacks last week in Western Michigan, the all-vet Spartan offensive line will be looking to push some guys around after being pushed around themselves in Kalamazoo.

San Jose State is 13-6-1 against the spread in the Spartans’ last 20 games. New Mexico State is 11-17 against the spread in the Aggies’ last 26 games.

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