Thu, Oct 1 · 8:00 PM ET
Western Kentucky at New Mexico State
New Mexico State favored by 1.5 · total 56.5
Game has kicked off — lines shown are the pre-kickoff close.
Western KentuckyHilltoppers
Away · Conference USA
+1.5
+105
ML
New Mexico StateAggies
Home · Conference USA
-1.5
-125
ML
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Returning production
| Western Kentucky | New Mexico State | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 84% | 24% |
| Passing | 95% | 40% |
| Rushing | 55% | 81% |
| Receiving | 85% | 30% |
The read
- A total of 56.5 sits on the high side of real college football scores (the median FBS game lands on 54). That places the number; it does not predict the result — overs land almost exactly 50% against closing totals.
- SP+ and the market differ by 6.5 points — the market rates the home side higher. Worth knowing, but not a signal: we backtested betting that disagreement and it went 49.8% against the spread, versus the 52.4% needed to break even.
Team profile
With the ball
Without it
Last three seasons
Western Kentucky
15-9 ATS · 15-9 SU
10-14 O/U · 7-5 away
New Mexico State
10-11 ATS · 4-17 SU
12-8-1 O/U · 5-4 home
A record, not a signal — we measured team-level situational splits at 50% against the spread. Useful for knowing a team, not for picking one.
How games at these numbers have gone
- Spread 1.5 — the 0-3 point band. In 982 archived games at this number, the favorite covered 48.7% of the time — a coin flip once the 95% range (45.6–51.8%) is taken into account.
- Total 56.5 — this game's spread sits in the 0-7 point band. In 2,739 archived games with a spread this size, the over hit 49.0% of the time — a coin flip once the 95% range (47.2–50.9%) is taken into account.
Measured on our archive of FBS games with a closing line and a final score. Context, not a pick — see every band.
SP+ team strength · 2026
SP+ implies New Mexico State +5 versus the market's -1.5 — a 6.5-point disagreement.
Context, not a pick — tap the for what these numbers mean and what we measured.
Line movement
Spread (home)
-1.5 → -1.5unmoved
Total
53.5 → 56.5+3.0
"From" is the first price we recorded, not necessarily the market open — DraftKings publishes no opening number, so we only claim what we saw.
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