Gameday Guide: No. 18 WSU at New Mexico

In today's newsletter ...

• Should we be scared of the Lobos?

• Critical Info

• Gamblin’

• Injury Impact

  • WSU

  • New Mexico

• Key matchups

  • WSU’s defense vs. QB Devon Dampier

• What I’ll be watching for

  • WSU’s offense against itself

Should we be scared of the Lobos?

The Cougars sit at 8-1 and have three games left to make their final case for inclusion the College Football Playoff. New Mexico is a bad team, and yet somehow, this feels like a dangerous game.

That’s probably because of two factors. One is that the Cougs just haven’t played as well away from home; they’ve already played closer-than-expected contests at Fresno State and San Diego State. The other is that New Mexico has shown itself to be dangerous on offense, topping 45 points four times in a five-game span. none of the teams they played while doing that are as good as WSU, but still — it does give you pause.

Critical Info

• Game time: 6:30 p.m. PT

• Location: University Stadium — Albuquerque, New Mexico

• Weather forecast at kickoff: 50 degrees and clear, 5 mph breeze with gusts up to 15 mph

• How to watch: FS1, foxsports.com 

• How to listen: WSUCougars.com

• Live stats: StatBroadcast 

Gamblin’

Consensus via VegasInsider.com.

Trends: WSU is 6-3 ATS, UNM is 6-4. New Mexico has gone over the number seven times in 10 games, while WSU has gone under four times in nine games.

Predictive model probabilities: 83% to win, 59% to cover (at -11)

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