The New Mexico State Aggies (1-9 Independent) visit the Kentucky Wildcats (7-3, 5-3 SEC) Saturday at Kroger Field in Lexington. Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET. Below, we look at the New Mexico State vs. Kentucky odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
The Aggies take a trip to the SEC for the second consecutive weekend after getting walloped (and paid) by Alabama last week. New Mexico State led at Alabama 3-0 before allowing 59 unanswered points in a loss, failing to cover as a 51.5-point underdog.
The Wildcats stopped a three-game losing streak by doubling up lowly Vanderbilt 34-17 in Nashville last Saturday. They still failed to cover and are 0-3 ATS across the past three outings.
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New Mexico State at Kentucky odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: New Mexico State +1500 (bet $100 to win $1,500) | Kentucky -10000 (bet $10,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): New Mexico State +36.5 (-112) | Kentucky -36.5 (-108)
- Over/Under (O/U): 60.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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New Mexico State at Kentucky odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Kentucky 45, New Mexico State 20
Money line
Kentucky (-10000) will cost you $100 to win $1. The risk for such a low payoff is not wise sports gambling at all.
PASS.
Against the spread
NEW MEXICO STATE +36.5 (-112) will be able to keep this one well within five touchdowns. The Aggies actually have a fairly potent offense, led by QB Jonah Johnson.
The Aggies put up 263.2 passing yards per game to rank 37th in the nation. The problem is that they can’t run the ball worth a lick, and are rather one-dimensional.
The defense is awful, too, and usually gets this team in an early deep hole where there is no sense running the ball anymore. But the Aggies can pass, and Kentucky is just mediocre against the pass, yielding 224.2 yards per game.
The Aggies won’t win, or come close to threatening to do so, but they will get their fair share of points.
Over/Under
The OVER 60.5 (-108) is the best bet in this game. Kentucky has the potential to put up at least 40 points, if not more, as the New Mexico State D has been more than giving this season. But, as mentioned above, the Aggies can sling it, and you can expect a combined total approaching the mid-60’s, or even higher.
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