The Florida International Golden Panthers will host the New Mexico State Aggies in Conference USA action Tuesday night on CBS Sports Network. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET at Pitbull Stadium in South Florida, where FIU won 21-7 as 15.5-point underdogs over New Mexico State in 2022. 

The Panthers are 9.5-point favorites in the latest FIU vs. New Mexico State odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 43.5. 

Before making any New Mexico State vs. FIU picks or CFB predictions, you need to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

The model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Since its inception, it has generated a profit of well over $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college spread football picks, and it is a sizzling 16-7 on all top-rated picks over the past five weeks of this season. Anyone following has seen STRONG returns!

The model knows FIU has played its opponents tough of late, with its last three losses coming by a combined 19 points against Sam Houston, UTEP and Liberty. The Panthers have now covered the spread in three of their last four outings while the Aggies have covered just once in their last five games. Eric Rivers has been the team's most dynamic playmaker so far this season, with 32 catches for 581 yards and five touchdowns in eight games.

The model also has taken into account that the Aggies should be fresh coming off a bye week that followed their second win of the season. Brandon Nunez scored two touchdowns in the win over Louisiana Tech and the expectation is that the former fifth-string quarterback may see more time under center moving forward. New Mexico State has won and covered the spread in two of its three head-to-head matchups with FIU, including a 34-17 win as 6.5-point home favorites last season.

The model has simulated FIU vs. New Mexico State 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you the model is leaning Over on the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits nearly 60% of the time!

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