Louisiana Tech will travel to take on New Mexico State in Conference USA action on Tuesday night in Las Cruces. The Bulldogs are 2-3 on the season and 1-1 in conference play while the Aggies are 1-5 and are 0-3 in CUSA. Louisiana Tech has won seven of the last 10 head-to-head matchups with New Mexico State, but the Aggies have covered the spread in six of those 10 games. 

Kickoff is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET at Aggie Memorial Stadium. The Bulldogs are 10.5-point favorites in the latest New Mexico State vs. Louisiana Tech odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 48.5. Louisiana Tech is the -435 (risk $435 to win $100) money-line favorite, while the Aggies are +326 underdogs. 

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

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The model knows Louisiana Tech is coming off a 48-21 win over Middle Tennessee State. The Bulldogs put up 551 yards of total offense and outgained the Blue Raiders by 215 yards. Evan Bullock threw for 290 yards and five touchdowns and Tru Edwards had six catches for 127 yards and a score. The win was Louisiana Tech's third cover in five games this season.

The model also has taken into account that New Mexico State is struggling in its first season without Jerry Kill. The Aggies went 10-5 last year with Kill at the helm but are 1-5 in Tony Sanchez's first season. However, they have played better at home in 2024, losing by a combined 16 points against Liberty and New Mexico and scoring 64 points in the process. New Mexico State has covered in four of its last five at home against Louisiana Tech.

The model has simulated New Mexico State vs. Louisiana Tech 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 well over 60% of the time!

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