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The New Mexico Lobos need to shore up a defense that is allowing 37.09 points per matchup. New Mexico and the Utah State Aggies will face off in a Mountain West battle at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday at Dreamstyle Stadium. New Mexico staggers in eager to bring about an end to their eight-game losing streak.
The oddsmakers predicted a rough game for the Lobos last week, and boy were they were right. They suffered a grim 44-22 defeat to the Air Force Falcons. New Mexico's defeat came about despite a quality game from QB Trae Hall, who picked up 33 yards on the ground on four carries and threw two passing touchdowns.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it even less fun to lose 56-21, which was the final score in Utah State's tilt against the Boise State Broncos. One thing holding Utah State back was the mediocre play of QB Jordan Love, who did not have his best game; despite one touchdown, he threw one interception.
With the two teams each stumbling in off of a loss, both will be hungry for the win. Two stats to keep an eye on: New Mexico is stumbling into the contest with the 18th most interceptions in the nation, having thrown 13 on the season. Utah State have had an even harder time: they are fifth worst in the nation in interceptions, having thrown 16 on the season. It's possible one of these Achilles' heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.
