Lobos Hang Tough with Red Raiders in College Football Betting Battle

My Week 2 college football betting advice takes us to Albuquerque, New Mexico where the Lobos will look to recover from the 72-0 shellacking they absorbed last week in Eugene in their Saturday night home opener against Texas Tech.

Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. New Mexico Lobos

Game Date/Time: Saturday, September 11th, 8:00 ET
Game Location: University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM
TV/Radio Broadcast: The Mountain, Sirius

NCAA Football Odds

Texas Tech Red Raiders (-24.5) -110
New Mexico Lobos (+24.5) -110
Over/Under 56

The Tommy Tuberville era kicked off with a 35-27 Red Raiders victory in front of a sold out Jones AT&T Stadium, but the win came with a number of question marks.

The first looks at the team’s killer instinct after being unable to put SMU away after holding a 35-14 lead with just under five minutes remaining in the 3rd quarter. The second dealt with overall execution as the offense, defense, and special teams proved to be very ineffective at times.

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Regardless, a win is a win any way you look at it and it certainly looks as if many more will be in store for this young team.

QB Taylor Potts thrived in the fast paced offense completing 34-of-53 passes for 359 yards and four TDs – After throwing 13 INTs a year ago, Red Raiders fans had to be thrilled with the doughnut he posted in that category last Sunday.

His main target was SR WR Lyle Leong who hauled in 11 receptions (3 TDS) for 142 yards.

Though the ground attack managed just 72 yards overall at 2.3 YPC, Texas Tech’s passing game more than made up for it averaging nearly seven yards per pass attempt.

Their inexperienced secondary did a heck of a job rattling SMU QB Kyle Padron picking him off three times and holding him to just 218 yards overall.

What really killed the Red Raiders was poor execution on special teams as they had two field goals blocked and had a kick returned 92 yards.

The Lobos partook in what amounted to be the most embarrassing loss of the weekend after getting their clocks cleaned to the tune of a 72-0 shutout at the hands of the Oregon Ducks.

Their Pac 10 opponent set records, tied records, and simply had a jolly good time at the expense of the Lobos who managed to win just one of their 12 games a season ago.

The margin of defeat was the biggest since falling to Fresno State 94-17 back in 1991.

"This was a wake-up call for the whole team. We can’t point fingers and fall apart," defensive end Johnathan Rainey said. "We need to come together as a team and make up for each other’s mistakes."

NCAA Football Insider Tip: Coming off a gutwrenching and embarrassing defeat, I’m expecting the Lobos to put up a much better fight come Saturday night. Though Texas Tech did secure the victory in its home opener, they looked to be a much lesser version of Red Raiders.

New Mexico only trailed in Lubbock by a TD before Texas Tech blew it wide open in the second half in last year’s meeting, so the Lobos know they can at the very least compete against this team if they put their best foot forward.

With a home date scheduled against the Texas Longhorns on deck, I don’t expect Tuberville to go all out in trying to cover this number regardless of the fact that he failed to do so last week. My best college football betting advice is to take as many points as you can get with the Lobos; just keep it a secret from your buddies so they don’t rip you for backing a club that lost by 10+ TD a week ago

My NCAA Football Predictions: New Mexico Lobos (+24.5) -110

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