Delaware vs. New Mexico State Prediction, Odds & Pick
Prediction, odds and the model's read
Our model's read
Scouting report
2026 projection · last season, roster and staff
Where Delaware gets at New Mexico State: 36th at staying on schedule through the air, against a unit 127th at keeping opponents off schedule through the air. Where New Mexico State gets at Delaware: 49th at hitting chunk plays, against a unit 136th at keeping everything in front of them. Delaware is also 34th on first and second down, against a unit 120th.
How
DELattacks
NMSU
- 1
Stay on schedule through the air
staying on schedule through the air · projected
DEL#36 of 138NMSU#127 of 138 - 2
Win first and second down
first and second down · projected
DEL#34 of 138NMSU#120 of 138 - 3
Expect a clean pocket
sacks and tackles for loss · projected
DEL#51 of 138NMSU#113 of 138
HowNMSUattacksDEL
- 1
Take shots
hitting chunk plays · projected
NMSU#49 of 138DEL#136 of 138
The two teams
Delaware
Delaware is in year 2 under Ryan Carty. The strengths are offensive, led by 34th on first and second down. The way in is 136th at keeping everything in front of them, and they are 108th at defending the run.
Delaware has not played an FBS opponent yet, so this is the projection: last season regressed toward the mean, plus returning production, recruiting, talent and whether the staff is the same one.
Projected strengths
- Offensefirst and second down#34projected
Projected soft spots
- Defensehitting chunk plays#136projected
- Defenserunning it#108projected
- Defensestaying on schedule through the air#106projected
New Mexico State
New Mexico State runs it: Tony Sanchez's offenses have been run-leaning across 7 seasons. The way in is 136th at running it, and they are 136th at staying out of the backfield.
On fourth down he goes for it about as often as his peers do from the same spots (−2.9%). Against what the expected-points model recommends he is −33.1% — the profession as a whole is negative on this.
New Mexico State has played 2 games against an average slate, adjusted for here. That football carries about 0% of what is below; the rest is still the preseason projection.
Projected soft spots
- Offenserunning it#136projected
- Offensegetting stopped at the line#136projected
- Offensesacks and tackles for loss#131projected
Ranks are national. Nothing here is last season's number — carrying one forward is measurably worse than saying nothing — and in-season figures are adjusted for who was actually played. This describes the matchup; it is not a prediction and not a pick.
Head coaches only — there is no free feed for coordinators, so on a program where the head coach does not call the offense this describes the staff he hired. Play-calling identity is a style, not a grade: throwing more than the situations warrant is not better than throwing less than they warrant.
Model prediction
how the number is builtOur model simulates the game drive by drive from each side's opponent-adjusted efficiency (NMSU Elo 1267, DEL Elo 1404 for reference), with home-field advantage. That projects NMSU +11.6 (23% to win), essentially in line with the market.
Why that percentage is worth reading: across 604 graded in-season games, the calls this model put near 58% came in at 58.2%. The full calibration table is published, bin by bin. Early in the season the cold-start path runs instead and calibrates less well (Brier 0.2028 against 0.1889).
Model as of Sep 1 · through week 1 · drive simulation
Where the game is won
2026 national rank · right is better
offensethe defense it faces
Moving the ball
DEL62nd80thNMSUNMSU53rd42ndDELThrough the air
DEL15th64thNMSUNMSU39th86thDELOn the ground
DEL113th93rdNMSUNMSU84th29thDELStaying on the field
DEL108th114thNMSUNMSU18th46thDELTaking care of it
DEL95th30thNMSUNMSU31st30thDEL
Each bar runs from last in the country on the left to 1st on the right. The filled span is the gap between the offense and the defense it faces.
Season form — 2026
nationally rankedThe matchup, in context
series history + adjusted profiles| DEL | NMSU | |
|---|---|---|
| -7.0 (#98) | CORE overall | -12.7 (#121) |
| -2 / +5 | offense / defense | -9 / +4 |
Bold is the side ahead. CORE strips the situation from every play and solves the schedule out across the league, so these compare two teams that never met.
Key matchups
The analyst read: each team's offense splits crossed against the opponent's defense, with the edges called out.
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FAQ
Who will win Delaware vs. New Mexico State?
Gridpex's model favors Delaware with a 77% win probability.
What's the predicted spread for Delaware vs. New Mexico State?
The model projects Delaware by 11.6.
What time is Delaware vs. New Mexico State and what channel is it on?
Sat, Nov 21, 3:00 PM ET, at Aggie Memorial Stadium.
Where this number comes from. Every projection on this page is produced by the same model, run before kickoff on opponent-adjusted efficiency, power ratings and situational data — walk-forward validated on eleven seasons and never adjusted after the fact. How the model works →