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New Mexico State

CUSA · 1-2 · power -0.6 · #187
Our numberFSU -18.3 no book has priced this game

Florida State

ACC · 1-1 (0-1 ACC) · power +16.0 · #52
Final NMSU 17 · FSU 34 ML W our logged sides, graded on the record
Our side
MoneylineFSU to win logged ours 85%

Our number: FSU by 20.4 — FSU to win.

NMSU team totalNMSU over 10.5 logged ours 18.2

Our number: NMSU 16.1, from our margin and total split into two scores.

FSU team totalFSU under 42.5 logged ours 36.5

Our number: FSU 36.5, from our margin and total split into two scores.

Projected score 18–36 NMSU – FSU
2026-08-29 · 7:00 PM Doak Campbell Stadium · Tallahassee, FL Early season

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Book NMSU spreadFSU spread OverUnder NMSU winFSU win NMSU TT overNMSU TT under FSU TT overFSU TT under
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Public vs booksbets vs money · Action Network captured in-game spread NMSU 90% bets · 76% money total Under 79% bets · 40% money · money Over ML FSU 97% bets · 77% money
Series Florida State lead 1–0 · 1 meeting since 1964
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Florida State Seminoles 155 ranks
New Mexico State Aggies #262 rush offense Florida State Seminoles #107 run defense
Pass game edge Florida State Seminoles 122 ranks
New Mexico State Aggies #191 pass offense Florida State Seminoles #69 pass defense
Run game even 19 ranks apart
Florida State Seminoles #21 rush offense New Mexico State Aggies #40 run defense
Pass game edge Florida State Seminoles 109 ranks
Florida State Seminoles #32 pass offense New Mexico State Aggies #141 pass defense
New Mexico State Aggies Balanced · 47% run Avg pace Florida State Seminoles Run-heavy · 60% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 46 rush ypg
Tony Sanchez · 27-57 · defense-minded Mike Norvell · 76-50

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
New Mexico State Aggies
DB Nick Session 21 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT #19 DB
DL Gabe Peterson 13 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 2.0 TFL #63 DL
WR TK King 14 rec · 239 yds · 2 TD #48 WR
RB James Jones 243 rush yds · 2 TD · 4 rec #43 RB
Florida State Seminoles
DB Ashlynd Barker 15 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT #32 DB
RB Ousmane Kromah 231 rush yds · 2 TD · 2 rec #31 RB
RB Samuel Singleton Jr. 66 rush yds · 1 TD · 6 rec #36 RB
LB Chris Jones 15 tkl · 1.0 TFL #77 LB

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
New Mexico State AggiesCUSA -0.6 -0.7 +0.1 #187
Florida State SeminolesACC +16.0 +7.0 +9.0 #52

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
New Mexico State offense vs Florida State defense-9.6 pts
Florida State offense vs New Mexico State defense+6.9 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 1,328 mi
Altitude · context only1,189 m lower than the visitor's home elevation

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.

Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them. Adding them again would double-count.