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New Mexico State

CUSA · 1-2 · power -0.6 · #187
Our numberMOST -9.0 no book has priced this game

Missouri State

CUSA · 1-1 · power +6.7 · #106
Our side
MoneylineMOST to win ours 71%
Projected score 21–30 NMSU – MOST
2026-11-14 · 3:00 PM Robert W. Plaster Stadium · Springfield, MO CUSA game Early season

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Series Missouri State lead 1–0 · 1 meeting since 2025
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Missouri State Bears 70 ranks
New Mexico State Aggies #262 rush offense Missouri State Bears #192 run defense
Pass game even 9 ranks apart
New Mexico State Aggies #191 pass offense Missouri State Bears #200 pass defense
Run game edge New Mexico State Aggies 147 ranks
Missouri State Bears #187 rush offense New Mexico State Aggies #40 run defense
Pass game edge Missouri State Bears 51 ranks
Missouri State Bears #90 pass offense New Mexico State Aggies #141 pass defense
New Mexico State Aggies Balanced · 47% run Avg pace Missouri State Bears Balanced · 49% run Avg pace
Tony Sanchez · 27-57 · defense-minded Ryan Beard · 7-5 · offense-minded

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
Missouri State Bears
LB Jared Lloyd 19 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #39 LB
DB Joel Boamah 8 tkl · 3 PD #197 DB
WR Isaiah Myers 5 rec · 155 yds · 1 TD #141 WR
DB Anthony Mattison 6 tkl · 1 PD #367 DB

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
Missouri State BearsCUSA +6.7 +3.9 +2.7 #106

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 Missouri State defense-3.4 pts
Missouri State offense vs New Mexico State defense+3.8 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 835 mi
Altitude · context only806 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.