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Delaware

CUSA · 1-1 · power +7.6 · #95
Our numberDEL -7.5 no book has priced this game

New Mexico State

CUSA · 1-2 · power -0.6 · #187
Our side
MoneylineDEL to win ours 35%
Projected score 31–23 DEL – NMSU
2026-11-21 · 3:00 PM Aggie Memorial Stadium · Las Cruces, NM CUSA game Early season

The books

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First recorded meeting between these programs
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge New Mexico State Aggies 161 ranks
Delaware Blue Hens #201 rush offense New Mexico State Aggies #40 run defense
Pass game even 19 ranks apart
Delaware Blue Hens #122 pass offense New Mexico State Aggies #141 pass defense
Run game even 36 ranks apart
New Mexico State Aggies #262 rush offense Delaware Blue Hens #226 run defense
Pass game even 17 ranks apart
New Mexico State Aggies #191 pass offense Delaware Blue Hens #174 pass defense
Delaware Blue Hens Balanced · 44% run Avg pace New Mexico State Aggies Balanced · 47% run Avg pace
Ryan Carty · 7-6 · offense-minded Tony Sanchez · 27-57 · defense-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
Delaware Blue Hens
LB Colin Gallagher 13 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #46 LB
WR Da'Wain Lofton 7 rec · 206 yds · 1 TD #85 WR
RB Kaderris Roberts 27 rush yds · 1 TD · 4 rec #109 RB
LB Gavin Moul 16 tkl · 0.5 TFL #188 LB
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

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
Delaware Blue HensCUSA +7.6 +6.8 +0.8 #95
New Mexico State AggiesCUSA -0.6 -0.7 +0.1 #187

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

Where the number comes from
Delaware offense vs New Mexico State defense+6.7 pts
New Mexico State offense vs Delaware defense-1.4 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 1,796 mi
Altitude · context only1,179 m higher 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.