Venue & Game Details
Kickoff: 6:30 PM CT / 7:30 PM ET
Venue: Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, Louisiana
Surface: Artificial Turf
Broadcast: ESPN+
Weather Forecast (Kickoff)
Conditions: Clear skies
Temperature: ~81°F (27°C) at kickoff, cooling to ~75°F by the fourth quarter
Humidity: ~62%
Wind: Light SE breeze at 4–6 mph
Impact: Ideal football weather — no wind or precipitation concerns.
Injury Report
New Mexico State
No reported injuries.
Louisiana Tech
No reported injuries.
Recent Form
New Mexico State Aggies
W 21–14 vs. Tulsa — QB Logan Fife threw for 252 yds, 2 TD; defense forced 1 INT.
W 19–3 vs. UTEP — Defense allowed just 3 points; balanced offensive attack.
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
L 7–23 @ LSU — Defense held LSU to 128 rush yds; Mekhi Mason had 3 sacks.
W 24–0 vs. Nicholls — Shutout win; QB Trey Kukuk efficient in short passing game.
Series History
All-time: Louisiana Tech leads 8–6.
Recent: New Mexico State has won the last two meetings (27–24 in 2023, 33–30 2OT in 2024).
Trend: Aggies 2-0 ATS in last two matchups; one game went Over, one Under.
Key Player Matchups
QB Logan Fife (NMSU) vs. LA Tech Secondary — Fife’s 479 pass yds, 3 TD, 1 INT will test a defense allowing just 111 pass YPG.
WR Donovan Faupel (NMSU) vs. CB Cedric Woods (LT) — Faupel averaging 88.5 YPG; Woods making his 50th career start.
LB Mekhi Mason (LT) vs. NMSU O-Line — Mason leads nation with 6 TFL and 3 sacks; Aggies have allowed just 2 sacks in 2 games.
RB Clay Thevenin (LT) vs. NMSU Front Seven — Thevenin averaging 6.4 YPC; Aggies allowing under 100 rush YPG.
Turnover Battle — LT +4 margin (4 forced, 0 lost) vs. NMSU +1 margin (3 forced, 2 lost).
Betting Trends & Angles
Louisiana Tech: 2-0 ATS in 2025; 1-0 ATS as 10+ point favorite.
New Mexico State: 1-1 ATS; 0-2 O/U in 2025.
Totals: Under has hit in all 4 combined games this season.
Situational: LT home opener; NMSU seeking first 3-0 start since 2014.
Game Odds
New Mexico State 43.5
Louisiana Tech – 10
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, September 12, 2025
