Venue & Event Details
Location: Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX
Kickoff: 12:00 PM MST / 2:00 PM EST
Broadcast: ESPN+
Weather Forecast
Temperature: 57°F at kickoff, rising to low 60s by mid-afternoon
Conditions: Clear skies, winds 6–9 mph
Impact: Ideal conditions; passing and rushing unaffected
Injury Report
New Mexico State Aggies:
QB Logan Fife (healthy, 2,236 yards, 11 TDs, 12 INTs, 56.4% completion)
RB Kadarius Calloway (healthy, 344 yards, 3 TDs)
WR Donovan Faupel (healthy, 583 yards, 5 TDs)
UTEP Miners:
QB Malachi Nelson (healthy, 1,163 yards, 8 TDs, 9 INTs, 54.7% completion)
RB Skyler Locklear (healthy, 364 yards, 7 TDs)
WR Wondame Davis Jr. (healthy, 465 yards, 4 TDs)
Key Player Matchups
Logan Fife (NMSU QB) vs UTEP Secondary: Fife’s passing volume (241.7 YPG) will test a defense ranked 52nd nationally in pass defense (207.5 YPG allowed).
Skyler Locklear (UTEP RB) vs NMSU Front Seven: Locklear’s red-zone efficiency (7 rushing TDs) against a defense allowing 155.5 rushing YPG (83rd nationally).
Donovan Faupel (NMSU WR) vs UTEP CBs: Faupel’s possession skills (52 catches, 583 yards) against a secondary vulnerable to intermediate routes.
Recent Team Forms
New Mexico State: Lost 42–9 vs Tennessee (Nov. 15); Fife threw for 166 yards, 1 INT.
UTEP: Lost 38–24 vs Missouri State (Nov. 15); Locklear rushed for 56 yards, 2 TDs.
Series History
All-time: UTEP leads 58–38–2.
Recent: NMSU won 28–7 in 2023; UTEP won 20–13 in 2022.
Rivalry Note: Known as the “Battle of I-10,” one of the longest-running rivalries in the Southwest.
Betting Trends:
NMSU is 4–6 ATS this season.
UTEP is 3–7 ATS.
Overs have hit in 3 of last 5 NMSU games.
Historical Betting Results
NMSU has covered in 2 of last 4 rivalry games.
UTEP has failed to cover in 3 of last 5 games.
Unders have hit in 2 of last 3 head-to-head matchups.
Prediction: New Mexico State 24 – UTEP 20
Game Odds
New Mexico State Aggies 44.5
Texas-El Paso Miners – 4.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, November 21, 2025
