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Free Week 1 Prediction: Cardinals vs Lobos Odds
Looking for Incarnate Word Cardinals vs. New Mexico Lobos free picks? Week 1 betting sees the Cardinals taking on the Lobos Saturday September 1st at Dreamstyle Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Cappers Picks provides complimentary handicapping picks all NCAA football season long so stay tuned for more FREE college football predictions like this Incarnate Word New Mexico free pick.
College Football Handicapping: Week 1
(0-0) Incarnate Word Cardinals vs. New Mexico Lobos (0-0)
Date: Saturday, September 1st 2018
Time: 8:00 pm EST
Venue: Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
NCAA Football Spread: Lobos -35.5
NCAA Betting Total: 63½
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The New Mexico Lobos will play hosts to the Incarnate Word Cardinals as they open up their season at home.
The spread and total have yet to be posted for this contest.
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Incarnate Word Cardinals
It was a rough season for the unheard of Incarnate Word who posted a miserable 1-10 record a season ago.
On the offensive side they averaged a measly 21 PPG and 292 YPG.
Under the helm will be Junior QB Sean Brophy who completed 56% of his passes while he posted an 11:11 TD to INT ratio.
Leading their backfield will be Ra’Quanne Dickens who rushed the ball 93 times for 428 yards and three TD while he averaged 4.4 YPC.
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On the defensive side it is going to be a struggle for a team that desperately lacks defenders evidenced by last years stat line of giving up 495 YPG and 47 PPG.
New Mexico Lobos
New Mexico will look to improve upon last season in which they went 3-9 and 4-8 ATS.
The Lobos will start the season without their head coach Bob Davie who will be suspended for 30 days.
Tevaka Tuioti has been named opening day starter and will look to build upon last season where he posted 705 pass yards to go with a 4:6 TD to INT ratio.
New Mexico is a team that keeps the ball on the ground as they totaled 2,825 rushing yards last season.
Leading the backfield will be Senior RB Tyrone Owens who toted the rock 139 times for 770 yards and four TD while he averaged 5.5 yards per carry.
This is a team that puts an emphasis on running the football, which is why they didn’t have a receiver eclipse 30 catches or 400 yards last season.
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On the defensive side, the Lobos will look to improve on a defense that ranked 70th in total defense giving up 398.0 YPG.
NCAA Football Handicapping Trends
- New Mexico is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
- New Mexico is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New Mexico’s last 13 games
Free Week 1 NCAA Football Pick
New Mexico handles their business at home against Incarnate Word.
4* Free NCAA Betting Pick: New Mexico Spread & UNDER Total 63½
Neither team has any hype for the upcoming season, but Incarnate Word is one of the worst FCS teams so New Mexico gets the edge in the talent department.
Also, Incarnate Word is going to have a hard time stopping New Mexico’s rushing attack considering they gave up nearly 500 YPG a season ago with not much happening their defense in the off season.
Expect New Mexico to run the football and control the clock keeping Incarnate Word off the field as much as possible, which means that Incarnate is going to have little opportunity to score points.
Back the home team and the UNDER in this contest.
Week 1 Free Score Prediction: New Mexico 31 – Incarnate Word 24
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