Western Kentucky at New Mexico State Best Pick, Prediction and Odds

Western Kentucky visits New Mexico State on Thursday 1 October, at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, with kickoff at 8:00 PM ET.

This is the early page for the game: what is already known. Our full prediction, with the call and the numbers behind it, goes up on this page before kickoff.

The two teams in 2026

Western Kentucky is 0-3 this season. Most recently it lost to Indiana 38-0 on the road on 19 September. It has scored 11.3 points a game and allowed 52.3.

New Mexico State is 1-2 this season. Most recently it lost to Hawai’i 29-19 on the road on 12 September. It has scored 29.0 points a game and allowed 25.7.

Last season

Western Kentucky went 9-4 in 2025, scoring 29.5 points a game and allowing 22.8. Its season ended with a win against Southern Miss, 27-16.

New Mexico State went 4-8 in 2025, scoring 21.6 points a game and allowing 27.6.

The last meeting in the two seasons read: Western Kentucky beat New Mexico State 35-16 on 1 November 2025.

The early line

No line was posted when this page was written. The full prediction adds it.

The teams

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and New Mexico State Aggies team pages hold both schedules and last season’s results. Every game this week is on our college football predictions page.

Western Kentucky at New Mexico State, Thursday 1 October, 8:00 PM ET, at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces. Results: ESPN, read 24 September 2026.