Overview
- Kickoff is 9 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network from Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces.
- Sam Houston enters 0-4 (0-1 CUSA) after a 55-0 loss at Texas, while New Mexico State is 2-2 (0-1) after falling 38-20 to New Mexico.
- SportsLine consensus lists Sam Houston as a 1.5-point favorite with a -119 money line and a 52.5 total.
- Sam Houston leans on dual-threat QB Hunter Watson and sixth-year back Elijah Green, while New Mexico State features transfer QB Logan Fife and top target Donovan Faupel.
- The series is tied 1-1, with Sam Houston winning 31-11 last season; the Bearkats are 0-3 on the road this year and the Aggies are 2-0 at home.