New Mexico State Aggies vs Wyoming Cowboys Point Spread Picks

The Wyoming Cowboys will have to experience life without QB Josh Allen, who was a first round pick in the NFL draft. Those are shoes that simply won't be filled anytime soon. Despite having a first-round NFL caliber QB, the Cowboys managed just 23.5 points per game last year, and there is a pretty good chance they will erode considerably from that pedestrian number. Wyoming had been looking forward to the return of RBs Trey Woods and junior Kellen, but Woods was declared ineligible, and the tandem fell shy of 1,000 yards last season. The good news is that eight starters return from a stingy defense that allowed 17.5 ppg, and forced a nation's best 38 turnovers. The Aggies ended the nation's longest Bowl drought at 57 years, and won their Bowl game to cap it off. It was their last season in the Sun Belt, as they become an FBS Independent. The offense will be led by Senior QB Nick Jeanty, who has five career starts and has passed for 1,028 yards with six TDs and six interceptions in 14 games. They bring back seven starters, along with Frank Spaziani, a former head coach at Boston College. He's made a huge difference, turning one of the nation's worst defenses in '16, into one that forced 27 turnovers, and saw the pathetic 11 sacks in '16 rise to 43 last year. Both of these teams will struggle offensively, but on defense they should both excel, so play this one to finish UNDER the total.