The Florida International Golden Panthers will host the New Mexico State Aggies in Conference USA action Tuesday night on CBS Sports Network. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET at Pitbull Stadium in South Florida, where FIU won 21-7 as 15.5-point underdogs of New Mexico State in 2022.

The Panthers are favored by 9.5 points in the latest FIU vs. New Mexico State odds per SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 43.5.

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The model knows that FIU has been playing tough against its opponents lately, with its last three losses coming by a combined 19 points to Sam Houston, UTEP and Liberty. The Panthers have now covered the spread in three of their last four outings, while the Aggies have covered just once in their last five games. Eric Rivers has been the team’s most dynamic playmaker so far this season, with 32 catches for 581 yards and five touchdowns in eight games.

The model also took into account that the Aggies should be fresh after a bye week following their second win of the season. Brandon Nunez scored two touchdowns in the win over Louisiana Tech and the former fifth-string quarterback is expected to see more time under center. New Mexico State has won two of three head-to-head games with FIU and covered the spread, including a 34-17 win as 6.5-point home favorites last season.

The model has simulated FIU versus New Mexico State 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning against the total, and it also says that one side of the spread reaches almost 60% of the time!

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