College Football Week 9 continues on Saturday night and we will see the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs travel to Las Cruces, New Mexico to take on the New Mexico State Aggies. The game is scheduled for an 8:00 PM (Eastern) start time and it will be televised live locally. Currently the odds for the game have Louisiana Tech favored by 31 points, while the total sits at 78. Currently 89% of the Public is on Louisiana Tech, while 74% is on the Under. Find out what side the Public is taking on all the games by clicking HERE.
Free Analysis: A member of the national rankings for the second time this season, the Bulldogs have turned themselves into one of the most electrifying offensive powers in the nation. In fact, the team leads the country in scoring with 56.1 ppg thanks to a 70-28 thrashing of Idaho in conference play at home last weekend. The victory was the sixth in seven tries for LaTech, the lone loss being a heart-breaking 59-57 setback to Texas A&M that came down to the wire earlier this month. Colby Cameron has been sensational this year completing 71.3 percent of his pass attempts for 329.4 ypg and has 20 touchdowns without a single interception, one of only two starters in the FBS still without a pick. Last week it was running back Kenneth Dixon who stole the show in the monster beating of Idaho, running for 232 yards and a staggering six touchdowns. Setting a new school record for rushing TDs in a single game which had stood for 36 years, Dixon now has 16 rushing touchdowns on the season overall, with 15 of those coming in home bouts. With Cameron and Dixon chewing up opposing defenses, a guy like Quinton Patton, considered one of the most explosive players in the WAC heading into 2012, has become almost an afterthought. Nevertheless, Patton is still the main target for Cameron with his 59 catches for 806 yards and 10 touchdowns. Would talk about the defense , but it’s not really important withy this team.
As for the Aggies, they haven't had nearly as much excitement during the first half of the 2012 campaign, although they did manage to open the season with a 49-19 pounding of Sacramento State. Nevertheless, NMSU enters play this week tied for the second-longest losing streak in the nation at six games following a 41-7 setback versus Utah State on the road in conference play last weekend. Through seven games, New Mexico State ranks 100th in the country in total defense with 451.7 ypg allowed and the points being scored by the competition is averaging out to be 34.3 ppg which is also 100th in the nation at the moment. Add to that a margin that is minus-1.0 per game (103rd) and the Aggies are bound to give the LaTech offense countless chances to run up the score. the NMSU offense does have a few weapons in quarterback Andrew Manley and receiver Austin Franklin, the latter ranking second in the conference and 11th in the nation in receptions per game with 7.14, but that only works when Manley isn't under pressure. Unfortunately for the signal-caller, his offense is also 113th in the country in sacks allowed with 3.43 per game and that's no way to keep an offense moving in the right direction.
Louisiana Tech has posted seven wins in 11 all-time meetings with the Aggies, and that includes a 44-0 romp in the most recent meeting last season. The Bulldogs have won five in a row in the series, but that doesn't mean that LaTech head coach Sonny Dykes isn't preparing for a challenge on the road.
Free Pick: I like the Bulldogs in this one. This team has been a scoring machine all year as they have averaged 56.1 ppg and 586 ypg on the year. Last week they put up 70 points and over 800 yards of offense on Idaho, which is currently ranked 121st in points allowed and now they get to take aim an Aggie squad that is 103rd in yards allowed (451.7 ypg) and 103rd in points allowed (34.3 ppg). The Aggies check in at 1009th vs the pass and will face the 8th ranked passing offense in this one. This will be an ugly game for the Aggie defense. La Tech will give up some points, but just like last week they well be taking on another weak scoring team as the Aggies come in averaging 22 ppg overall, including just 13.3 ppg in their last 4 games. Well 13 points won’t get it done here. La Tech is having fun right now and they won’t take their foot off the gas once they get a big lead. The Aggie offense has nowhere near enough firepower to keep this game within 5 TD’s.
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