New Mexico State at Florida State Predictions & Picks
Florida State are tipped to cover as they make a winning start to the season.
The Seminoles are unlikely to have many issues stacking up points and pulling away from a New Mexico State team that struggled massively on offense last season.
- Florida State were 4-1-0 ATS as a double digit favorite at home last season
- The Under has cashed in 5 of Florida State’s last 6 games dating back to last season
Head To Head
- Florida State lead the all-time series 1-0
- Florida State won 36-0 when the two teams last met in October 1964
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New Mexico State won just two conference games and only four matchups overall during the 2025 campaign.
The Aggies opened with back-to-back non-conference wins, beating Bryant 19-3 and Tulsa 21-14, only to then lose their Conference USA opener to Louisiana Tech, 49-14.
They rebounded in their next conference game to beat Sam Houston 37-10, but they failed to follow that up and lost their next four games.
New Mexico State’s skid reached five games with a 42-9 non-conference blowout at Tennessee, before they finally ended their losing run with a 34-31 win at UTEP.
The Aggies’ joy was short-lived though, as they closed out the campaign with a 31-24 loss to Middle Tennessee State.
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Florida State enter the new season looking to rebound from a miserable 2025 campaign that saw them win just five of their games and only two in the ACC.
The Seminoles made a sensational start as they upset Alabama on opening weekend, 31-17, and they backed that up with a couple of blowouts of minor schools.
However, they made a terrible start to their conference campaign as they lost four straight games, falling 46-38 at Virginia, 28-22 to Miami, 34-31 to Pitt and 20-13 at Stanford.
Florida State stopped the rot with a 42-7 demolition of Wake Forest, only to quickly return to losing ways as they fell 24-10 at Clemson.
The Seminoles responded by beating Virginia Tech 34-14, but they immediately returned to losing ways and ended the season losing 21-11 at NC State and 40-21 at Florida.