The New Mexico State Aggies will travel to Ruston, Louisiana to face the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Joe Aillet Stadium on Tuesday evening at 7:00 PM ET with the game airing on the CBS Sports Network in week 9 of the college football season.

New Mexico State enters this game with a record of 5-3 following a 28-7 win on the road against the UTEP Miners while covering the 3-point spread as a road favorite in week 8 of the college football season. The Aggies scored 28 points while compiling a total of 439 yards offensively which included 186 passing yards and 253 rushing yards while allowing 7 points and 304 total yards defensively which included 179 passing yards and 125 rushing yards. 

Diego Pavia led the team in passing, completing 15 of 25 attempts for 186 yards and two touchdowns while adding 96 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 14 attempts. Monte Watkins led the team in rushing with ten carries for 109 yards while adding a reception for five yards. Eli Stowers led the team in receiving, catching five of six targets for 80 yards.

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs enter this game with a record of 3-5 following a 23-31 loss on the road against the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders while failing to cover the 3-point spread as a road underdog in week 8 of the college football season. The Bulldogs scored 23 points while compiling a total of 419 yards offensively which included 340 passing yards and 79 rushing yards while allowing 31 points and 353 total yards defensively which included 248 passing yards and 105 rushing yards. Hank Bachmeier led the team in passing, completing 16 of 24 attempts for 178 yards and a touchdown. Tyre Shelton led the team in rushing with ten carries for 39 yards while adding three receptions for 36 yards. Smoke Harris led the team in receiving, catching 11 of 13 targets for 129 yards.

BookMaker has the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs listed as 3-point favorites at home against the New Mexico State Aggies on Tuesday evening in week 9 of the college football season. Louisiana Tech has won seven of the nine games all-time including the previous six games in a row. The Aggies are 5-4 ATS all-time while the Bulldogs are 2-1 ATS in the last three games in the series. New Mexico State is 5-2-1 ATS overall, 2-1-1 ATS on the road, 1-1-1 ATS as an underdog, and 3-1 ATS in conference games this season while the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are 3-5 ATS overall, 1-3 ATS at home, 2-2 ATS as a favorite, and 1-3 ATS in conference games on the year.

New Mexico State has been one of the best teams at covering the spread this season in college football going 5-2-1 while Louisiana Tech has a losing record ATS going 3-5 ATS overall. The Bulldogs have also only covered the spread in one of their conference games going 1-3 ATS in their conference games while the Aggies are 3-1 ATS in conference games. Take the New Mexico State Aggies +3 when they travel to face the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs on Tuesday evening.