Putting Up Numbers· college football

New Mexico State’s points at home and away

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, New Mexico State was 4.6 points under at home and 1.9 points under away in 2026, 3 games against 4. The plain averages are 25.8 and 17.3, a difference of 8.5.

points a game over expected

A −2.7 difference in points over expected at home vs away is about what you’d expect.

A +8.5 difference in points at home vs away is about what you’d expect.

The games

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New Mexico State’s games, 2026, each marked at home or away
SideDateGameResultpointsExpected
Aug 29, 2026@Florida StateL1717.7
Sep 5, 2026vsMMercyhurstW51—
Sep 12, 2026@HawaiiL1920.1
Sep 26, 2026vsNew MexicoL1813.6
Oct 1, 2026vsWestern KentuckyW3425.9
Oct 7, 2026@Florida InternationalL321.0
Oct 21, 2026@Sam HoustonW3018.0
Oct 28, 2026vsJacksonville StateL026.3

Method

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  • Expected is an offense and a defense a team, fit over every 2026 game between two teams in the table with the game being read left out, plus 1.8 for the home team (the edge the fit finds once strength is in), nothing at a neutral site.
  • Each expected number is then fit to the season’s games: a game bears out about 66% of the difference the model predicts.
  • The shuffle keeps the season’s shape: the games are cut in two where one date leaves the least variance, each game is read against its stretch, and the sides are shuffled only inside each stretch.
  • Mercyhurst has no other game in the table, so that game has no expected number and sits out the second figure.