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Week 12 • November 15, 2025, 09:15 PM UTC
New Mexico State @ Tennessee
3-6
CUSA
Power Rank: -15.3
9 FINAL 42
6-3
SEC
Power Rank: 19.9
New Mexico State covered by 6.5 | Game went Under by 10.5

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Tennessee defeated New Mexico State 42–9 in a dominant performance.

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General Information

Week: Week 12
Kick Off (at stadium): 04:15 PM EST
Stadium: Neyland Stadium
Capacity: 101,915
Elevation: 899 ft
HFA Rating: 3.1
Playing Surface: Grass

Betting Information

Spread Tennessee -39.5
Total (O/U) 61.5
Expected Score NMSU 11.0 - 50.5 TENN
Power Rank Implied Line Tennessee +35.2
Prediction Markets Tennessee 99% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Cloudy

Cloudy

23.3°F

Wind Chill: 18.0°F
Wind: 3.8 mph SW
Gusts: 8.1 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 80%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

New Mexico State (Away)

This Week: 1329.1 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 8953.6 miles
Body Clock Time: 14:15
Rest Days: 7

Tennessee (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 1813.2 miles
Body Clock Time: 16:15
Rest Days: 14

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Betting Information
Current Line Tennessee -39.5
Total Points 61.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
New Mexico State -15.3
Tennessee 19.9
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 1329 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Tennessee +7
HFA: Neyland Stadium
Capacity 101,915
Elevation 899 ft
Weather: Cloudy
Temperature 23.3°F
Wind Speed 3.8 mph
Your Line Tennessee +35.2
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What are the key factors for New Mexico State vs Tennessee?

New Mexico State: Key Factors

Tennessee: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

New Mexico State travels 1,329 miles to this game, a significant road trip.

New Mexico State arrives with a 2-hour body clock disadvantage.

Tennessee won by 33 in a dominant performance.

New Mexico State covered the spread, covering the spread.

The total went Under by 10.5 points.

Does weather affect this game at Neyland Stadium?

At 23.3°F, this is a cold-weather game. Cold conditions below 35°F historically compress scoring and reduce passing efficiency, favouring unders and run-heavy offences.

Full conditions are shown in the data panel above. Forecast data sourced from WeatherAPI.com. Use the Line Value Calculator to apply a manual weather adjustment to your projected line.

How do New Mexico State and Tennessee compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Tennessee (19.9) over New Mexico State (-15.3) by 35.2 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Tennessee brings one of the stronger home environments in the FBS to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 3.1). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input — cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

Where can I find more data on New Mexico State and Tennessee?

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Model & Methodology

Tennessee won and New Mexico State covered the spread.