2026 Week 8 · Conference game
New Mexico State at Sam Houston
Thursday, October 22, 2026 · 12:00 AM UTC
Elliott T. Bowers Stadium
New Mexico State
Conference USA
- Record
- 1-3
- Rating
- -15.7
- National rank
- 119
- Proj. wins
- 3.8
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
Sam Houston
Conference USA
- Record
- 1-3
- Rating
- -16.3
- National rank
- 121
- Proj. wins
- 4.8
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
GIE win probability
Headline numbers below. The 90% confidence band reflects rating uncertainty (±1.5 points per side); the model isn't claiming precision down to the percentage point.
New Mexico State
46%
Sam Houston
54%
Sam Houston 90% CI: 45% – 63% Δ rating 0.6
Sam Houston is the model's favorite at 54%. New Mexico State has a 46% path. Home-field adjustment of +2.0 rating points baked in for Sam Houston — venue-specific learned value (n=9 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
New Mexico State offense
48 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Sam Houston offense
39 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Thursday, October 22, 2026 · 12:00 AM UTC
- Venue
- Elliott T. Bowers Stadium
- Conference game
- Yes
- Neutral site
- No