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College football · Week 12 2026 · Saturday, November 21

Delaware vs New Mexico State prediction and pick

Our Delaware Blue Hens at New Mexico State Aggies pick: Delaware by 2.5, 56% to win. The forecast rates every team against the opponents it has played, this season and last, and adds home field. No betting information goes in.

An early look, 8 weeks ahead: it sharpens as the game comes up. Updated every day until kickoff, then frozen and scored. After the game this page shows who deserved to win.

Why the curves are so wide: luck. Even with both teams’ strength known exactly, one game’s bounces, kicks, calls and sequencing move the final margin by about ±12.1 points (one standard deviation, measured from every play since 2019). These forecasts carry ±17.1, so about 50% of the width is that luck; the rest is what nobody knows yet about the teams. That is why a 7-point favorite still loses about 3 times in 10.

Delaware at New Mexico State

Sat, Nov 21, 3:00 pm ET · Aggie Memorial Stadium

Delaware by 2.5 · 56% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Delaware win55.9%
New Mexico State win44.1%
Middle 50%: Delaware by 14 to New Mexico State by 950%
Middle 90%: Delaware by 31 to New Mexico State by 2590%
Middle 95%: Delaware by 35 to New Mexico State by 3195%
Exactly Delaware by 36.5%
Exactly New Mexico State by 36.2%
Exactly Delaware by 75.1%
Exactly New Mexico State by 74.5%
Exactly Delaware by 143.3%
P50
Half of games like this end between Delaware by 14 and New Mexico State by 9.
P90
9 in 10 between Delaware by 31 and New Mexico State by 25.
P95
19 in 20 between Delaware by 35 and New Mexico State by 31.
Where the forecast comes from
This season, against its opponentsDelaware+4.0
Home fieldNew Mexico State+3.1
Last seasonDelaware+1.7

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Delaware 2–2 2.0 0.0
New Mexico State 1–3 1.0 −0.8

Coin-flip wins: the wins each team’s games were worth with only the kicks, bounces, drops and calls re-rolled, the record adjusted for luck. Luck in wins: actual wins minus what the play was worth.

Delaware vs New Mexico State: questions and answers

Who will win Delaware vs New Mexico State?

Our forecast picks Delaware, with 56% to win; New Mexico State win 44% of the time.

What’s the spread for Delaware vs New Mexico State?

Our spread: Delaware −2.5. The betting line isn’t out yet. Ours uses no betting information, so where the two differ is where our read of the teams differs from the market’s.

When is Delaware vs New Mexico State?

Saturday, November 21, 2026, at 3:00 pm ET, at Aggie Memorial Stadium.