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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 12 2026 · Saturday, November 21

New Mexico vs Wyoming prediction and pick

Our New Mexico Lobos at Wyoming Cowboys pick: New Mexico by 16.6, 84% 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.

New Mexico at Wyoming

Sat, Nov 21, 9:00 pm ET · War Memorial Stadium

New Mexico by 16.6 · 84% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
New Mexico win83.7%
Wyoming win16.3%
Middle 50%: New Mexico by 28 to New Mexico by 550%
Middle 90%: New Mexico by 45 to Wyoming by 1190%
Middle 95%: New Mexico by 49 to Wyoming by 1795%
Exactly New Mexico by 34.8%
Exactly New Mexico by 74.5%
Exactly New Mexico by 144.1%
Exactly New Mexico by 214.0%
Exactly New Mexico by 174.0%
P50
Half of games like this end between New Mexico by 28 and New Mexico by 5.
P90
9 in 10 between New Mexico by 45 and Wyoming by 11.
P95
19 in 20 between New Mexico by 49 and Wyoming by 17.
Where the forecast comes from
This season, against its opponentsNew Mexico+16.0
Last seasonNew Mexico+3.8
Home fieldWyoming+3.1

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
New Mexico 3–1 3.1 0.0
Wyoming 2–2 1.4 +0.5

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.

New Mexico vs Wyoming: questions and answers

Who will win New Mexico vs Wyoming?

Our forecast picks New Mexico, with 84% to win; Wyoming win 16% of the time.

What’s the spread for New Mexico vs Wyoming?

Our spread: New Mexico −16.6. 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 New Mexico vs Wyoming?

Saturday, November 21, 2026, at 9:00 pm ET, at War Memorial Stadium.