Both the Nevada Wolf Pack and New Mexico State Aggies are looking at rebuilding years in 2022, but who has the advantage in the opening game of the season? We dive into the Nevada-New Mexico State matchup with our top college football picks for Week 0.
When these two teams met a season ago, Nevada quarterback Carson Strong threw six touchdown passes to help lead the Wolf Pack to the 55-28 victory. Just one season later, the game plan for both teams couldn't be further from what it was last time. Each with new head coaches, it seems that the approach for both teams will be to run the ball to try to grind out wins in 2022.
The Wolf Pack will look to Nate Cox to take over at QB, while the Aggies will have Diego Pavia under center. Last season, New Mexico went just 2-10, but it did manage to score some points with quarterback Jonah Johnson at the helm. Defensively, however, they were very bad, giving up 40 or more points in five games.
Here are our Nevada-New Mexico State college football picks for Week 0 (odds via DraftKings Sportsbook and FanDuel Sportsbook).