Saturday's college football Week 0 schedule includes a fascinating Montana State vs. New Mexico (4 p.m. ET, FS1) matchup.
According to the updated Montana State vs. New Mexico spread, the Bobcats, an FCS program, is a 13.5-point favorite against the Lobos, an FBS program.
How rare is this?
If Montana State ultimately closes as a favorite of at least 10 points, it will be just the fourth time an FCS team has been a double-digit road favorite against an FBS opponent dating back to 2005, per Bet Labs.
On a normal regular season Saturday Montana State vs. New Mexico would likely get lost among the massive slate of games, but that isn't the case here.
In fact, this matchup will be nationally televised on FS1, which is likely to amplify the attention and handle from casual bettors.
And speaking of attention, while the public may simply not be getting around to their Montana State vs. New Mexico picks, sharps have been steadily hitting this spread for more than a week.
Here's the spread pick that wiseguys have been quietly making for Saturday afternoon's Montana State vs. New Mexico matchup.
How Sharps Are Betting Montana State vs. New Mexico Spread
*Odds as of Friday evening
There is optimism that new head coach Bronco Mendenhall can turn around a program that has won just 19 games over the past seven seasons, however, professional bettors aren't banking on that happening just yet.
