753 BOISE STATE at 754 NEW MEXICO
Take: BOISE STATE +2.5
Revenge for Boise State, and the Broncos have been close to exceptional when this is the case. They’re 12-3 in rematches over the last four seasons, and this will be their first such scenario this MWC campaign. That first meeting was a disaster for Boise as they got blown out at home, and the final 81-70 margin was misleading as they were way out of the game by halftime.
For whatever reason, this year’s Broncos have been road warriors with just one away loss in league play, and I have them as the better squad here. Tim Williams is still evidently out for New Mexico as head coach Craig Neal called him “week to week” yesterday. The Lobos did get Dane Kuiper back last game which is a plus for their backcourt.
The Mountain West is a real crapshoot this season with no dominant teams, and that has made ‘capping games in this league pretty dicey, at least for me. But i like the revenge angle, and for what it’s worth, I’d rather have Leon Rice than Neal if this is tight at the finish. Boise is my play.
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