The New Mexico Lobos (19-5, 6-5 MWC) and Air Force Falcons (12-13, 3-7) meet Friday in a Mountain West Conference battle in Colorado Springs. Tip-off at Clune Arena is at 9 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the New Mexico vs. Air Force odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
New Mexico lost just twice between Nov. 7-Jan. 20 but has since dropped 3 of its last 4 games. The lone win in that recent stretch came against these Falcons: NMU downed Air Force 81-73 on Jan. 27, failing to cover as a 13.5-point favorite as the Over (142.5) connected.
That Jan. 27 loss to NMU marked the Falcons’ 3rd in a row but that skid has extended to 6 games. Air Force has yielded a 49.4% mark from the field alongside 72.2 points per game over that 6-game span.
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