The Air Force Falcons (12-9, 3-5 MWC) and New Mexico Lobos (18-3, 5-3) tussle in a Mountain West Conference battle Friday. Tip-off at The Pit is slated for 10 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Air Force vs. New Mexico odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Air Force has lost back-to-back games straight up and against the spread (ATS). The Falcons are coming off an 82-52 loss at San Jose State Tuesday, failing to cover as 4-point underdogs. The loss broke a string of 5 straight ATS wins on the road.
New Mexico won 4 straight games from Jan. 9-20, but suffered a 97-94 overtime loss last time out at Nevada Monday as a 3.5-point underdog. The Lobos rank 14th in the nation in scoring (82.5 points per game) and have tallied 76 or more points in 10 of their last 11 games.
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