Chris Jordan
1000♦ NEW MEXICO LOBOS
Only one team has even come close to challenging the Lobos at home this season, as the rest of the Mountain West teams that have arrived in the Pit have been shellacked.
And since the Lobos are in triple-revenge against the Aztecs, who posted their third straight win in The Pit and are now trying to become just the second team ever to record four straight wins in the building as a visitor, I have no problem laying the points in this one.
This is the perfect spot for the Lobos, as they're on a 16-4 ATS run in their last 20 conference clashes and 21-7 ATS in their last 28 in The Pit.
New Mexico won three of their last four, including a 73-69 OT win against UNLV in Albuquerque. This is a balanced attack from the Lobos, who have four players averaging double-digits, with Tony Danridge's 13.8 mark leading the the squad.
It helps us knowing SDSU is just 6-15 ATS in games before meeting BYU, and when you factor in the in altitude, you can expect to see New Mexico come out swinging this afternoon. This is going to be an easy win and cover.
200♦ UCLA BRUINS
As I told you the other night, the Bruins are a completely different team inside Pauley Pavilion, where they’re outscoring opponents by an average margin of 22 points per game and sport a 14-1 straight-up mark.
And with UCLA coming in off a solid win over Washington, this one should be come easier. Once again the oddsmakers are seding you a clear message as to who the victor will be.
Thursday's win snapped the Bruins' two-game skid, as they will still look to getting back to challenging for the Pac 10 title. Lay the chalk in this one, as the Bruins roll to the easy win and cover over Wazzou.