New Mexico is coming into this game with a 23-9 record this season and they are 10-8 in the conference. They are coming off of a win against Air Force in the last round of this conference tournament but they have not been playing well in their recent games. They finished the regular season losing 3 of their last 4 as well as 4 of their last 6 games. Their only win in their last 4 games to end the season came against Fresno State as well. They have also been awful against the better teams in this conference as they have lost 3 of their last 4 as well as 5 of their last 7 games against teams with winning records in the conference, losing their last 2 straight as well. They are going up against a Boise State team that is 22-9 this season and is 13-5 in the conference which saw them finish in 2nd place. They are also going to be rested for this game while New Mexico plays on a B2B here. Boise State finished the regular season heating up as well as they are coming off of a win against San Diego State in their last game as well as winning 6 of their last 7 games, their only loss in that span coming against Nevada. Boise State has also dominated New Mexico this season as they won both games against them by 8+ points as well. Boise State has been playing much better coming into this tournament but they are also going to be rested here with the confidence of having dominated New Mexico twice this season. Boise State will cover the spread in this game.