The Rebels played one of their finest games when they beat New Mexico at home by 12 points this past Tuesday. That was their first game under interim coach Todd Simon. I don't see the Rebels so fired up in their second game without disposed head coach Dave Rice.

The Rebels hit 27 of 33 (82 percent) free throws versus the Lobos while committing only seven turnovers. The Rebels shoot 66.7 percent from the foul line and were averaging 19 turnovers during Mountain West Conference action before Tuesday.

There is going to be a natural letdown tendency for the Rebels, who have lacked backbone all season and still haven't received consistet point guard play.

Air Force has the same 10-7 record as UNLV. The Falcons aren't nearly as talented, but they are disciplined, play solid perimeter defense and have a winning road spread mark. The Falcons also have covered in seven of their last 10 visits to UNLV.