2. New Mexico at Fresno State
LINE Fresno State -24.5
ATS PICK Fresno State
This is a focus game.
Fresno State was all jacked up last week with Boise State coming to town, the place was a sellout, it was going to be the moment when the program took over the Mountain West after key wins over Nevada and San Diego State, and then …
(womp womp) Cue the sad trombone.
Fresno State couldn’t run, couldn’t throw, and had one of its worst offensive performances of the year in a shocking 40-14 loss. But there’s still time.
San Diego State and Nevada play each other this week. If the winner of that loses once more and Fresno State wins out, it’ll be Fresno State going to the Mountain West Championship.
Oh, by the way, New Mexico is awful.
You don’t lose to UNLV – a program that hadn’t won a game since 2019 – if things are going well.
The Lobos scored 17 points in the loss. That was like Christmas for the offense after failing to score more than 14 in the previous six games.
Fresno State is still at home, it still has the offense, and it should still be able to hang up at least 38 points on the board against the mediocre Lobos.
It might take a little late push to get there, but the Fresno State offense will open it up.
And finally, we head back from the tour out west by coming back through …
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