posted February 28, 2008 at 11:34 in NCAA B Free Picks

“The Pit” will be rocking tonight with 1st place in the Mountain West Conference on the line when the (21-6) BYU Cougars take on the (22-6) New Mexico Lobos. Brigham Young currently holds the top spot in the conference with a 10-2 mark, but New Mexico sits just one game behind sporting a 9-3 SU mark of their own. BYU is a combined 7-6 SU & ATS in their road contests this season, while the Lobos come in a stellar 15-1 SU and 13-2 ATS in their own house.

These clubs squared off against one another in late January in Provo, and the Cougars slapped the Lobos in the face by handing them an embarrassing 83-66 road defeat. The win was the Cougars 5th in a row over their conference rivals, and they’ve pretty much owned this series of late winning 8 of the L/10 overall match-ups SU and 7 of the L/10 ATS.

We last saw the Cougars take the court over the weekend when they shockingly lost to the San Diego State Aztecs by a 69-65 final count. The loss snapped BYU’s 9-game winning streak, and it was only their second Mt. West road defeat of the season. In their six Mt. West road games this season, the Cougars are 4-2 SU and ATS.

As for New Mexico, they’re only loss at home this season came against the same Aztecs club that knocked off BYU over the weekend. However, that loss occurred way back in early January and they’ve rattled off five straight home wins since then. They last took the court on Saturday as well when they went into Utah and picked up a huge 72-71 decision on the road. J.R. Giddens and company come into tonight’s crucial Mt. West showdown winners of 6 in a row, and they’ve made their backers plenty of loot over that stretch by cashing in ATS in all six contests.

NCAAB oddsmakers tagged the Lobos 4-point home chalks with the ‘Total’ set at 138 for this bout. You can get your action down on either the side or ‘Total’ at BetUS.com right now!!! The home team has dominated this series of late winning 9 of the L/11 meetings ATS, but BYU has cashed ATS in five straight meetings. Even though the favorite has gone 7-2 ATS the L/9 meetings, BYU is a perfect 6-0-1 ATS their L/7 off a SU loss.

This is sure to be a gripping Mt. West clash, so hopefully all you night owls have it in you to stay up late and see what exactly transpires on the court….

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