Boise State Broncos cornerback Kaonohi Kaniho and Boise State Broncos safety Rodney Robinson celebrate during the second half against the Air Force Falcons at Albertsons Stadium. Boise State defeats Air Force 27-19.
Determining the teams that would compete for the Mountain West championship was no easy task. It was so difficult in fact that league officials needed computers to step in to determine who was worthy between Boise State, San Jose State, and UNLV. As you can tell by the name of the link you clicked on, the computers landed on the Broncos and Rebels.
That decision came despite the San Jose State Spartans having defeated the UNLV Rebels earlier in the season. That said, the Rebels and Broncos never played each other this year, so there is an aura of mystery around this game. We can transitive property all we want and claim “Oh, well, this team beat this team who beat this team and this team, so therefore Boise State should win,” but nothing is set in stone until we see it on the field.
A victory here would be UNLV’s first Mountain West title. Here’s how to watch.
Predictions for Boise State vs. UNLV:
Sportsbook Wire: Take UNLV ML
The Rebels may be underdogs, but they’ve been in this situation before. All year, when the world has doubted them, they’ve come out on top. In four games as 2.5-point underdogs or greater, the Rebels are 4-0 ATS. With such a tight spread, you may as well go for the higher payout of the moneyline than the spread.
Fox Sports: UNLV 31, Boise State 28
Fox Sports agrees with the odds, claiming that the Broncos have a 58.2% chance to win this game. They are however, riding with UNLV, an interesting decision. Most notably, Fox Sports points out that the Rebels have covered the spread in nine of eleven games this year. That’s likely the reason Fox Sports is predicting a UNLV victory.
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Publish date : 2023-12-02 10:14:12
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