Who's Playing

New Mexico @ Air Force

Current Records: New Mexico 8-14; Air Force 10-10

What to Know

A Mountain West battle is on tap between the New Mexico Lobos and the Air Force Falcons at 8 p.m. ET this past Saturday at Clune Arena. The teams split their matchups last year, with New Mexico winning the first 73-65 and Air Force taking the second 62-55.

The Lobos found themselves the reluctant recipients of an unfortunate 72-47 punch to the gut against the San Diego State Aztecs last Monday. The top scorer for New Mexico was guard KJ Jenkins (16 points).

Meanwhile, Air Force suffered a grim 73-46 defeat to the Utah State Aggies last week. Air Force was surely aware of their 15-point disadvantage in the point spread, but the foreknowledge did nothing to prevent the result. Guard A.J. Walker wasn't much of a difference maker for the Falcons; Walker played for 32 minutes but put up just eight points on 4-for-12 shooting.

The losses put the Lobos at 8-14 and Air Force at 10-10. A pair of numbers to keep in mind before tip-off: New Mexico is stumbling into the contest with the 10th most points allowed per game in college basketball, having given up 77.5 on average. Air Force has experienced some struggles of their own as they are 352nd worst in college basketball in points per game, with only 59.1 on average. It's possible one of these Achilles' heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday at 8 p.m. ET
  • Where: Clune Arena -- Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • TV: CBS Sports Network
  • Live Stream: CBSSports.com or fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
  • Watch on your Phone: CBS Sports App
  • Watch on Connected TV: CBS Sports App on Roku and Fire TV
  • Ticket Cost: $17.57

Odds

The Falcons are a slight 1-point favorite against the Lobos, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 1-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -109

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Series History

New Mexico have won six out of their last ten games against Air Force.

  • Feb 24, 2021 - Air Force 62 vs. New Mexico 55
  • Feb 22, 2021 - New Mexico 73 vs. Air Force 65
  • Feb 26, 2020 - Air Force 60 vs. New Mexico 58
  • Jan 11, 2020 - New Mexico 84 vs. Air Force 78
  • Jan 02, 2019 - New Mexico 65 vs. Air Force 58
  • Feb 10, 2018 - Air Force 100 vs. New Mexico 92
  • Dec 27, 2017 - New Mexico 87 vs. Air Force 58
  • Feb 08, 2017 - New Mexico 74 vs. Air Force 67
  • Feb 20, 2016 - Air Force 76 vs. New Mexico 72
  • Jan 27, 2016 - New Mexico 84 vs. Air Force 55

Injury Report for Air Force

  • Ethan Taylor: Game-Time Decision (Foot)

Injury Report for New Mexico

  • Emmanuel Kuac: Out for the Season (Lower Leg)