Mountain West showdown pits No. 11 UNLV against New Mexico

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02/18/2012 - Albuquerque, NM (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A couple of Mountain West Conference teams coming off surprising outcomes earlier in the week meet up in The Pit today, as the New Mexico Lobos entertain the 11th-ranked UNLV Runnin' Rebels.

The Runnin' Rebels, off to their best start in two decades, have an unblemished record at home in Las Vegas (14-0), but in true road games it is a vastly different story for a program that is supposed to be one of the best in the nation. On Valentine's Day, UNLV dropped in on slumping TCU in Fort Worth and was stunned by the Horned Frogs, 102-97, in overtime, which means the Rebels have now bowed in two of their last three outings. The one win during that time did come against nationally-ranked San Diego State, but it came by a mere two points (65-63) at home last weekend. With the setback to TCU, UNLV is now 6-3 in conference play and that has the squad tied with SDSU for second place in the standings.

As for the Lobos, they took on the Aztecs on Wednesday night at Viejas Arena and came away with a 77-67 win to move to 7-2 in MWC play and take over first place all for themselves. The team has rattled off six straight wins and 19 in the last 21 contests overall, those two losses coming against UNLV and SDSU in the first go-around in the conference.

Already with an 80-63 win over New Mexico at home to their credit this season, the Runnin' Rebels now own a 28-15 advantage in the all-time series and have won two straight in The Pit as well.

One of the top rebounders in the country, Mike Moser was held to eight boards and scored 22 points on Tuesday night as the Rebels suffered the overtime loss at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. Anthony Marshall and Chace Stanback both added 17 points, followed by Oscar Bellfield and Brice Massamba with 16 and 12 points, respectively, but even though the team shot an impressive 53.3 percent from the floor in the meeting, it was thoroughly beaten by on the glass by the Frogs, 46-31. Moser continues to be the one to lead the way for the Rebels with his 15.0 ppg and 11.3 rpg, but even for a team that is defeating opponents by an average of more than 13 ppg, the Rebels showed that any letdown can be costly. Stanback (13.5 ppg), Marshall (11.8 ppg) and Bellfield (10.2 ppg) are also critical pieces to the offense, the latter two combining to hand out 273 assists which is why the group ranks second in the nation with 18.5 dishes per contest.

New Mexico's perimeter defense did most of the heavy lifting in the win over San Diego State on Wednesday night, limiting the Aztecs to just three conversions on 14 attempts and that was more than enough to get the team over the hump in the crucial meeting. At the other end, Kendall Williams made good on 5-of-6 from the outside, finishing with 21 points, as the Lobos knocked down a collective 10-of-19 from three-point range. Handling the action in the paint was Drew Gordon who put up 17 points and a stellar 17 rebounds, more than half the team's efforts on the glass. Jamal Fenton tacked on 15 points in just 22 minutes off the bench. Like Moser for the Rebels, Gordon is the interior beast for UNM with his 10.7 rpg and 12.1 ppg, the latter ranking him second behind only Williams who is now responsible for 12.5 ppg. But more than just a scorer, Williams is also the one getting his teammates involved the most with his 101 assists. Defensively, New Mexico has held opponents to just 57.7 ppg by forcing those foes into more than 15 turnovers per contest.

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ODDS TO WIN THE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Notre Dame
Ohio State
West Virginia
Texas
USC
Florida
California
Auburn
Oklahoma
Iowa
Louisville
Florida State
Michigan
Miami (FL)
LSU
Penn State
Virginia Tech
Nebraska
Tennessee
Georgia
Arizona State
Oregon
Clemson
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Alabama
Arkansas
Boston College
Michigan State
Maryland
South Carolina
Colorado
Purdue
Georgia Tech
TCU
UCLA
Arizona
Pittsburgh
Iowa State
Wisconsin
North Carolina State
Virginia
North Carolina
Fresno State
Hawaii
Northwestern
BYU
Oregon State
UNLV
Field (Any Other Team)
5-1
7-1
8-1
8-1
8-1
12-1
15-1
15-1
18-1
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20-1
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40-1
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100-1
100-1
100-1
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1000-1
40-1



ODDS TO WIN ACC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Miami (FL)
Florida State
Virginia Tech
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Boston College
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina State
North Carolina
Wake Forest
Duke
2-1
2-1
3-1
7-1
15-1
15-1
15-1
30-1
30-1
30-1
50-1
500-1



ODDS TO WIN BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Texas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Texas Tech
Colorado
Iowa State
Texas A&M
Kansas State
Missouri
Kansas
Baylor
Oklahoma State
7-5
9-5
9-2
12-1
14-1
15-1
15-1
30-1
30-1
35-1
100-1
100-1



ODDS TO WIN SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Auburn
Florida
LSU
Georgia
Tennessee
Arkansas
Alabama
Mississippi
South Carolina
Mississippi State
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
5-2
11-4
4-1
6-1
7-1
7-1
9-1
20-1
28-1
75-1
100-1
300-1

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