BYU vs. New Mexico Preview and Prediction

Matt Rivers, Senior Sports Handicapper of OffshoreInsiders.com is on BYU (-3) at New Mexico.

Reasoning: Laying points at The Pit is a rare scenario as the Lobos at home are perennially a great team that has that Cameron Indoor-type advantage when on their floor. But right now Jimmer Fredette and the Cougars are a legit top-10 team at worst and I do not at all expect a letdown from this team after the quality victory over San Diego State.

BYU has been phenomenal all season long. They are 20-1 overall and have beaten some decent enough schools as the Cougs backcourt continues to wreak a ton of havoc on all comers. I’m not saying that the Lobos won’t compete and stand toe-to-toe for a while but in the end it’s just not going to happen as Dave Rose’s boys are just too freakin’ good right now.

Fredette very well may be the single best player in the nation and Noah Hartsock, Jackson Emery and freshman Kyle Collingsworth are no joke as well. BYU is a well-coached and experienced team that will not just wet the bed being on the road. We saw that at UNLV and Utah as those games were really not even close.

New Mexico is 14-7 overall and 2-4 in the Mountain West. So far they just do not seem to be the team they have been over the last few seasons and have now lost three of the last four games. The Lobos are still pretty good and somewhat dangerous at home but it’s just asking a ton in this spot against a clear cut better team led by a player who is on a mission and just cannot be stopped.

Fredette may not score in the 40s again but the guy will be great as always in leading the Cougs to a 7-10 point victory in the end.

Top expert pick on this game: BYU -3

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