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Fresno State’s Brandon Connette tosses a pass against Southern Utah in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014.
Friday, Sept. 26, 2014 | 3 p.m.
The Rebel Room
How Bad Will it Get for UNLV Football?
Las Vegas Sun sports writers Ray Brewer, Case Keefer and Taylor Bern get into some numbers behind UNLV's dreadful 1-3 start to the season and make predictions on what's still to come. Well, at least two of them do.
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Tonight, the Mountain West’s defending champion will play on ESPN2, while Bishop Gorman High kicks off on ESPN, which says a lot about the perception of the league.
This is the first week of conference games for a lot of the league’s teams. A couple others — Wyoming and Colorado State — are trying to improve the Mountain West’s record against the Big 5 conferences.
Will they be able to win those road games against No. 9 Michigan State and Boston College? I wouldn’t bet on it. However, they might be able to cover the spread, and that’s all we really care about in this space:
FRIDAY
Fresno State (minus-4) at New Mexico
5 p.m., ESPN2
• There’s a rational argument to make for backing the Lobos, which doubles as the summation of this league’s woeful status right now.
Pick: Fresno State — Win
SATURDAY
Wyoming (plus-28 ½) at No. 9 Michigan State
9 a.m., ESPN2
• I like Wyoming, but the Spartans’ offense seems capable of going off at any moment, and I don’t think the Cowboys will get off to a good start like they did against Oregon.
Pick: Michigan State — Win
Colorado State (plus-9) at Boston College
9:30 a.m., Root Sports/ACC RSN
• This is my least confident pick of the week. I liked Colorado State a lot in the preseason and in this league, the Rams could still turn out to perform well, but I probably should side with the Big 5 team playing at home. Oh, well.
Pick: Colorado State — Win
Boise State (minus-13) at Air Force
4 p.m., CBS Sports Network
• If Boise State is going to prove itself as the league’s best team, this is a good spot to do so. I’m betting the Broncos pull it off, but it’s probably a little more likely that the Falcons give them trouble.
Pick: Boise State — Loss
UNR (minus-5) at San Jose State
7:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network
• Similar to Boise State, this is an opportunity for the Wolf Pack to go out and prove a little something. Shouldn’t be an issue.
Pick: UNR — Win
Last week: 3-5
Season: 21-15
Taylor Bern can be reached at 948-7844 or [email protected]. Follow Taylor on Twitter at twitter.com/taylorbern.
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