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- ET on Friday, December 5. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementUNLV vs Boise State predictions for the Mountain West ChampionshipWho will win the Mountain West Championship?It must be recognized that these two teams have been heading in different directions for the last month.
- Boise State lost two in a row to seemingly knock it out of the Mountain West title picture.
- Upon the revival of the Broncos’ title chances, they fell behind Utah State 21-10 in the first half, and were fortunate to escape with a 25-24 victory. Meanwhile, UNLV won four straight games to keep its conference title hopes alive.
- The differing trends of these two teams certainly argue for faith in the Rebels. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementUNLV vs Boise State best bet: Under 58.5 (-115)The Boise State Broncos' slide nearly out of the Mountain West championship game — which would have been just the fourth conference championship game without the Broncos in its 13 years of existence — was largely the fault of its offense. Struggling to score at San Diego State made some sense, as the Aztecs had the best defense in the Mountain West this season.
- Managing just seven points against Fresno State was also almost defensible, as the Bulldogs’ defense fit in the top quarter of the country.