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Stats Corner: Ranking MWC Teams Expectations

As the NCAA football season barrels towards its thrilling conclusion, a perennial question echoes through the college football landscape: How are our favorite teams truly perceived by the national media? While traditional polls and expert commentary offer a glimpse, a more objective and often brutally honest indicator lies within the fluctuating world of betting markets. […]

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New Mexico Lobo host CSU Rams in Albuquerque

Mountain West Showdown: New Mexico Hosts Colorado State in Key Conference Battle Game Details Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025Time: 1:00 p.m. MTLocation: University Stadium – Albuquerque, NMTV: Mountain West Network / Altitude Sports (DirecTV 681, Comcast 1251 (HD), 291, fuboTV) Odds/Point Spread: Lobos (-14.0) Total/Over-Under: 53.5 University Stadium will host the matchup between the New Mexico Lobos […]

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Spartans looking for full recovery in Reno

Date/Time: Saturday, November 15, 2025 – 12:30 PM PDT Location: MacKay Stadium, Reno, NV Broadcast: CBS Sports Radio: 860 KTRB AM (SF Bay Area) Head-to-Head: Nevada leads the series 23-2-12 Spread: SJSU -9.5 favorites, O/U 52.5 The last time San Jose State (3-6, 2-3 MW) defeated Nevada (1-8, 0-5 MW) in Reno was October 21, […]

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MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE LEAD AT STAKE SATURDAY NIGHT AT SNAPDRAGON WHEN BOISE STATE VISITS THE AZTECS

THE TOP TWO TEAMS SQUARE OFF IN A MUST -WIN FOR THE AZTECS Boise State and San Diego State are both coming off of surprising defeats to conference foes. Who will show up?   GAME INFO: Location: Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California Date/Time: Saturday,  November 15, 6:30 (Pacific Time) Television: CBS Sports Network  Streaming:  Radio: San […]

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Mountaintop View 11-13-25

Nevada football’s offense (or lack thereof) has been unifying theme in four-year struggle Nevada football has not been on the right track ever since Jay Norvell shockingly left for Colorado State, and Chris Murray of NevadaSportsNet believes the unifying theme is the obvious lack of offense. Read more above. Max Cutforth: Local Product, Now Starting […]

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Late Game Heroics Fuel a 86-81 OT Win for Nevada

We’re only three games into the season, and Nevada has given this beat writer more high blood pressure than I’d like. The same can be said for head coach Steve Alford, who, after the win over Pacific, said he needed Tylenol for how stressful it was, and tonight was no different. “I’ll probably hit the […]

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Lobos Remain Unbeaten with 82–68 Win Over UC Riverside in the PIT!

Photo Courtesy of UNM Athletic Department Lobos Remain Unbeaten with 82–68 Win Over UC Riverside in the PIT The New Mexico Lobos continued their perfect season and extended their home winning streak to 14 games — the sixth longest active streak in the country — with an 82–68 victory over UC Riverside Tuesday night at […]

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Mountain West Bowl Projections: 2025 Week 11. Will Utah State make a bowl?

We are back for another week discussing bowl teams. Our team at Mountain West Connection will be releasing our bowl projections each week. This week’s round of projections can be seen below and will likely change as the season progresses. Read our projections below and leave your own in the comments. Mike Los Angeles Bowl: […]

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Mountain West Transfer Portal Team: Week 11

Welcome back to the Transfer Portal Team of the Week! We’re still getting over the shock of San Diego State allowing 38 points, but have no fear, your weekly lineup is here! We have the best possible lineup that can be built from the top performing transfers of Week 11! We’ll also highlight the best […]

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Mountain West Football Week 11 Opening Odds

After a weekend of results that shake up the Mountain West championship race once again, we move on to Week 11 for the Mountain West and the rest of college football. Looking over at FanDuel’s opening odds can tell us a bit about what the oddsmakers think about this week’s slate of games. Since we cover the […]

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UNLV Couldn’t Keep Pace Losing to Montana, 102-93

After the Rebels won their first game of the season on Saturday, the squad looked to build on that momentum, taking on the Montana Grizzlies on Tuesday night as 10.5-point favorites. The spread would ultimately be reversed, as UNLV struggled defensively, allowing Montana to win 102-93. This performance saw the Grizzlies shoot 37.5% from deep […]

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Hawaii dashes San Diego State’s CFP hopes! Award Race Check-In! Each team’s MOST IMPORTANT player to retain for ’26! Boise State @ SDSU Preview/Prediction! HP Ep. #128 OUT NOW!

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Week 10 delivered one of the most unexpected results of the year, with Hawaii not only upsetting San Diego State, but dismantling them by 32 points! We’ll break down how Timmy Chang and the Rainbow Warriors pulled it off, […]

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Utah State Blows Out Nevada

The Utah State Aggies had a blowout victory over the Nevada Wolfpack this past Saturday, 51 – 14. Nevada did not score a touchdown until the third quarter. Utah State scored 41-0 points in the first half, scoring 24 points in the first quarter and 17 in the third quarter. Utah State slowed down in […]

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The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Week 11

A shocker on the islands has changed the landscape of the Mountain West. A former favorite looks like they may have found their footing just in time for the closing stretch. Week 11 may have had only eight teams in action, but there was no lack of excitement. Let’s take a look at how each […]

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Mountaintop View 11-11-25

Boise State QB Maddux Madsen out Saturday vs. San Diego State, but expected to return this season It’s not unexpected news, but still a significant blow to Boise State’s MWC title hopes. Quarterback Maddux Madsen will miss time with an injury, although he’s expected to return at some point this season. Max Cutforth, who was […]

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Mountain West Connection Players of the Week: Week 11

Week eleven saw another shift in the standings for the Mountain West with Hawaii’s dominating victory over San Diego State. We also saw UNLV get back on track with a convincing win over Colorado State. Both of those games saw some electric performances; let’s highlight those and take a look at some other great performances […]

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Rebels Roll Past Colorado State, 42-10

UNLV broke the losing skid Saturday night in a dominant 42-10 victory over the Colorado State Rams. UNLV is a team that has been struggling defensively, but was able to hold the Colorado State offense to only ten points, marking the second time they have held a team to under 20 points this season. A […]

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CSU Ran Over by UNLV, 42-10

It can comfortably be said that the bye week did not fix anything for the CSU Rams. In yet another embarrassing affair, the CSU Rams were decimated at home by the conference-contending UNLV Rebels by a final score of 42-10, in a game where UNLV tallied nearly 600 yards of combined offense. The first 20 […]

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AZTECS AMBUSHED IN HAWAII 38-6 

San Diego State had their six game winning streak snapped by the Hawaii Warriors.  Aztecs defense was gashed for 386 yards in an embarrassing loss.  Hawaii Quarterback Micah Alejado threw for 256 yards and three scores in leading Hawaii to the upset win.  Once again it seems as if the beauty and tranquility of paradise […]

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