New Mexico vs Air Force Prediction 2/8/25 College Basketball Picks

In this article, we will formulate a New Mexico vs Air Force Prediction for this college basketball game on Saturday, February 8th, at the Clune Arena. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Lobos’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Falcons’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving New Mexico

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Air Force

-Recent betting trends in games played between New Mexico and Air Force

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Lobos and Falcons. 

New Mexico Keeps Winning Games

New Mexico just keeps winning games and they have all kinds of confidence right now. New Mexico scored 87 points, and they ended up winning by 22 points. Donovan Dent had a strong game putting up 19 points, six rebounds, and four assists. There were four different players that put up at least 15 points. Two games ago against Utah State, they scored 82 points and they ended up winning by 19 points. 

New Mexico comes into this game with a 19-4 record overall and they have gone 12-10 against the spread. New Mexico is averaging 83.5 points, while their defense is giving up 71.7 points per game. The offense is ranked 16th in the league while the defense is ranked 193rd in the league. Donovan Dent has been the top player this season averaging 19.3 points while shooting 49.8 percent from the field and 35.1 percent from behind the three-point line. 

Why New Mexico Will Beat Air Force

• Air Force has lost each of its last 17 home games against the Mountain West Conference.
• New Mexico has won 15 of its last 16 games against Conference opponents.
• New Mexico has won the first half in six of its last seven day games against Conference opponents.

Air Force is Struggling

Air Force has struggled all season and they just keep losing games. Air Force in the last game faced off against Nevada and they scored only 60 points while the defense gave up 74 points. Ethan Taylor put up 15 points, six rebounds, and three assists. Three different players put up at least 11 points. Two games ago against San Jose State, the offense scored 64 points, but the defense gave up 75 points and that led to the defeat. In that game, five different players put up at least 10 points. 

Air Force is averaging 63.2 points while their defense is giving up 71.1 points per game. The offense is ranked 359th in the league while the defense is ranked 195th in the league. They are averaging 23.26 three-point attempts per game which is 163rd in the league. Ethan Taylor is averaging 15.6 points while shooting 41.9 percent from the field. Outside of Taylor, though, there isn’t a whole lot of production. 

New Mexico vs Air Force Prediction

New Mexico is going to put on a show on the road in this game. Air Force just isn’t very talented outside of Taylor, and they are going to really struggle to get the offense going here. New Mexico is averaging 83.5 points per game and they are going to have an issue running up the score here. Air Force is going to struggle to get the 60-point mark here, and New Mexico is going to get the job done here. Back New Mexico against the spread here.