#738 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* Boise State -6 over New Mexico, Wednesday at 10:30 PM ET - The Broncos have been waiting for this one and that’s stating it lightly. These 2 met back on January 21st and New Mexico won that game at home 81-79 in OT. The Lobos trailed for much of the game (led for about 12 of the 40 minutes in regulation) and never led by more than 5 points despite Boise hitting only 20% of their 3 point shots (5 of 24) which is well below their season average of 36%. Boise head coach Leon Rice was also extremely upset with a halftime incident in which they were headed back to their locker room and the hallway leading back was lined with New Mexico baseball players who were waiting to be introduced to the crowd. Those baseball players were trash talking the BSU players in the very narrow hallway which could have turned into a “riot” according to Rice. That will give the Broncos a little extra fire at home for this game although they shouldn’t need it. BSU has been nearly unbeatable at home in Mountain West play winning 32 of their last 35 including a perfect 7-0 this season with 5 of those wins coming by double digits. They shoot 49% as a team at home including 40% from beyond the arc so we don’t expect another 20% effort from the Broncos. The Boise State defense is among the best in the nation ranking 10th in adjusted efficiency, 20th in PPG allowed, and 22nd defending the arc. At home they allow just 59 PPG. New Mexico is coming off an enormous offensive performance @ San Jose State, however they were trending down losing 5 of their previous 6 games prior to that big win. The Lobos shot a ridiculous 64% in that win, including 61% from 3, and made 21 FT’s. No way they come close to those numbers vs the top defense in the MWC on the road. Boise, on the other hand, is coming off a rather ho-hum performance winning a close game vs UNLV as they were undoubtedly looking ahead to this revenger. Boise is just 1 game behind San Diego State for 1st place in the Mountain West and we like them to win and cover on Wednesday night.