Boise State and New Mexico are both on the wrong side of the NCAA Tournament bubble entering Friday’s Mountain West Conference men’s basketball game at The Pit.

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The Boise State Broncos (13-5, 5-2 Mountain West) hit the road to take on the New Mexico Lobos (14-4, 6-1 Mountain West) Friday night. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Boise State-New Mexico prediction and pick.

The Boise State men’s basketball team is seeking its fourth straight NCAA Tournament appearance for the first time in school history. After a 13-5 start (5-2 in MW play), the Broncos are on the outside looking in on most bracket projections.

We played Saturday, we flew home, we got prepped on Sunday, we practiced. You’re trying to squeeze all this in, in such a short time, and keep your guys fresh.”

An exciting weekend of college basketball continues Saturday on CBS when New Mexico hosts San Diego State in a clash of two of the top programs from the Mountain West. The Lobos are one of two teams from the conference that has yet to lose a game in league play heading into the second weekend of the new year.