Utah at UNLV

UNLV is coming off a horrible 45 point performance vs. Mexico while Utah is off a confidence-boosting 82-61 smack down of Colorado State. When playing the better teams in the Mountain West this season, UNLV has really struggled offensively. Utah should be very motivated here as they are tied for fifth place with Air Force and this game will end up being important. The Utes have a defense nearly as good as UNLV's and their offense is better, so they have a decent shot here. Over their last five games, Utah has averaged 67.4 while UNLV has averaged just 61.6. Utah has won 11 of their last 12 games following a 20+ point blowout win over a conference rival. On the flip side, Lon Kruger coached teams are 4-11 coming off a road loss in which they scored under 60 points. We'll go with Utah here at the very nice payout.