The New Mexico Lobos and the Colorado State Rams are set to clash on Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas in a Mountain West Tournament semifinal matchup. Both teams finished the regular season 24-9. New Mexico earned the No. 6 seed in the Mountain West Tournament bracket. The Lobos defeated Air Force 82-56 in their first round game before knocking off Boise State 76-66 in their quarterfinal matchup. New Mexico is on the NCAA Tournament bubble and likely needs a win in this game to punch its ticket to the Big Dance. CSU earned the No. 7 seed in the Mountain West bracket after climbing as high as No. 13 in the national polls during the regular season. The Rams beat San Jose State 72-62 in their first round game, and then defeated Nevada 85-78 in the quarterfinals. The teams split their two regular season matchups. 

Tip-off in Las Vegas is scheduled for 11:59 p.m. ET. New Mexico is favored by 2.5 points in the latest New Mexico vs. Colorado State odds, and the over/under is 152.5 points. Before locking in any New Mexico vs. Colorado State picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions and betting advice from the proven computer simulation model at SportsLine.

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