New Mexico vs. Air Force betting: College basketball preview for February 8

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The Air Force Falcons (3-20, 0-12 MWC) are heavy underdogs (+15.5) as they attempt to stop a 13-game losing streak when they host the New Mexico Lobos (19-4, 11-1 MWC) at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Clune Arena. The contest airs on MW Network. The matchup has an over/under set at 145.5 points.

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New Mexico Cover -15.5 vs Air Force -108

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New Mexico vs. Air Force betting lines

  • New Mexico moneyline odds to win: -1695
  • Air Force moneyline odds to win: +926
  • Spread: New Mexico (-15.5)
  • Total: 145.5

New Mexico statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • New Mexico has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered seven times in 12 opportunities when playing at home, and it has covered three times in seven opportunities in road games.
  • When it comes to point totals, the Lobos hit the over more often in home games, as they’ve exceeded the total eight times in 12 opportunities this season (66.7%). In away games, they have hit the over one time in seven opportunities (14.3%).
  • New Mexico has won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home, going 11-1 (.917). When playing on the road as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 3-1 (.750).

Recent trends

  • On the offensive side of the ball, the Lobos have struggled over their last 10 games, scoring 80.1 points per contest over that span compared to the 83.5 they’ve racked up over the course of this season.
  • The past 10 games have seen New Mexico give up 4.2 fewer points per game (67.5) than its season-long average (71.7).
  • The Lobos are trending down from beyond the arc during their last 10 outings, making 6.7 threes per game and shooting 33.7% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 7.3 makes and 35.5% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

New Mexico betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-10-0 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 15.5+: 3-4-0 (As Favorite: 9-9-0; As Underdog: 3-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-11-0 (Home: 8-4-0; Away: 1-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 15-3 (Home: 11-1; Away: 3-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.5 (88th in nation) 42.3 (107th) 36.3 (24th) 31.6 (204th) 16.2 (44th) 11.3 (178th)

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Air Force statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Air Force has had better results away (4-6-0) than at home (3-9-0).
  • Falcons games have gone above the over/under less often at home (eight times out of 12) than on the road (seven of 10) this year.
  • The Falcons’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .000, both at home (0-7) and on the road (0-10).

Recent trends

  • The Falcons are averaging 60.8 points per contest over their last 10 games, which is 2.4 fewer points than their average for the season (63.2).
  • Air Force is giving up 74 points per contest over its past 10 games, compared to its season average of 71.7 points allowed.
  • The Falcons are making 8.2 three-pointers per game in their past 10 games, which is 0.2 more than their average for the season (8). Likewise, they own a better three-point percentage over their last 10 games (35.3%) compared to their season average from downtown (34.6%).

Air Force betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-15-0 (Home: 3-9-0; Away: 4-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 15.5+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 3-3-0; As Underdog: 5-12-0)
  • O-U-P: 15-8-0 (Home: 8-4-0; Away: 7-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-3 (Home: 2-3; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-17 (Home: 0-7; Away: 0-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.4 (254th in nation) 47.6 (344th) 26.8 (355th) 30.7 (152nd) 13.2 (222nd) 11.9 (241st)
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