Analyzing Sunday’s Utah State at New Mexico odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

A bipartisan team of researchers leads Colorado College's annual "Conservation in the West" poll of about 3,300 voters in eight western states: Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico.

Following a strong performance in their last two games, winning by margins of 17 and 23 points, the Aztecs are looking to capitalize on the upcoming matchups against the top two teams in their league.

The Boise State men’s basketball team evened its Mountain West Conference regular-season series with New Mexico last week, and the Broncos are hoping to do the same Wednesday night against Utah State.

In the last meeting, Utah State had to reach a little deeper to pull out the win over San Jose State. On Wednesday night, though, it seemed like Utah State barely broke a sweat. The Aggies dominated the Spartans in a 105-57 win just three days after narrowly losing to New Mexico.

Recent winter storms helped boost mountain snowpack in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico. But water managers in the West are still concerned about forecasts for Colorado River supply.

A weak weather disturbance pushes through Utah and New Mexico today, driving breezy to locally windy conditions in the high country of Arizona today and tomorrow. Even windier conditions will be present in the Lower Colorado River Valley,

The Mountain West Conference men’s basketball race has tightened over the past week with New Mexico suffering consecutive losses to Boise State and San Diego State while Utah State no-showed Wednesday night against the Broncos.

Analyzing Sunday’s Utah State at New Mexico odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

Following a week that included a win over Fresno State and a loss to Utah State, San Diego State remains at No. 42 in the KenPom college basketball rankings. The Aztecs left no doubt in Tuesday’s blowout of Fresno State and battled back to lead multiple times at Utah State on Saturday before losing 79-71.

Tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China will be imposed starting March 4, Trump said on Truth Social Thursday. Two Utah congressional leaders hope the U.S. can strike a deal with both nations ahead of the fast-approaching deadline.

BOTTOM LINE: Utah State visits New Mexico after Jamisyn Heaton scored 20 points in Utah State’s 82-77 loss to the Air Force Falcons. The Lobos have gone 10-8 at home. New Mexico has a 7-6 record ...