New Mexico listed by sportsbooks as favorite to win first Mountain West title
No, hell hasn’t frozen over. But a look at some early Mountain West futures — and where the Lobos ended up — might give you the impression it has. For the first time in program history, New Mexico is the consensus favorite to win the new-look league, according to odds provided by three national sportsbooks.
Caesar’s Sportsbook lists UNM as a 2-1 favorite (+200) to win the Mountain West after ...
No, hell hasn’t frozen over. But a look at some early Mountain West futures — and where the Lobos ended up — might give you the impression it has. For the first time in program history, New Mexico is the consensus favorite to win the new-look league, according to odds provided by three national sportsbooks.
Caesar’s Sportsbook lists UNM as a 2-1 favorite (+200) to win the Mountain West after finishing 9-4 overall and tying for first place in head coach Jason Eck’s first year with the program. BetMGM and DraftKings Sportsbook also list the Lobos as the favorite to win the league with 11/5 (+220) odds. UNLV is a close second in every book while Hawaii and Air Force lag behind with the third- and fourth-best odds.
San Jose State, Wyoming, Nevada, Northern Illinois and UTEP all have odds greater than 10-1. FanDuel Sportsbook, Fanatics Sportsbook, Hard Rock Sportsbook and Circa have not released Mountain West futures yet. The Lobos’ appointment as the league’s odds-on preseason favorite comes after head coach Jason Eck’s historic 9-4 debut season and ahead of Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State, Fresno State and Utah State’s imminent departure for the Pac-12.