Somewhat quietly, Nevada has managed seven wins on the spin to emerge as perhaps Utah State's greatest challenge in the Mountain West. Mostly, it's business from Steve Alford's portal adds, especially ex-Evansville PG Tayshawn Comer (14.1 ppg), but also ex-UTEP wing Corey Camper (14.9 ppg), who just returned to active duty in last Saturday's escape at Fresno. Another recent hero has been holdover G Tyler Rollison scoring a combined 37 points off the bench in wins over CSU and the Bulldogs. The Pack can make another statement vs. the Aztecs, playing at a faster pace these days, but also having rarely ventured outside Viejas Arena (just two road trips) yet this season. Play Nevada.

Nevada is a team I'm starting to like this season. Forward Elijah Price is one of my favorite Mid-Major players entering Tuesday averaging 11.7 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. This is a tough spot for San Diego State hitting the road after winning a three OT thriller over Boise State on Saturday. Nevada gets to the free throw line a ton and San Diego State fouls at an above average rate. If the Aztecs have tired legs in the second half, that could lead to more fouling. The Wolf Pack have won seven straight and I like that streak to reach eight. I grabbed the -128 ML at FanDuel. I'd take the ML up to -130 or Nevada -2.5 or less on the spread.