MWC Hoops Prediction

The good news: The non conference schedule for the Cowboys is over after a disappointing 7-7 record. So they now get a fresh start with the Mountain West schedule to begin on Wednesday.

The bad news: The Mountain West has plenty of talent this year - especially BYU, San Diego State, New Mexico and UNLV. Even the usually poorer times like Air Force and CSU have found some success so far this year. The Cowboys will need to start hitting their shots and limit their turnovers if they hope to finish the season with a winning record.

Here are my predictions for the rest of the regular season:

	Date	Opponent	Time MST	Prediction
	Wed, Jan 6	Colorado St.	6:00 pm	Win
	Sat, Jan 9	San Diego St.	4:00 pm	Loss
	Tue, Jan 12	at TCU	5:30 pm	Win
	Sat, Jan 16	(19) New Mexico	1:30 pm	Loss
	Wed, Jan 20	at BYU	6:00 pm	Loss
	Wed, Jan 27	Utah	7:00 pm	Win
	Sat, Jan 30	at Air Force	1:30 pm	Win
	Wed, Feb 3	UNLV	8:00 pm	Win
	Sat, Feb 6	at Colorado St.	8:00 pm	Win
	Wed, Feb 10	at San Diego St.	8:30 pm	Loss
	Sat, Feb 13	TCU	1:30 pm	Win
	Wed, Feb 17	at (19) New Mexico	7:00 pm	Loss
	Sat, Feb 20	BYU	4:00 pm	Loss
	Sat, Feb 27	at Utah	4:00 pm	Win
	Tue, Mar 2	Air Force	7:30 pm	Win
	Sat, Mar 6	at UNLV	2:00 pm	Loss

This would give the Cowboys a 9-7 record in conference play and a 16-14 record overall. I'm probably being overly optimistic here but this team need some vibes right about now. Basically the Pokes needs to sweep the series with CSU, Air Force, TCU and Utah. That will be hard enough on it's own then they also need to try and steal one home game from the top four: BYU, New Mexico, San Diego State or UNLV.

Hopefully the team will be ready when things kick off on Wednesday with part one of the Border War when the Rammies come to town.