Don’t look now

Tonight’s games:

BRIGHAM YOUNG (minus-7.5) at WYOMING: The Cowboys have not won five straight conference games since 2001-02, when they grabbed the league nfl jersey regular-season title outright. That’s a good enough source of motivation to think they can at least cover here.

My pick: Wyoming.

AIR FORCE (plus-18.5) at UNLV: We’d like to think this a good chance for the Falcons to gain some confidence on the floor where next week’s conference tournament will be staged, if only the Falcons had ever won a conference tournament game …

My pick: Air Force.

COLORADO STATE (plus-15) at SAN DIEGO STATE: With a mlb jerseys regular-season finale against UNLV looming Saturday, which happens to be the team SDSU will likely open the conference tournament against, I would guess the odds of forward Billy White (knee) playing tonight for the Aztecs would equal those of a blizzard hitting Mission Beach in July.

My pick: SDSU.

OVERALL RECORDS

Me: 28-31-1.

Guest celebrities:

Matt Youmans, UNLV basketball beat writer for the R-J: 1-2.

Bridget Graney, my 7-year old daughter: 3-1.

Coin flip: 1-3.

Ellie May, the family dog: 2-2.

Adam Hill, UFC beat writer for the R-J and assistant coach to the Irish Rookies of NJB Northwest: 2-2.

Jay Posner, UCLA alum and nfl jersey assistant sports editor for the San Diego Union-Tribune: 2-2

Bonnie, my wife: 3-1

I don’t know if I should cry or throw a party.

What I do know: Now just four games under .500, I am on the verge of one of sport’s great comebacks, from 14 games under .500 when picking Mountain West Conference basketball games against the spread to being better or even on the season.

From being a complete laughingstock to just your typical Vegas buffoon picking games.

So begins the last week of regular-season play, eight chances to chase that historic .500 mark.

Tonight’s game:

UTAH (plus 4.5) at NEW MEXICO: We are headed towards a three-way tie for first at 12-4, and nothing about the Utes as a road team suggests they can keep the Lobos from being part of that mix. Four of the last six meetings have reached overtime, but New Mexico has won six straight against Utah in Albuquerque.