New Mexico listed by sportsbooks as favorite to win first Mountain West title

May 20, 2026

By Sean Reider, Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo Sports: 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.

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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 ...

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