After opening as 3.5-point underdogs to North Texas in the Isleta New Mexico Bowl, the San Diego State Aztecs are now 5.5-point underdogs in Saturday afternoon’s game.
Most prognosticators are picking the Mean Green (11-2) to beat the Aztecs, mostly based on their top-ranked offense. Kickoff is at 2:45 p.m. PT at University Stadium in Albuquerque and the game will air on ESPN.
The Aztecs (9-3) will be playing on the same field where their dreams of hosting the Mountain West championship game disappeared after a 23-17, double-overtime loss to the New Mexico Lobos. The Aztecs were knocked out of the title game altogether after the league used computer rankings to break a four-way tie at 6-2 and sent Boise State and UNLV to the title tilt…