Mountain West Football 2025 Odds, Schedules, Tips
I conclude the college football conference coverage with the Mountain West football 2025 preview, where Boise State is the prohibitive favorite to win their third straight MWC championship after beating UNLV each of the past two seasons.
Additional team notes, stats and updates are in my Mountain West football 2025 preview coverage at Off Shore Gaming Association with notes added here in weeks ahead.
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Mountain Teams, Odds, Season Wins And Position/Unit Rankings
Here are the Mountain West football 2025 teams, regular season O/U wins, odds to win the conference and national championship plus postion and unit rankings for each team in the Mountain West Conference. Check back for more added stats and notes.
College football odds from leading online sportsbooks refresh periodically and are subject to change, including on props and live betting.
Boise State
Head coach: Spencer Danielson (3rd year)
Season Wins: O/U 9/5 (over -241)
Last 2 years: 12-2, 8-6
National Title: +25000
Mountain West Title: -160
Mountain West Unit rankings: QB (1), RB (3), REC (1), OL (1), DL (1), LB (1), DB (1), ST (6), Coach (2)
Notes: Bye Weeks 3 and 11. The most dominant pick to win another conference title with Boise State topping the position and unit rankings across the board at key positions after making the new 12-team College Football Playoff last season. The Broncos have reached the MWC championship game in 7 of the last 8 years, and open 2025 ranked No. 25 in the Associated Press (AP) media poll. Even losing top NFL draft pick RB Ashton Jeanty, Boise State has top talent returning on both sides of the ball including top QB Maddux Madsen while adding senior RB Malik Sherrod, who rushed for nearly 1,000 yards in 2023 for Fresno State. A pair of pre-season 1st team defensive linemen return on the league’s top defense. The Week 6 game at Notre Dame on Oct. 4 will be a good gauge of Boise State, who is the top-ranked Group of Five team and most capable of returning to the College Football Playoff.
San Jose State
Head coach: Ken Niumatalolo (2nd year)
Season Wins: O/U 7.5 (under -136)
Last 2 years: 7-6, 7-6
National Title: +100000
Mountain West Title: +700
Mountain West Unit rankings: QB (2), RB (7), REC (3), OL (5), DL (3), LB (4), DB (3), ST (8), Coach (2)
Notes: Bye Weeks 3 and 9. The Spartans play at Texas in Week 2, but avoid both Boise State and UNLV this season and have the easiest schedule after facing the top-4 teams in the MWC last season and making a bowl under coach Niumatalolo, who took over following 20 years at Navy. Picked to finish near the bottom of the MWC last season, anything less than a winning season would be a big disappointment for SJST with senior QB Walker Eget the top-ranked passer in the MWC from Week 6 forward last season. But a group of new receivers will need to step up in the Spread-and-Shread offense and an improved defense (27.5 PPG, 381 YPG) is expected with a pair of Big Ten DB’s transfering in to join three top tacklers, including top senior LB Jordan Pollard plus top NT senior Gafa Faga.
UNLV
Head coach: Dan Mullen (1st year)
Season Wins: O/U 8.5 (under -128)
Last 2 years: 11-3, 9-5
National Title: +3000
Mountain West Title: +700
Mountain West Unit rankings: QB (4), RB (2), REC (3), OL (8), DL (7), LB (4), DB (3), ST (3), Coach (5)
Notes: Bye Weeks 5 and 9. The Rebels turn to former SEC coach Dan Mullen following two wildly successful seasons under Barry Odom (Purdue). UNLV is actually picked to finish 2nd in the MWC media poll and received 4 first place votes to Boise State’s 35. The Rebels bring in former Virginia QB Anthony Colandrea and many transfers to offset the fewest returning starters in the conference. A Week 2 home game vs. UCLA could propel the Rebels to a 4-0 start before a bye and conference opener at Wyoming. The Oct. 18 game at Boise State is the biggest and UNLV is a bigger team overall in strength and conditioning according to reports but without a first-team MWC preseason player on offense, defense or special teams.
Air Force
Head coach: Troy Calhoun (19th year)
Season Wins: O/U 5.5 (over -220)
Last 2 years: 5-7, 9-4
National Title: +100000
Mountain West Title: +1600
Mountain West Unit rankings: QB (10), RB (1), REC (12), OL (2), DL (4), LB (4), DB (10), ST (4), Coach (1)
Notes: Bye Weeks 2 and 9. Air Force started last season 1-7 averaging less than 14 points per game. Of course they become undervalued in the betting market and finished with four straight wins and 5-0 ATS their final five games while averaging 302 rushing yards (229 season) and 29 PPG. Air Force was just one season removed from starting 8-0 on their way to a 9-4 season. The Fly Boys should bounce back as a top-10 most improved team, according to Steele with top coach Troy Calhoun having a senior-laden team with 14 returning starters, but a new inexperienced quarterback in junior Josh Johnson. Still, the top-6 tacklers are gone from a defense that had it’s worst year since 2018.
Colorado State
Head coach: Jay Norvell (4th year)
Season Wins: O/U 6.5 (under -158)
Last 2 years: 8-5, 5-7
National Title: +100000
Mountain West Title: +1200
Mountain West Unit rankings: QB (4), RB (5), REC (3), OL (4), DL (6), LB (7), DB (7), ST (4), Coach (2)
Notes: Bye Weeks 3 and 10.
Hawaii
Head coach: Timmy Chang (4th year)
Season Wins: O/U 5.5 (over -160)
Last 2 years: 5-7, 5-8
National Title: +100000
Mountain West Title: +1600
Mountain West Unit rankings: QB (3), RB (12), REC (1), OL (8), DL (3), LB (1), DB (6), ST (10), Coach (6)
Notes: Bye Weeks 6 and 9.
Fresno State
Head coach: Matt Entz (1st year)
Season Wins: O/U 6.5 (over -128)
Last 2 years: 6-7, 9-4
National Title: +100000
Mountain West Title: +1000
Mountain West Unit rankings: QB (7), RB (5), REC (9), OL (8), DL (5), LB (7), DB (1), ST (2), Coach (9)
Notes: Bye Weeks 5 and 8.
San Diego State
Head coach: Sean Lewis (2nd year)
Season Wins: O/U 4.5 (over -167)
Last 2 years: 3-9, 4-8
National Title: +100000
Mountain West Title: +2800
Mountain West Unit rankings: QB (4), RB (8), REC (7), OL (5), DL (7), LB (1), DB (3), ST (1), Coach (6)
Notes: Bye Weeks 3 and 8.
Wyoming
Head coach: Jay Sawvel (2nd year)
Season Wins: O/U 5.5 (under -170)
Last 2 years: 3-9, 9-4
National Title: +100000
Mountain West Title: +2800
Mountain West Unit rankings: QB (11), RB (10), REC (6), OL (3), DL (9), LB (7), DB (10), ST (10), Coach (9)
Notes: Bye Weeks 5 and 11.
Nevada
Head coach: Jeff Choate (2nd year)
Season Wins: O/U 3.5 (over -136)
Last 2 years: 3-10, 2-10
National Title: +100000
Mountain West Title: +8000
Mountain Wes Unit rankings: QB (7), RB (8), REC (7), OL (8), DL (12), LB (7), DB (9), ST (6), Coach (8)
Notes: Bye Weeks 5 and 10.
Utah State
Head coach: Bronco Mendenhall (1st year)
Season Wins: O/U 4.5 (under -185)
Last 2 years: 4-8, 6-7
National Title: +100000
Mountain West Title: +5000
Mountain Wes Unit rankings: QB (7), RB (10), REC (10), OL (8), DL (9), LB (7), DB (8), ST (8), Coach (9)
Notes: Bye Weeks 6 and 10.
New Mexico
Head coach: Jason Eck (1st year)
Season Wins: O/U (under -120)
Last 2 years: 5-7, 4-8
National Title: +100000
Mountain West Title: +15000
Mountain West Unit rankings: QB (12), RB (4), REC (10), OL (5), DL (11), LB (7), DB (12), ST (10), Coach (9)
Notes: Bye Weeks 4 and 11.
Key Mountain West Contests And Game Of The Year Odds
Key games between Mountain West teams and preseason Game of the Year college football odds from BetOnline to compare to betting lines and adjustments each week when the matchups take place. Betting favorites in ( ).
Week 0 – Aug. 23
Fresno State at Kansas (-13.5), 50.5
Stanford at Hawaii (-2), 52
Week 1 – Aug. 28-30
Hawaii at Arizona (-13.5), 55.5
Nevada at Penn State (-45.5), 58
Colorado State at Washington (-20), 52.5
New Mexico at Michigan (-36.5), 50
UTEP at Utah State (-4), 61
Georgia State at Fresno State (-1.5), 53.5
Week 2 – Sept. 6
San Jose State at Texas
Fresno State at Oregon State
Utah State at Texas A&M
San Diego State at Washington State
Week 3 – Sept. 12-13
Utah at Wyoming
New Mexico at UCLA
Week 4 – Sept. 20
Wyoming at Colorado
Boise State at Air Force
Week 5 – Sept. 27
San Jose State at Stanford
Utah State at Vanderbilt
Week 6 – Oct. 4
Boise State at Notre Dame
Air Force at Navy
Week 7 – Oct. 11
Air Force at UNLV
Week 8 – Oct. 18
UNLV at Boise State
Week 9 – Oct. 25
Colorado State at Wyoming
San Diego State at Fresno State
Week 10 – Nov. 1
Army at Air Force
Hawaii at San Jose State
Week 11 – Nov. 8
UNLV at Colorado State
Week 12 – Nov. 15
Boise State at San Diego State
Week 13 – Nov. 22
Colorado State at Boise State
Hawaii at UNLV
San Jose State at San Diego State
Week 14 – Nov. 28-29
Boise State at Utah State
UNLV at Nevada
Air Force at Colorado State
Fresno State at San Jose State
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