The stakes couldn’t be much higher for San Diego State and Boise State coming into this weekend’s Mountain West game.

The teams are tied atop the conference standings. The winner in this game gets a leg up on the regular-season title, and with it the opportunity to host the conference championship game.

The loser drops into a group of teams — there are five coming into the weekend — with two conference losses.

Boise State leads the all-time series 6-4, including last year’s 56-24 win over SDSU.

Here are five things to watch when the Aztecs (7-2, 4-1) take on the Broncos (6-3, 4-1) at Snapdragon Stadium:

1. SDSU’s defense

Which Aztecs defense shows up against Boise State — the one that recorded an FBS-best three shutouts or the one on the field for lopsided losses against Washington S

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