Sat, Sep 30, 2023, 4:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at UNLV · Conference game
Closing spread
UNLV -10.5
✓ UNLV W
Total
58
▲ Over · 64 pts
Model before kickoff
HAW 24–34 UNLV
✓ UNLV (78%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUNLV -10.5
Total58
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Spread
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CloseUNLV -10.5
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Total
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Close58
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUNLV -10.5
Total58
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
UNLV as a 10.5-point home favorite against HAW, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: UNLV won 44–20; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 64 points went over 58, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 76%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 7.5 against an average line of 10.5; 57.3 points a game (usually 55.2). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2020 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-11 | 17–20 | L | U60.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & total |
-9.5 | 29–14 | W | U55.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest |
-12.5 | 20–45 | L | O57.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-10.5 | 50–10 | W | O55 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-12 | 23–22 | L | U55 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & spread |
-11.25 | 21–49 | L | O58.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & total |
-10.5 | 45–38 | L | O57.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total |
-8.5 | 56–34 | W | O55.75 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & total |
-11 | 35–17 | W | U55.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total |
-8 | 28–0 | W | U55.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate UNLV ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Hawai'i ATS struggles (1-3-1)
Hawai'i have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
UNLV ATS trend (4-0)
UNLV have covered 100% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 53 earlier overs in games with totals 54–62, 38% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-3 40% | 1-3-1 25% | 2-3 40% | |
| 3-1 75% | 4-0 100% | 2-2 50% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
HAW−6.5 →−12.7▼ 6.2#126
UNLV−2.6 →−6.5▼ 3.9#94
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4
Longer bar = better
#114
Offense
UNLV better ▶#72
#94
Defense
Even#89
−0.8 #114
Turnovers
UNLV better ▶+1.0 #21
67 plays #64
Pace
UNLV faster ▶68 plays #50
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| HAW off | UNLV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.6 #101 | 28.5 #97 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.91 #118 | 6.02 #107 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.01 #114 | +0.10 #74 | UNLV |
| Success rate | 37% #123 | 41% #79 | UNLV |
| UNLV off | HAW def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 34.0 #42 | 32.8 #117 | UNLV |
| Yards / play | 5.58 #84 | 6.02 #108 | UNLV |
| PPA / play | +0.15 #63 | +0.11 #77 | Even |
| Success rate | 39% #100 | 41% #74 | HAW |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
HAW scoring against the UNLV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.4 #111 | 6.0 #107 | 9.4 #120 | 2.8 #120 | 10.4 #11 | 13.2 #71 | |
6.0 #87 | 7.0 #66 | 13.0 #81 | 7.0 #97 | 8.5 #102 | 15.5 #111 |
UNLV scoring against the HAW defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.8 #42 | 10.3 #41 | 18.0 #42 | 6.8 #64 | 9.3 #29 | 16.0 #42 | |
11.8 #132 | 10.2 #105 | 22.0 #131 | 6.0 #81 | 4.8 #46 | 10.8 #62 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
HAW7d
UNLV7d
Even
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
HAW +2,133 ft
moderate climb
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