Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at UTEP · Conference game
Closing spread
NEV -10
✓ NEV W
Total
48.5
▼ Under · 43 pts
Model before kickoff
NEV 30–21 UTEP
✓ NEV (74%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenNEV -9.5
CloseNEV -10
Total52.5 → 48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenNEV -9.5
0.5 → NEV
CloseNEV -10
0.5 pts toward Nevada
Total
Open52.5
▼ 4
Close48.5
Down 4 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened NEV -9.5 · closed NEV -10 · moved 0.5 toward NEVmodel NEV -5.5
model NEV -5.5
Opened 52.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 4 downmodel 51.5
model 51.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 9–11 since 2023: won 77%, covered 56% (81 games)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenNEV -9.5
CloseNEV -10
Total52.5 → 48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
NEV as a 10-point road favorite at UTEP, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 8 went over the total.
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This game: NEV won 30–13; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 43 points stayed under 48.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 74%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 3.8 against an average line of 9.4; 61.4 points a game (usually 53.3). Of the 8 overs, 5 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & season form |
-7 | 29–27 | L | O53.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & season form |
-7 | 21–30 | L | O47 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & total |
-9.5 | 10–55 | L | O49.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 14 · close · similar spread & season form |
-10.5 | 56–16 | W | O50.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & total |
-7.5 | 21–24 | L | U47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar situation |
-14 | 52–33 | W | O46 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & situation |
-9 | 26–27 | L | O42 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & season form |
-12.5 | 21–3 | W | U46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & spread |
-9.5 | 45–46 | L | O52.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & total |
-7.5 | 45–27 | W | O51.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Nevada ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
UTEP ATS struggles (1-4)
UTEP have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
UTEP 0-4 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Total moved down 4
52.5 → 48.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 19 in the 4th quarter and got 13. 53% of games with totals 44.5–52.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | |
| 1-9 10% | 1-9 10% | 7-3 70% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
NEV−13.2 →−13.8▼ 0.6#120
UTEP−15.9 →−21.6▼ 5.7#135
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#88
Offense
◀ NEV better#133
#74
Defense
◀ NEV better#133
−1.3 #134
Turnovers
UTEP better ▶−0.6 #104
63 plays #100
Pace
◀ NEV faster55 plays #137
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| NEV off | UTEP def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.3 #81 | 41.4 #137 | NEV |
| Yards / play | 6.03 #68 | 6.37 #122 | NEV |
| PPA / play | +0.08 #102 | +0.32 #136 | NEV |
| Success rate | 41% #99 | 52% #137 | NEV |
| UTEP off | NEV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 16.4 #133 | 24.3 #74 | NEV |
| Yards / play | 4.83 #128 | 5.02 #52 | NEV |
| PPA / play | −0.20 #138 | +0.14 #93 | NEV |
| Success rate | 34% #133 | 41% #77 | NEV |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
NEV scoring against the UTEP defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.8 #49 | 2.5 #137 | 10.3 #112 | 7.0 #50 | 8.5 #41 | 15.5 #46 | |
11.8 #136 | 7.2 #70 | 19.0 #128 | 13.6 #138 | 8.8 #119 | 22.4 #138 |
UTEP scoring against the NEV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.8 #120 | 4.2 #128 | 7.0 #130 | 5.6 #82 | 3.8 #126 | 9.4 #115 | |
5.0 #80 | 6.0 #46 | 11.0 #60 | 2.5 #26 | 8.5 #116 | 11.0 #71 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
87° · 8 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
NEV14d bye
UTEP7d
NEV +7 days
Tempo
Slow 118 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
UTEP backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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