Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at UTEP · Conference game
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1-3 · Power #109
30
▲ winner
Final
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1-4 · Power #136
13
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Nevada
Total
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
Opened 52.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 4 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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2025 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & season form
-729–27 L O53.5
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & season form
-721–30 L O47
Close
2025 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & total
-9.510–55 L O49.5
Close
2025 · Week 14 · close · similar spread & season form
-10.556–16 W O50.5
Close
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & total
-7.521–24 L U47.5
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar situation
-1452–33 W O46
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & situation
-926–27 L O42
Close
2025 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & season form
-12.521–3 W U46.5
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2024 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & spread
-9.545–46 L O52.5
Close
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & total
-7.545–27 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%)
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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

NEV
Longer bar = better
UTEP
#88
Offense
◀ NEV better
#133
#74
Defense
◀ NEV better
#133
−1.3 #134
Turnovers
UTEP better ▶
−0.6 #104
63 plays #100
Pace
◀ NEV faster
55 plays #137
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When NEV has the ball
Advantage: NEV offense
NEV offUTEP defEdge
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
When UTEP has the ball
Advantage: NEV defense
UTEP offNEV defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NEV scored
7.8
#49
2.5
#137
10.3
#112
7.0
#50
8.5
#41
15.5
#46
UTEP allowed
11.8
#136
7.2
#70
19.0
#128
13.6
#138
8.8
#119
22.4
#138
UTEP scoring against the NEV defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UTEP scored
2.8
#120
4.2
#128
7.0
#130
5.6
#82
3.8
#126
9.4
#115
NEV allowed
5.0
#80
6.0
#46
11.0
#60
2.5
#26
8.5
#116
11.0
#71

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UTEP +2.5
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