Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 3:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at UNLV · Conference game
Closing spread
UNLV -4.5
✓ UNM W
Total
60.5
▲ Over · 75 pts
Model before kickoff
UNM 29–34 UNLV
✗ UNLV (64%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNLV -5.5
CloseUNLV -4.5
Total62.5 → 60.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUNLV -5.5
1 → UNM
CloseUNLV -4.5
1 pt toward New Mexico
Total
Open62.5
▼ 2
Close60.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UNLV -5.5 · closed UNLV -4.5 · moved 1 toward UNMmodel UNLV -7
model UNLV -7
Opened 62.5 · closed 60.5 · moved 2 downmodel 63.5
model 63.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 66%, covered 52% (197 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 47% (261 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNLV -5.5
CloseUNLV -4.5
Total62.5 → 60.5
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
UNLV as a 4.5-point home favorite against UNM, the favorite won 6, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: UNM won 40–35 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 75 points went over 60.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 62%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
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 8.1 against an average line of 4.7; 56.5 points a game (usually 53). Of the 5 overs, 1 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 |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-4.5 | 24–27 | L | U59 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & team ratings |
-5.5 | 17–20 | L | U61.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar total & spread |
-6.5 | 25–23 | L | U60 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & season form |
-5 | 29–38 | L | O54.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & total |
-5.5 | 30–34 | L | O60 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar team ratings & season form |
-4.5 | 52–12 | W | O58.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar total & situation |
-2.5 | 29–20 | W | U60.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & season form |
-5 | 17–14 | L | U54.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread |
-4 | 45–37 | W | O51.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar spread |
-4 | 55–17 | W | O64 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Under trend Miss
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.
Total moved down 2
62.5 → 60.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 265 earlier overs in games with totals 56.5–64.5, 28% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | |
| 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
UNM 0–1 UNLV
UNLV leads · 1 game since 2023 · UNLV has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 2023 | UNLV 56 @ New Mexico 14 | UNLV -14.5 | UNLV W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
UNM−13.7 →−5.6▲ 8.1#85
UNLV+5.4 →−2.1▼ 7.5#76
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9
Longer bar = better
#71
Offense
UNLV better ▶#20
#80
Defense
◀ UNM better#121
−1.4 #135
Turnovers
UNLV better ▶+1.4 #3
65 plays #97
Pace
Even65 plays #100
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UNM off | UNLV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 29.0 #69 | 33.4 #125 | UNM |
| Yards / play | 5.73 #69 | 6.67 #135 | UNM |
| PPA / play | +0.10 #87 | +0.15 #96 | Even |
| Success rate | 44% #60 | 47% #128 | UNM |
| UNLV off | UNM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 37.1 #17 | 24.8 #76 | UNLV |
| Yards / play | 6.92 #14 | 5.66 #83 | UNLV |
| PPA / play | +0.25 #23 | +0.13 #85 | UNLV |
| Success rate | 48% #24 | 42% #75 | UNLV |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
UNM scoring against the UNLV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.4 #108 | 11.0 #31 | 15.4 #63 | 4.1 #116 | 9.5 #23 | 13.6 #62 | |
7.9 #116 | 6.9 #64 | 14.7 #92 | 9.4 #129 | 9.3 #129 | 18.7 #131 |
UNLV scoring against the UNM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.3 #49 | 11.6 #25 | 18.9 #29 | 6.7 #60 | 11.6 #3 | 18.3 #13 | |
5.1 #63 | 9.3 #103 | 14.4 #87 | 4.5 #50 | 5.9 #56 | 10.4 #42 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
UNM7d
UNLV14d bye
UNLV +7 days
Tempo
Average 129 plays
slowavg 134fast
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