Sat, Oct 14, 2023, 5:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Nevada · Conference game
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4-1 · Power #68
45
▲ winner
Final
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0-5 · Power #132
27
final
Closing spread
UNLV -7.5
✓ UNLV W
Total
51.5
▲ Over · 72 pts
Model before kickoff
UNLV 32–24 NEV
✓ UNLV (71%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseUNLV -7.5
Total51.5
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Total
 
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseUNLV -7.5
Total51.5
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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 7.5-point road favorite at NEV, the favorite won 8, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: UNLV won 45–27; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 72 points went over 51.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
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 11.5 against an average line of 7.3; 56.5 points a game (usually 54.3). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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TOL @ WMU
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar total & spread
-8.514–20 L U50.5
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TOL @ NIU
2020 · Week 14 · close · similar total & situation
-9.541–24 W O53.5
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M-OH @ OHIO
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & situation
-733–35 L O54.5
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2023 · Week 5 · close · similar total & team ratings
-4.534–33 L O51
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EMU @ AKR
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & situation
-6.2534–28 L O57.25
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CMU @ NIU
2020 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & situation
-640–10 W U57.5
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CMU @ EMU
2020 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & team ratings
-6.531–23 W U59
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FRES @ USU
2020 · Week 11 · close · similar total & team ratings
-1135–16 W U51.5
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SC @ VAN
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & total
-6.538–27 W O49
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FRES @ SJSU
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & total
-740–9 W U52.5
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight UNLV ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.

UNLV ATS trend (5-0)
UNLV have covered 100% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
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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
UNLV−2.6 →−4.5▼ 1.9#88
NEV−18.4 →−16.3▲ 2.1#132
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

UNLV
Longer bar = better
NEV
#54
Offense
◀ UNLV better
#126
#79
Defense
◀ UNLV better
#133
+1.2 #7
Turnovers
◀ UNLV better
−0.2 #90
68 plays #58
Pace
◀ UNLV faster
66 plays #83
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UNLV has the ball
Advantage: UNLV offense
UNLV offNEV defEdge
Points / game 36.0 #22 38.4 #132 UNLV
Yards / play 5.78 #69 8.38 #136 UNLV
PPA / play +0.23 #34 +0.31 #130 UNLV
Success rate 40% #89 52% #134 UNLV
When NEV has the ball
Advantage: UNLV defense
NEV offUNLV defEdge
Points / game 15.4 #133 26.8 #80 UNLV
Yards / play 4.43 #132 5.99 #99 UNLV
PPA / play −0.01 #122 +0.10 #73 UNLV
Success rate 37% #118 41% #65 UNLV

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
UNLV scoring against the NEV defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UNLV scored
7.6
#35
10.8
#30
18.4
#33
6.8
#59
10.8
#12
17.6
#19
NEV allowed
9.8
#125
5.4
#32
15.2
#95
11.6
#133
11.6
#129
23.2
#133
NEV scoring against the UNLV defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NEV scored
4.0
#102
4.0
#127
8.0
#126
1.4
#133
6.0
#85
7.4
#123
UNLV allowed
4.8
#67
6.2
#49
11.0
#56
7.6
#101
8.2
#100
15.8
#105

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NEV +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
73° · 2 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UNLV14d bye
NEV14d bye
Even
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
UNLV +2,428 ft
moderate climb