Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 9:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Nevada · Conference game
Weather at kickoff36°F0 mphDryCold Over 50% of 115 games since 2023Weather watch ›
9-2 · Power #74
42
▲ winner
Final
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3-8 · Power #121
17
final
Closing spread
UNLV -7.5
✓ UNLV W
Total
52.5
▲ Over · 59 pts
Model before kickoff
UNLV 32–25 NEV
✓ UNLV (71%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenUNLV -8.5
CloseUNLV -7.5
Total52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Nevada
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UNLV -8.5 · closed UNLV -7.5 · moved 1 toward NEVmodel UNLV -9
Opened 52.5 · unchangedmodel 57
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 68%, covered 53% (154 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 50% (313 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenUNLV -8.5
CloseUNLV -7.5
Total52.5
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 7.5-point road favorite at NEV, the favorite won 7, covered 3, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: UNLV won 42–17; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 59 points went over 52.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.1 against an average line of 8.3; 56.1 points a game (usually 53.3). Of the 4 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & season form
-1044–38 L O51.5
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread
-8.537–23 W O50
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & total
-9.521–13 L U54
Very close
TOL @ WMU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar season form & team ratings
-8.514–20 L U50.5
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & total
-1044–37 L O55.5
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & season form
-717–37 L U59.5
Very close
JMU @ ODU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-7.537–3 W U48
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar season form & spread
-720–10 W U51
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-5.518–33 L O47.25
Very close
ECU @ TEM
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form
-9.549–46 L O52
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 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.

UNLV 4-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Nevada home ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
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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
UNLV+5.4 →−1.4▼ 6.8#74
NEV−9.7 →−13.0▼ 3.3#117
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

UNLV
Longer bar = better
NEV
#16
Offense
◀ UNLV better
#126
#106
Defense
NEV better ▶
#71
+0.6 #25
Turnovers
◀ UNLV better
−1.1 #136
67 plays #68
Pace
◀ UNLV faster
60 plays #132
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UNLV has the ball
Advantage: UNLV offense
UNLV offNEV defEdge
Points / game 36.7 #15 26.2 #78 UNLV
Yards / play 6.89 #11 5.39 #56 UNLV
PPA / play +0.25 #16 +0.11 #74 UNLV
Success rate 47% #20 42% #77 UNLV
When NEV has the ball
Even matchup
NEV offUNLV defEdge
Points / game 17.6 #128 29.1 #95 UNLV
Yards / play 4.99 #115 6.50 #129 Even
PPA / play −0.07 #132 +0.15 #98 UNLV
Success rate 36% #128 44% #101 UNLV

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
UNLV scoring against the NEV defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UNLV scored
5.8
#76
13.1
#4
18.9
#19
6.8
#44
10.5
#6
17.3
#17
NEV allowed
6.2
#92
9.0
#98
15.2
#98
5.6
#71
5.4
#38
11.0
#50
NEV scoring against the UNLV defense
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NEV scored
2.4
#131
6.3
#107
8.6
#125
3.1
#126
5.9
#95
9.0
#119
UNLV allowed
7.5
#113
7.7
#72
15.2
#98
6.5
#99
7.1
#83
13.6
#97

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NEV +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
36° · 0 mph
gusts 3 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UNLV8d
NEV7d
UNLV +1 day
Tempo
Slow 127 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
UNLV +2,428 ft
moderate climb

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