Sat, Oct 4, 2025, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Wyoming · Conference game
Weather at kickoff51°F0 mphgusts 15DryWeather watch ›
4-0 · Power #74
31
▲ winner
Final
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2-2 · Power #107
17
final
Closing spread
UNLV -4.5
✓ UNLV W
Total
53.5
▼ Under · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
UNLV 30–25 WYO
✓ UNLV (63%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNLV -5.5
CloseUNLV -4.5
Total53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Wyoming
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UNLV -5.5 · closed UNLV -4.5 · moved 1 toward WYOmodel UNLV -5.5
Opened 53.5 · unchangedmodel 54.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 64%, covered 49% (112 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 51% (216 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNLV -5.5
CloseUNLV -4.5
Total53.5
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 road favorite at WYO, the favorite won 6, covered 3, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: UNLV won 31–17; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 48 points stayed under 53.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
3 of 933%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 1.5 against an average line of 4.4; 53.1 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 3 overs, 3 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread
-5.541–37 L O58.5
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & spread
-621–28 L U56
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & total
-424–38 L O51.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread
-3.525–17 W U60.5
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & total
-2.2532–24 W U56.5
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar total & team ratings
-1044–37 L O55.5
Close
FAU @ UTEP
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & total
-321–24 L U50.75
Close
2025 · Week 5 · close · similar total & team ratings
-320–17 P U51.5
Close
HOU @ NAVY
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & spread
-338–20 W O51
Close
MRSH @ TROY
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & total
-3.257–16 L U51.5
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
Slight Wyoming ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total

Green signals have beaten the market in our backtest; yellow ones only describe the data.

UNLV ATS trend (3-1)
UNLV have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Wyoming at altitude (+1.5 km)
UNLV climb about 5,020 ft to play here; visitors have covered less often than the line expects at altitude. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-41 (61%)
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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 →−0.8▼ 6.2#72
WYO−11.9 →−11.2▲ 0.7#111
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

UNLV
Longer bar = better
WYO
#29
Offense
◀ UNLV better
#105
#100
Defense
WYO better ▶
#63
+1.5 #5
Turnovers
◀ UNLV better
+0.3 #59
66 plays #82
Pace
Even
66 plays #86
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UNLV has the ball
Advantage: UNLV offense
UNLV offWYO defEdge
Points / game 36.8 #33 18.8 #39 Even
Yards / play 6.85 #22 5.34 #68 UNLV
PPA / play +0.25 #34 +0.06 #64 UNLV
Success rate 49% #27 42% #82 UNLV
When WYO has the ball
Even matchup
WYO offUNLV defEdge
Points / game 16.8 #127 28.3 #104 UNLV
Yards / play 5.27 #105 6.29 #122 Even
PPA / play +0.07 #95 +0.04 #55 UNLV
Success rate 41% #93 46% #118 WYO

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
UNLV scoring against the WYO defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UNLV scored
6.0
#76
11.8
#31
17.8
#46
7.8
#45
11.3
#11
19.0
#18
WYO allowed
0.8
#6
7.0
#72
7.8
#23
5.3
#75
5.8
#60
11.0
#62
WYO scoring against the UNLV defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WYO scored
1.8
#131
4.0
#125
5.8
#131
4.3
#101
6.8
#75
11.0
#91
UNLV allowed
7.8
#115
5.0
#30
12.8
#81
7.8
#118
7.8
#100
15.5
#123

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
WYO +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
51° · 0 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UNLV14d bye
WYO14d bye
Even
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
UNLV +5,020 ft
thin air for the visitors