Sat, Oct 4, 2025, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Wyoming · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUNLV -5.5
1 → WYO
CloseUNLV -4.5
1 pt toward Wyoming
Total
Open53.5
no move
Close53.5
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
model UNLV -5.5
Opened 53.5 · unchangedmodel 54.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-5.5 | 41–37 | L | O58.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & spread |
-6 | 21–28 | L | U56 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & total |
-4 | 24–38 | L | O51.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 25–17 | W | U60.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & total |
-2.25 | 32–24 | W | U56.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar total & team ratings |
-10 | 44–37 | L | O55.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & total |
-3 | 21–24 | L | U50.75 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 5 · close · similar total & team ratings |
-3 | 20–17 | P | U51.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & spread |
-3 | 38–20 | W | O51 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & total |
-3.25 | 7–16 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 20 in the 4th quarter and got 14. 52% of games with totals 49.5–57.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-1 90% | 7-3 70% | 4-6 40% | |
| 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | 2-8 20% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
UNLV 13–14 WYO
WYO leads · 27 games since 1978 · UNLV has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10 2023 | Wyoming 14 @ UNLV 34 | UNLV -3 | 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
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
Longer bar = better
#29
Offense
◀ UNLV better#105
#100
Defense
WYO better ▶#63
+1.5 #5
Turnovers
◀ UNLV better+0.3 #59
66 plays #82
Pace
Even66 plays #86
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UNLV off | WYO def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| WYO off | UNLV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.0 #76 | 11.8 #31 | 17.8 #46 | 7.8 #45 | 11.3 #11 | 19.0 #18 | |
0.8 #6 | 7.0 #72 | 7.8 #23 | 5.3 #75 | 5.8 #60 | 11.0 #62 |
WYO scoring against the UNLV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.8 #131 | 4.0 #125 | 5.8 #131 | 4.3 #101 | 6.8 #75 | 11.0 #91 | |
7.8 #115 | 5.0 #30 | 12.8 #81 | 7.8 #118 | 7.8 #100 | 15.5 #123 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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