The UNLV Rebels (5-4, 3-2 Mountain West) and the No. 25 New Mexico Lobos (8-1, 5-0) meet Saturday at University Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (CW). Let's analyze college football odds around the UNLV vs. New Mexico odds and make our expert college football picks and predictions for the best bets.
UNLV leads the all-time series 15-13; New Mexico won last season's game in Las Vegas, 40-35, as a 3.5-point underdog as the Over (60.5) cashed. The road team has covered in 8 straight games in this series, while the Over has cashed in 6 consecutive meetings.
UNLV suffered a 41-35 loss at home against Wyoming last Saturday as a 3.5-point favorite as the Over (50.5) cashed. The Rebels have lost 2 of the past 3 games,
while failing to cover the past 3 outings. The Under is 2-2 in the past 4 games, and 6-3 in 9 outings this season.
New Mexico fired into the rankings with a 31-3 victory as a 10.5-point favorite last Friday as the Under (39.5) cashed. The Lobos have won 6 in a row but are just 2-2 against the spread (ATS) in the past 4 outings. The Under has cashed in 4 in a row, with the Lobos allowing 18 or fewer points in all 9 games this season. New Mexico is No. 1 in the nation with 240.2 total yards and 10.9 points per game allowed, and the Lobos entered the week tied for the national lead with 17 interceptions
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UNLV at New Mexico odds
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- Moneyline (ML): UNLV +720 (bet $100 to win $720) | New Mexico -1050 (bet $1,050 to win $100)
- Against the spread: UNLV +17.5 (-110) | New Mexico -17.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 46.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
UNLV at New Mexico picks and predictions
Prediction
New Mexico 27, UNLV 16
Moneyline
New Mexico (-1050) will cost you more than 10 times your potential return, and that's way too much risk for not nearly enough reward. Even if you were to toss the Lobos into multi-leg parlay, they would suck all of the value out of your ticket.
AVOID.
Against the spread
UNLV +17.5 (-110) is the play here. I've been a big fan of what coach Jason Eck has done at New Mexico, as he has won 17 of 22 games since landing in the ABQ from Idaho, turning a perennial doormat into a powerhouse. It's like Temu Indiana out there. However, New Mexico is just 1-2 ATS in the past 3 games as a double-digit favorite, and I just can't recommend the Lobos to lay that many points.
The Rebels won and covered their only game as an underdog, beating North Dakota State 13-7 as a 2.5-point dog Oct. 10.
Over/Under
UNDER 46.5 (-110) is the lean. The Under has hit in 6 of 9 games for UNLV and hit in 4 in a row for New Mexico. But, again, think defense. The Lobos have a nasty defense, and UNLV will struggle to get out of the teens.
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