In the 2018 season opener, the UNLV Rebels will match up against the No. 15 USC Trojans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. This daytime matchup is scheduled to get going at 4:00 p.m. ET and Pac-12 Networks will televise the action.
UNLV Rebels at USC Trojans Betting Preview
UNLV is a big road underdog here and is currently receiving 27 points by bookmakers. If the Rebels get ahead early it will generate a worthy live betting scenario. Vegas has placed the over/under (O/U) at 64 points.
After the game’s over/under was placed originally at 60, the sharp action has been siding with the over.
Overall, the Trojans were 11-3 straight up (SU) last season while the Rebels went 5-7 in 2017. When playing against in-conference foes, the Rebels went 4-4 SU and the Trojans were 8-1 SU against Pac-12 squads. The Rebels went 1-3 SU against teams from outside the conference while the Trojans were 2-1 SU against such teams.
The Rebels averaged 177 passing yards per game and 235 rushing yards per game versus their eight MWC opponents last year. They managed to put up 27.5 points per game against those opponents while giving up 29.6 per contest. When playing out-of-conference competition, they averaged 31.5 points and 36.0 points-allowed, in addition to 207 pass yards per game and 250 rush yards per game.
In games featuring non-conference foes in 2017, the Trojans passed for 315 yards per game and ran for 126 per game on their way to 30.0 points per outing. When playing just Pac-12 opponents, the offense registered 36.4 points per game by averaging 284 passing yards and 220 rushing yards. The Trojans defense allowed 34.7 PPG to non-conference foes and 23.3 to Pac-12 teams.
Free Prediction: UNLV Rebels at USC Trojans
SU Winner – USC, ATS Winner – UNLV, O/U – Over
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The UNLV offensive line gave up 24 sacks last season. Their defense created 11 sacks.
Trojans quarterbacks were sacked 30 times last year. Their defense generated 46 sacks.
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