The Nevada-Las Vegas Rebels (3-8, 2-5) will travel to take on the Wyoming Cowboys (1-10, 1-6) this week in a contest between a pair of struggling MWC teams. The MWC’s leading rusher, Brian Hill (1,399 yards, 5 TDs), and the third-leading receiver, Devonte Boyd (782 yards, 6 TDs), will be featured in this game. It will air Saturday, Nov 28 at 2:00 p.m. ET on ROOT.
In its last game before the bye, Wyoming had an ugly loss against San Diego State 38-3. Jake Maulhardt had a huge game in the loss, grabbing five receptions for 107 yards. UNLV also struggled, losing big against San Diego State 52-14. Kendal Keys had a good performance for the Rebels, pulling in eight receptions for 76 yards and one TD.
This week’s matchup between the Cowboys and Rebels has even odds and the Over/Under (O/U) is unavailable currently.
Sitting at 1-10 Straight Up (SU) and 5-6 Against The Spread (ATS), the Cowboys will look to improve heading into Week 13. In their five most recent matchups, the Cowboys went 1-4 SU and 2-3 ATS. During their last five games, the Cowboys gave up 210.4 passing yards per game.
In the other locker room, the Rebels head into Week 13 with records of 5-6 ATS and 3-8 SU. Over their last five games, the Rebels have a SU and ATS record of 1-4 for those betting with them. Chances are UNLV will rely on its run game against a defense that allows 229 rushing yards per game, ranking 117th in the nation. Moving on to the UNLV defense, it has some favorable matchups that it may be able to take advantage of. The Cowboys are matching up with UNLV’s defense at an inopportune time. Over the last five games, UNLV’s opponents have only averaged 233.8 yards through the air. It might not be too hard for the Rebels to start fast this week with Wyoming’s defense allowing 10.7 points in the first quarter. UNLV has been good at avoiding penalties this season. The team only receives 5.1 per game on average, the 21st-fewest in the country.
Predictions: SU Winner – Nevada-Las Vegas, ATS Winner – Nevada-Las Vegas
Notes
Wyoming is 1-13 SU in its last 14 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Wyoming’s last 7 games.
Wyoming is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games at home.
Wyoming is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games at home.
Wyoming is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing UNLV.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Wyoming’s last 12 games when playing UNLV.
Wyoming is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against UNLV.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Wyoming’s last 6 games when playing at home against UNLV.
UNLV is 3-1 SU when leading at the half this season. Wyoming is 1-0 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
UNLV is winless (0-4 SU) in games where it wins the turnover battle, and 2-3 SU when losing the turnover battle.
