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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 13 2026 · Saturday, November 28

Nevada vs UNLV prediction and pick

Our Nevada Wolf Pack at UNLV Rebels pick: UNLV by 11.3, 75% to win. The forecast rates every team against the opponents it has played, this season and last, and adds home field. No betting information goes in.

An early look, 9 weeks ahead: it sharpens as the game comes up. Updated every day until kickoff, then frozen and scored. After the game this page shows who deserved to win.

Why the curves are so wide: luck. Even with both teams’ strength known exactly, one game’s bounces, kicks, calls and sequencing move the final margin by about ±12.1 points (one standard deviation, measured from every play since 2019). These forecasts carry ±17.1, so about 50% of the width is that luck; the rest is what nobody knows yet about the teams. That is why a 7-point favorite still loses about 3 times in 10.

Nevada at UNLV

Sat, Nov 28, 9:00 pm ET · Allegiant Stadium

UNLV by 11.3 · 75% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Nevada win25.2%
UNLV win74.8%
Middle 50%: Nevada by 1 to UNLV by 2350%
Middle 90%: Nevada by 17 to UNLV by 3990%
Middle 95%: Nevada by 22 to UNLV by 4595%
Exactly UNLV by 35.8%
Exactly UNLV by 75.1%
Exactly Nevada by 34.6%
Exactly UNLV by 144.1%
Exactly UNLV by 173.8%
P50
Half of games like this end between Nevada by 1 and UNLV by 23.
P90
9 in 10 between Nevada by 17 and UNLV by 39.
P95
19 in 20 between Nevada by 22 and UNLV by 45.
Where the forecast comes from
Last seasonUNLV+4.2
This season, against its opponentsUNLV+4.0
Home fieldUNLV+3.1

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Nevada 1–3 1.7 −1.2
UNLV 2–2 2.4 +0.2

Coin-flip wins: the wins each team’s games were worth with only the kicks, bounces, drops and calls re-rolled, the record adjusted for luck. Luck in wins: actual wins minus what the play was worth.

Nevada vs UNLV: questions and answers

Who will win Nevada vs UNLV?

Our forecast picks UNLV, with 75% to win; Nevada win 25% of the time.

What’s the spread for Nevada vs UNLV?

Our spread: UNLV −11.3. The betting line isn’t out yet. Ours uses no betting information, so where the two differ is where our read of the teams differs from the market’s.

When is Nevada vs UNLV?

Saturday, November 28, 2026, at 9:00 pm ET, at Allegiant Stadium.