UNLV Rebels (8-2) vs. San Jose State Spartans (6-4)
November 22, 2024 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: San Jose State Spartans +7.5 / UNLV Rebels -7.5; Over/Under: +63.5
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The UNLV Rebels and the San Jose State Spartans meet in week 13 college football action from CEFCU Stadium on Friday night. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a San Jose State vs UNLV Prediction.
UNLV Recap
The UNLV Rebels come into this one looking to build on a 41-20 win over San Diego State last time out to improve to 8-2 on the year. After this game, UNLV will head home for a rivalry date with Nevada.
Rebels Looking To Make MW Title Game
Going into the San Diego State game, Hajj-Malik Williams has thrown for 1,192 yards 13 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions on 64% passing while also rushing for 617 yards and 6 touchdowns. Jai’Den Thomas has 508 rushing yards with 4 TDs and Kylin James has 375 rushing yards with 3 scores as well on the year. Ricky White III leads the Rebels with 58 grabs for 799 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns so far this season. On defense, Jackson Woodard leads the Rebels with 85 total tackles and 3.5 sacks while Woodard and Jalen Catalon each have a team-high 4 interceptions. Antonio Doyle Jr. also has 5 sacks as well on the year. As a team, UNLV has combined for 28 sacks and 14 interceptions so far this season.
Why the UNLV Rebels will win
- The favorite has won each of San Jose State’s last 18 games at CEFCU Stadium.
- San Jose State has failed to cover the spread in eight of its last nine home games in November.
- UNLV has covered the spread in nine of its last 11 road games.
San Jose State Recap
The San Jose State Spartans will be out to rebound from a 42-21 loss at the hands of Boise State last time out. After this game, San Jose State will welcome Stanford to town for their season finale.
Spartans Looking To Play Spoiler
Going into the Boise State game, Emmett Brown has thrown for 1,621 yards, 16 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions on 57.6% passing while Walker Eget has 1,312 passing yards with 3 touchdowns and 6 interceptions on 56.4% passing. Floyd Chalk IV has 559 rushing yards and 9 touchdowns and Jabari Bates has 254 rushing yards as well. Nick Nash leads the Spartans’ receiving group with 86 grabs for 1,156 yards and 13 touchdowns this season while Justin Lockhart has 38 receptions for 753 yards and 3 scores. Three more Spartans have 200+ receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Jordan Pollard has a team-high 82 total tackles including 40 solo tackles, a pair of sacks and an interception while Jordan Cobbs has 2 sacks and 2 INTs and DJ Harvey has 2 sacks and 3 INTs. Robert Rahimi also has 4 INTs. San Jose State’s defense as a whole has combined for 18 sacks and 16 INTs as a unit this season.
Why the San Jose State Spartans will win
- San Jose State has won seven of its last eight games at CEFCU Stadium.
- San Jose State has covered the spread in each of its last three games against UNLV.
San Jose State vs UNLV Prediction
I’m on the over here. These are two teams that have found themselves in offensive shootouts more often than not over the course of conference play with UNLV’s ability to move the ball through the air and on the ground with the Go-Go offense, while San Jose State has one of the best receivers in the country in Nick Nash. All in all, I think this is going to be a track meet so give me the over here.
