Week 3: UNLV vs North Texas 9/17/22 College Football Picks, Predictions, Odds
North Texas Mean Green (2-1) vs. UNLV Rebels (1-1)
September 17, 2022 3:00 pm EDT
The Line: UNLV Rebels -2.5 / North Texas Mean Green +2.5; Over/Under: +57
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The UNLV Rebels and North Texas Mean Green clash Saturday night in a week 3 college football contest at Allegiant Stadium. The North Texas Mean Green look to build on their 2-1 start to the season. The UNLV Rebels look to get a game above a .500 record.
The North Texas Mean Green have won each of their last 4 road games. Austin Aune is completing 52.6 percent of his passes for 640 yards, 7 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Roderic Burns and Ja’Mori Maclin have combined for 335 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns, while Jake Roberts has 7 receptions. The North Texas Mean Green ground game is averaging 242.7 yards per contest, and Ayo Adeyi leads the way with 257 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, North Texas is allowing 29.3 points and 478 yards per game. Larry Nixon III leads the North Texas Mean Green with 26 tackles, Mazin Richards has 1.5 sacks and Ridge Texada has 2 pass deflections.
The UNLV Rebels have lost 5 of their last 7 home games. Doug Brumfield is completing 67.2 percent of his passes for 562 yards, 5 touchdowns and 1 interception. Ricky White and Kyle Williams have combined for 361 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns, while Jeff Weimer has 9 receptions. The UNLV Rebels ground game is averaging 126 yards per contest, and Aidan Robbins leads the way with 119 yards and 3 touchdowns. Defensively, UNLV is allowing 20.5 points and 305.5 yards per game. Jerrae Williams leads the UNLV Rebels with 7 tackles, Adam Plant Jr. has 1 sack and Austin Ajiake has 1 interception.
The Mean Green are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 road games and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The Rebels are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The under is 5-2 in Mean Green last 7 games overall. The over is 6-2 in Rebels last 8 games overall.
The North Texas Mean Green entered the year as a legit contender in the C-USA, so I’m not sure why this line is so disrespectful. Yes, North Texas got rocked by SMU, but there’s still talent on this club and this is a team that could win its conference. The UNLV Rebels aren’t a very good team, and playing at home hasn’t helped them over the years. In fact, this will be just the 10th time since 2017 UNLV has been favored in a game. This line doesn’t make much sense to me. Give me North Texas and the points in a game it could easily win outright.
