Saturday, October 13
3:00 PM Nevada at UNLV:
This is a
Mountain West Conference matchup between the Nevada Wolfpack and the University
of Nevada-Las Vegas Rebels. Nevada enters this game at 5-1 on the season with a
1-point loss to a free-falling South Florida squad their only blemish. The
Wolfpack are led by the nation's leading rusher Stefphon Jefferson who has ran
for 955 yards and 11 touchdowns on the season. While the Wolfpack have the
nation's 7th ranked rushing attack, the passing game is no slouch with 280
yards coming in the air for an offense that puts up 550+ yards per game good
for 4th best nationally. The Wolfpack struggle on defense giving up 20+ points
in every game this season. UNLV enters this game at 1-5 despite playing some
solid football this season. The only win for the Rebels was a 38-35 win over
the Air Force Academy. The Rebels have a 1500 yard passer and a 600 yard rusher
but give up 35 points per game including 58 to Louisiana Tech last week. This
is the 38th overall meeting between the two in-state schools with Nevada holding
a 22-15 overall series lead including wins in the last 7 meetings. Nevada is an
offensive force that few teams are equipped to handle and will be quite the
challenge for the Rebel defense. The only hope for UNLV is to force turnovers
and win the time of possession battle. Too many things work out in Nevada's
favor and the Wolfpack should take care of business. Nevada 45-24.
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