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New Mexico vs Nevada

New Mexico visit Nevada in Week 10. The model favors New Mexico by 10. Win probability, the tale of the tape, and the all-time series, all from real data.

Win probability
73%
27%

Model win probability from SP+ ratings + home-field edge.

The read
Model analysis · November 4 · refreshed weekly

The model and the market are in rare lockstep here. SP+ rates New Mexico 9.3 (37th) against Nevada at -3.1 (89th), a 12.4-point ratings gap that projects New Mexico by 10. The model's 73% win probability sits right on the consensus line of Nevada +9.5 and its 72% implied number. The ProphetX exchange leans a touch harder, pricing New Mexico at -340 for 77% against Nevada's +325, so the only disagreement is a few points of margin, not direction.

The unit splits explain the gap. New Mexico pairs the 20th defense with the 68th offense, while Nevada brings the 107th offense and a middling 55th defense, a mismatch the 36.8 total already reflects. Nevada leads the series 4-2, but New Mexico took the 2025 meeting 24-22. Season form reinforces the ratings: New Mexico is 7-1 with its lone loss 6-14 at Oklahoma and road wins at Hawai'i and San Jose State. Nevada is 3-5, fresh off 0-27 at UCLA.

Simulation outlooks widen the divide further: New Mexico projects to 9.8 wins with a 25.2% Playoff chance, Nevada to 5.2 wins and 0%. Nothing in the numbers argues for the home underdog beyond the single-score history.

Model, consensus line and exchange all converge on New Mexico by roughly ten, leaving little daylight for Nevada.

Matchup odds
Consensus line · 2 books
Spread
UNM -10.3
Total (O/U)
39
Favorite
UNM
Moneyline win probability (implied from the spread)

Real consensus line across 2 sportsbooks. Spread and total are the current market number; the win probabilities are implied from the spread.

Matchup odds price history
The market to win this game · daily prices, colored by the favorite
New Mexico99%+16 ptsvsNevada1%-16 pts
0%25%50%75%100%New Mexico favoredNevada favoredOct 28Nov 1Nov 3Nov 5Nov 7

Real daily prices from the market to win this game, shown as New Mexico's win price; Nevada's is 100 minus it (the same market's other side). Above the 50% line New Mexico is favored, below it Nevada is, and each candle takes the favored team's color. Kalshi shows open-high-low-close candles (filled body closed up, hollow closed down). As of Nov 7.

Tale of the tape
Percentile vs FBS · 2025 stats, 2026 SP+
#37SP+SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.#89
#78FPIFPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.#123
1494EloElo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.1277
-Title oddsDe-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.-
New MexicoNevadasolid = better, faded = trailing
What these metrics mean
SP+. SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.
FPI. FPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.
Elo. Elo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.
Title odds. De-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.
Off PPA. PPA (Predicted Points Added): the average point value each play adds. Higher is better for offense, lower for defense.
Success. Success rate: the share of plays that stay on schedule (roughly 50% of needed yards on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th). Higher is better.
Explosive. Explosiveness: the average value of a team's successful plays, i.e. how big its good plays are when they hit.
Yards/game. Total yards gained per game.
Success allowed. How often the defense allows an on-schedule play (enough yards for the down). Lower is better.
Havoc. Havoc rate: the share of plays where the defense makes a tackle for loss, forced fumble, interception, or pass breakup.
Yards allowed. Total yards allowed per game. Lower is better.
Efficiency profile
Percentile vs FBS · 2025
Recent series
Nevada lead 4-2
20152025
Head to head
Every meeting in our records
2025
24-22
New Mexico
at New Mexico
2023
34-24
Nevada
at Nevada
2020
27-20
Nevada
at New Mexico
2019
21-10
Nevada
at Nevada
2016
35-26
New Mexico
at New Mexico
2015
35-17
Nevada
at Nevada
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When do New Mexico and Nevada play?

Week 10 of 2026, on Nov 7, 2026 at Nevada.

Who is favored?

The model projects New Mexico by 10 (73% win probability), from SP+ ratings.

What is the all-time series?

Nevada lead 4-2 over the meetings in our records.

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