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UNLV vs North Texas

UNLV visit North Texas in Week 2. The model favors UNLV by 3.5. Win probability, the tale of the tape, and the all-time series, all from real data.

Win probability
58%
42%

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

The read
Model analysis · September 9 · refreshed weekly

SP+ frames this as a mismatch the market only partly respects. UNLV rates 2.3 (62nd) against North Texas at -13.2 (115th), a 15.5-point gap that projects UNLV by 13.1 and pins the model win probability at 79% to 21%. The consensus line, North Texas +3.5 with a 56.8 total, implies just 58% for UNLV, and the ProphetX exchange sits between the two at UNLV -164 (62%) versus North Texas +154 (39%). The model is meaningfully more bullish on the visitor than either price.

The unit ratings reinforce the lean: UNLV grades 44th on offense and 79th on defense, while North Texas ranks 90th and 123rd, with the defensive shortfall doing most of the damage. Season simulations project 7.6 wins and 7% Playoff odds for UNLV against 4.8 wins and 0.1% for North Texas, whose market title odds round to 0.7%.

The thin series history favors UNLV, 1-0, with the only prior meeting a 58-27 rout in 2022. Early results tilt the same way: UNLV split with a 21-27 loss to Memphis and a 21-6 win at Hawai'i, while North Texas opened 16-52 at Indiana. The numbers point one direction; the spread lags them.

The model prices UNLV at 79% while the market says 58%, and the ratings, units and early results all back the visitor.

Matchup odds
Consensus line · 3 books
Spread
UNLV -2.8
Total (O/U)
58
Favorite
UNLV
Moneyline win probability (implied from the spread)
UNLV
57%

Real consensus line across 3 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
UNLV1%-27 ptsvsNorth Texas99%+27 pts
0%25%50%75%100%UNLV favoredNorth Texas favoredAug 31Sep 4Sep 7Sep 10Sep 13

Real daily prices from the market to win this game, shown as UNLV's win price; North Texas's is 100 minus it (the same market's other side). Above the 50% line UNLV is favored, below it North Texas 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 Sep 23.

Tale of the tape
Percentile vs FBS · 2025 stats, 2026 SP+
#84SP+SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.#105
#69FPIFPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.#41
1622EloElo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.1709
-Title oddsDe-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.0.8%
UNLVNorth Texassolid = 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
UNLV lead 1-0
20222022
Head to head
Every meeting in our records
2022
58-27
UNLV
at UNLV
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When do UNLV and North Texas play?

Week 2 of 2026, on Sep 12, 2026 at North Texas.

Who is favored?

The model projects UNLV by 3.5 (58% win probability), from SP+ ratings.

What is the all-time series?

UNLV lead 1-0 over the meetings in our records.

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