The UNLV Rebels and Hawaii Rainbow Warriors face off on Saturday in a college football showdown at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex. The home team has won the last two games played between the two teams.
UNLV comes into this game with a 4-6 record and they have gone 7-3 against the spread. In the last game against Fresno State, UNLV scored 30 points, but the defense gave up 37 points, and that led to the seven-point defeat. UNLV has lost five games in a row. Doug Brumfield completed 18 of his 34 passes for 172 yards, zero touchdowns, and zero interceptions. UNLV is averaging 26.4 points while their defense is giving up 28.9 points per game. In this game, the defense is going to need to be good.
On the other side of this matchup is Hawaii who sits with a 2-9 record and they have gone 7-4 against the spread. In the last game against Utah State, Hawaii scored 34 points, but the defense gave up 41 points, which led to the defeat. Brayden Schager was up and down in the game. He completed 23 of his 46 passes for 306 yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions. Dedrick Parson finished with 16 carries for 101 yards. Hawaii is averaging 19.3 points while their defense is giving up 36.3 points per game. The offense is ranked 118th, and they need the offense to be good here.
UNLV is 5-1 against the spread in their last six games in November. Hawaii is 4-0 against the spread in their last four games against a team with a losing record. The under is 4-1 in UNLV’s last five road games. The under is 18-7 in the Rainbow Warriors last 25 conference games. The under is 5-0 in the last five meetings played between the two teams.
Schager looked pretty good in the last game outside of the interceptions, and I think he’s going to clean up those interceptions in those games. I don’t trust UNLV’s defense after they gave up 37 points in the last game. Hawaii’s offense is going to find success here, and the Rainbow Warriors will cover the spread.
AUTHOR: Shane Mickle
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