NCAA FBS Mountain West

Nevada football predictions & picks

Mountain West

2026 record: 3-6
Mountain West: 7th
PPG: 20.8
Streak: L2
Last 5: Won 30–13 at UTEP · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 17–31 at North Dakota State · Sat, Oct 17 Won 28–13 vs San José State · Sat, Oct 24 Lost 0–27 at UCLA · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 3–31 vs New Mexico · Fri, Nov 6

Nevada next game

Wk 11

Nevada @3:30 PM ET Saturday, November 14 N Illinois

Best pick NEV ML−303 91% confidence See the prediction: Nevada at N Illinois

Nevada 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 vs Western Kentucky Western KY W49–14 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs Montana State Montana St L7–20 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Middle Tennessee MTSU L20–27 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 vs Air Force Air Force L33–36 OT —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 @UTEP UTEP W30–13 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @North Dakota State N Dakota St L17–31 NDSU ML−769✓ Nevada at N Dakota St prediction

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 vs San José State San Jose St W28–13 SJSU +13.5−270✗ San Jose St at Nevada prediction

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @UCLA UCLA L0–27 O 37.5−217✗ Nevada at UCLA prediction

Wk 10Fri, Nov 6Nov 6 vs New Mexico New Mexico L3–31 O 33.5−208✓ New Mexico at Nevada prediction

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 @Northern Illinois N Illinois 3:30 PM ET NEV ML−303 Nevada at N Illinois prediction

Wk 12Fri, Nov 20Nov 20 vsHawai'i Hawai'i TBA Pick coming soon

Nevada team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 20.8/ game 116th

Total yards 307.6/ game 125th

Passing yards 162.0/ game 130th

Rushing yards 145.6/ game 82nd

Third-down conversions 35.4% 106th

Giveaways 1.9/ game 131st

Time of possession 28:03 112th

Defense

Points allowed 23.6/ game 59th

Yards allowed 324.3/ game 37th

Passing yards allowed 156.7/ game 5th

Rushing yards allowed 167.7/ game 99th

Takeaways 0.3/ game 138th

Penalties 6.0/ game 54th

Nevada leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Carter Jones 654yds 3 TD · 2 INT · 59.6% comp. · 4 games

Rushing Dominic Kelley 584yds 5 TD · 4.8 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Gary Givens III 308yds 20 catches · 1 TD · 8 games

Tackles EJ Smith 95 9 games

Sacks Dylan Labarbera 4.5 9 games

Interceptions Bryson Snelling 1 5 passes defended · 8 games

Nevada picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

50.0% 2 won · 2 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

Mountain West standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 New Mexico New Mexico 810 8-1 .889 31198 +213 W6

2 North Dakota State N Dakota St 720 7-2 .778 253107 +146 W1

3 Air Force Air Force 720 7-2 .778 258193 +65 W2

4 Wyoming Wyoming 630 6-3 .667 197195 +2 W4

5 UNLV UNLV 540 5-4 .556 235231 +4 L1

6 San José State San Jose St 550 5-5 .500 209220 −11 W1

7 Nevada Nevada 360 3-6 .333 187212 −25 L2

8 Hawaii Hawai'i 360 3-6 .333 183210 −27 W2

9 UTEP UTEP 180 1-8 .111 127309 −182 L7

10 Northern Illinois N Illinois 090 0-9 .000 149331 −182 L9

Nevada FAQ

Who does Nevada play next?

Next up for Nevada: on the road at Northern Illinois, Saturday, November 14, 3:30 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is Nevada’s record this season?

Nevada is 3-6, 7th in the Mountain West.

Who leads Nevada in passing yards?

Carter Jones, with 654 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (3 TD · 2 INT · 59.6% comp. · 4 games).

What is the model’s record picking Nevada games?

Its best pick is 2-2 in Nevada games this season (50.0%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

Mountain West rivals

All teams

Air Force Hawaii New Mexico North Dakota State Northern Illinois San José State UNLV UTEP Wyoming

Nevada this week

Nevada is 3-6, 2-3 in Mountain West play. Its last game was a 31–3 loss to New Mexico at home on November 6, its second in a row. Its offense averages 20.8 points a game (116th in FBS), and its defense allows 23.6 (tied for 59th).

Next up, Nevada visits Northern Illinois on Saturday, November 14 at 3:30 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, Nevada is a 7.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 47.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the Nevada vs Northern Illinois prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.