NCAA FBS Mountain West

UNLV football predictions & picks

Mountain West

2026 record: 5-4
Mountain West: 5th
PPG: 26.1
Streak: L1
Last 5: Won 39–31 vs California · Sat, Oct 3 Won 13–7 vs North Dakota State · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 31–41 at Air Force · Sat, Oct 17 Won 31–24 vs Northern Illinois · Fri, Oct 30 Lost 35–41 vs Wyoming · Sat, Nov 7

UNLV next game

Wk 11

UNLV @7:30 PM ET Saturday, November 14 New Mexico

Best pick UNM ML−769 92% confidence See the prediction: UNLV at New Mexico

UNLV 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Aug 29Aug 29 vs Memphis Memphis L21–27 —

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 @Hawaii Hawai'i W21–6 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 @North Texas North Texas L6–44 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @Akron Akron W38–10 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs California California W39–31 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 vs North Dakota State N Dakota St W13–7 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @Air Force Air Force L31–41 O 39.5−278✓ UNLV at Air Force prediction

Wk 9Fri, Oct 30Oct 30 vs Northern Illinois N Illinois W31–24 NIU +31.5−333✓ N Illinois at UNLV prediction

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs Wyoming Wyoming L35–41 U 55.5−200✗ Wyoming at UNLV prediction

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 @New Mexico New Mexico 7:30 PM ET UNM ML−769 UNLV at New Mexico prediction

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 @San José State San Jose St 6:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

UNLV team stats

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

Offense

Points 26.1/ game 86th

Total yards 322.0/ game 119th

Passing yards 170.7/ game 125th

Rushing yards 151.3/ game 74th

Third-down conversions 42.4% 46th

Giveaways 1.2/ game 60th

Time of possession 29:07 92nd

Defense

Points allowed 25.7/ game 74th

Yards allowed 350.2/ game 69th

Passing yards allowed 169.2/ game 11th

Rushing yards allowed 181.0/ game 118th

Takeaways 1.2/ game 59th

Penalties 5.4/ game 35th

UNLV leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Jackson Arnold 1,469yds 12 TD · 3 INT · 57.5% comp. · 8 games

Rushing Jai'Den Thomas 639yds 5 TD · 5.0 per carry · 8 games

Receiving Kayden McGee 363yds 17 catches · 5 TD · 7 games

Tackles Jake Pope 69 8 games

Sacks Tre Fulton 3.5 7 games

Interceptions Mumu BinWahad 3 4 passes defended · 8 games

UNLV picks record

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

66.7% 2 won · 1 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

UNLV FAQ

Who does UNLV play next?

Next up for UNLV: on the road at New Mexico, Saturday, November 14, 7:30 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is UNLV’s record this season?

UNLV is 5-4, 5th in the Mountain West.

Who leads UNLV in passing yards?

Jackson Arnold, with 1,469 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (12 TD · 3 INT · 57.5% comp. · 8 games).

What is the model’s record picking UNLV games?

Its best pick is 2-1 in UNLV games this season (66.7%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

Mountain West rivals

All teams

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

UNLV this week

UNLV is 5-4, 3-2 in Mountain West play. Its last game was a 41–35 loss to Wyoming at home on November 7. Its offense averages 26.1 points a game (tied for 86th in FBS), and its defense allows 25.7 (74th).

Next up, UNLV visits New Mexico on Saturday, November 14 at 7:30 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, UNLV is a 14.5-point underdog, and the over/under is 46.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the UNLV vs New Mexico prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.