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WK 1 · 2025FINALOPENER CAPTURED WED 3:46 PM ET

Week 1 · 2025 season

UNLV @ Sam Houston

The UNDER 58.5 cashed. The full grade is below.

The verdict

FRI, AUG 29 · FINAL · BBVA COMPASS STADIUM · NEUTRAL SITE
UNLV10-467%
Sam Houston2-1033%
UNLVNATL RANKSHSU
0.2no rank
Overall rating
no rank-0.3
0.3no rank
Offense rating
no rank-0.1
-0.1no rank
Defense rating
no rank-0.2
-3.2no rank
Pace
no rank-4.1
15%no rank
Returning PPA
no rank90%
#4242nd
Power rank
135th#135
#9595th
Recruiting rank
122nd#122

Cell color follows national rank:top 4091st or worse.

Open total58.5
Model total51.5
EDGE UNDER 58.5 · HIT

RATINGS AS OF: UNLV wk 17 · SHSU wk 17 · RANKS PRINTED IN EVERY TINTED CELL

Model margin (home)
-4.1
Open spread
+13.5
Close spread
+9.0
Close total
60.5

Graded, all four markets

Every market grades against the close. The edge is the only one we badge as a pick; the other three ride along for calibration.

UNLV38
FINALBBVA Compass Stadium
SHSU21
  • WinUNLVWIN HIT
  • ATSSam HoustonATS MISS
  • TotalsUNDER 60.5TOTAL HIT
  • EdgeUNDER 58.5EDGE HIT
Where these numbers come from

One model scores every FBS game: a win probability, a projected margin, and a projected total, built from as-of team ratings (offense, defense, pace, returning production, recruiting). Ratings on this page are snapshots from the week shown, with zero future information baked in.

The totals edge compares the model's total to the opening number. A gap of 3 or more points earns the badge, and it's the only pick on the card. Win and spread numbers are predictions we publish for the record, unbadged. The ATS lean stays tracked but unbadged: it has never beaten the closing line, even though the model beats the opener by about half a point of line value.

All four markets grade against the closing line once the game goes final. The full ledger lives on the track record.

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