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Wk 6 · 2026

North Dakota State Bison at UNLV Rebels — Sat, Oct 10

Sat, Oct 10 · Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV · CW FINAL

Weather

This one is played indoors. There is nothing to forecast.
Mountain West · 5-1
7
at
7:00pET
NDSU -2.5 · total 47.5 DraftKings opened +4 · 1.5 toward UNLV
Ratings differential NDSU by 2.9
Mountain West · 4-2
13

What is at stake

A Mountain West game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

N Dakota St: +3.1#56
Efficiency margin
UNLV: -2.2#77
N Dakota St: 29.7
Offense (pts/100)
UNLV: 29.0
N Dakota St: 17.7
Defense (pts/100)
UNLV: 22.2
N Dakota St: 64.3
Pace (plays/g)
UNLV: 66.7
N Dakota St: 5.67
Yards / play
UNLV: 5.54
N Dakota St: 4.14
Yards / play allowed
UNLV: 5.48
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

N Dakota St: 29.2
Points / game
UNLV: 23.0
N Dakota St: 10.3
Points allowed
UNLV: 20.8
N Dakota St: 365
Yards / game
UNLV: 370
N Dakota St: 239
Yards allowed
UNLV: 370
N Dakota St: 124
Pass yds allowed
UNLV: 229
N Dakota St: 115
Rush yds allowed
UNLV: 141
N Dakota St: 1.00
Turnovers / game
UNLV: 1.17
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

N Dakota St form

L 7-13at UNLVW 28-0vs WYOW 31-10at SACW 38-32at AFW 38-0vs FOR
2026 season

UNLV form

W 13-7vs NDSUW 39-31vs CALW 38-10at AKRL 6-44at UNTW 21-6at HAW
2026 season

N Dakota St this season

Straight up5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under1-5 · 17% (6 games)

UNLV this season

Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Against the spread4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Over / under1-5 · 17% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 7

OpponentN Dakota StUNLV
Air Force
Mountain West
at W 38-32 previewat Wk 7 · scheduled preview
Wyoming
Mountain West
vs W 28-0 previewvs Wk 10 · scheduled preview
Nevada
Mountain West
vs Wk 7 · scheduled previewvs Wk 13 · scheduled preview
New Mexico
Mountain West
at Wk 8 · scheduled previewat Wk 11 · scheduled preview
Hawai'i
Mountain West
at Wk 11 · scheduled previewat W 21-6 preview
N Illinois
Mountain West
vs Wk 12 · scheduled previewvs Wk 9 · scheduled preview
San José St
Mountain West
at Wk 13 · scheduled previewat Wk 12 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, UNLV leads 1–0 · UNLV won the last one
1 meeting in 2006–2026 · average margin 6.0 points toward UNLV
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20262026-10-10N Dakota St 7 — 13 UNLVat UNLVUNLV

N Dakota St leaders 2026 regular season

PassingNathan Hayes QB #275/116, 995 YDS, 7 TD, 2 INT
Trey Drake QB #103/4, 35 YDS
RushingDJ Scott RB #770 CAR, 298 YDS, 4 TD
Myles Mitchell RB #546 CAR, 214 YDS, 3 TD
Nyeoti Punni RB #426 CAR, 129 YDS
ReceivingJackson Williams WR #1822 REC, 358 YDS, 1 TD
Mekhi Collins WR #1510 REC, 164 YDS, 2 TD
Reis Kessel TE #8113 REC, 150 YDS, 1 TD
Jordan McCants WR #112 REC, 79 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesDonovan Woolen LB #135
Darius Givance S #2927
Gavin Sell LB #326
SacksKelton McCaslin DE #93
Peder Haugo LB #411
Matthew Stenbroten DE #111
InterceptionsMarion Moore CB #162
Keith Williams LB #521
Taylen Eady S #141

UNLV leaders 2026 regular season

PassingJackson Arnold QB #1179/133, 1063 YDS, 8 TD
Alex Orji QB #11/5, 9 YDS, 1 INT
RushingJai'Den Thomas RB #973 CAR, 383 YDS, 2 TD
Jackson Arnold QB #1173 CAR, 270 YDS, 5 TD
Jaylon Glover RB #016 CAR, 89 YDS
ReceivingTaz Reddicks WR #214 REC, 272 YDS, 2 TD
Kayden McGee WR #68 REC, 188 YDS, 2 TD
Taeshaun Lyons WR #811 REC, 120 YDS
Jai'Den Thomas RB #912 REC, 108 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesCam Santee LB #2337
Jake Pope S #736
Tre Fulton DB #1036
SacksTre Fulton DB #103.5
Kal-El Togafau DL #443
Elias Rudolph LB #912
InterceptionsQuandarius Keyes DB #52
Mumu Bin-Wahad DB #11
Tre Fulton DB #101
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.