Sat, Oct 3, 3:30 PM ET· Allegiant Stadium· UNLV -2.5 · O/U 53
Early-season ratings are provisional. Opponent adjustment relies on a thin schedule graph until teams are connected through more games; expect movement through late September.
Rest 8d / 7dTravel 409 mi / 0 mi
Market context
UNLV -2.5 · O/U 53
opened UNLV -2, now UNLV -2.5 · total opened 53.5, now 53
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
California as road underdog
2026 overall: 1-3 ATS (4 games) · 1-3 O/U (4 games)
2026 as road underdog: 1-0 ATS (1 game) · 0-1 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): 2-2 ATS (4 games) · 3-1 O/U (4 games)
Since 2020: 11-12 ATS (23 games) · 10-13 O/U (23 games)
UNLV as home favorite
2026 overall: 2-2 ATS (4 games) · 0-4 O/U (4 games)
2026 as home favorite: 0-1 ATS (1 game) · 0-1 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): 1-4 ATS (5 games) · 3-2 O/U (5 games)
Since 2020: 11-10 ATS (21 games) · 12-8-1 O/U (21 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalUNLV · 6 of 9
379.0
Yards / game
404.5
1.88
Points / drive
1.88
2.8
TDs / game
2.5
37.0
3rd-down %
38.3
61.5
RZ TD %
50.0
0.0
Turnover margin
0.3
1.8
Sacks / game
2.5
3.5
TFL / game
4.0
10.8
Havoc / game
13.8
56.0 / 44.0
Pass / Rush split
42.9 / 57.1
2026 · Situational matchup
When California has the ball
California's early-down offense ranks 74th of 138. UNLV's early-down defense ranks 79th of 138.
California's passing-down offense ranks 98th of 138. UNLV's passing-down defense ranks 31st of 138.
California's third-down offense ranks 75th of 138. UNLV's third-down defense ranks 54th of 138.
California's red-zone offense ranks 94th of 138. UNLV's red-zone defense ranks 34th of 138.
When UNLV has the ball
UNLV's early-down offense ranks 86th of 138. California's early-down defense ranks 56th of 138.
UNLV's passing-down offense ranks 112th of 138. California's passing-down defense ranks 49th of 138.
UNLV's third-down offense ranks 84th of 138. California's third-down defense ranks 121st of 138.
UNLV's red-zone offense ranks 124th of 138. California's red-zone defense ranks 9th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
Offense formabout the same(0.019 last 3 vs 0.002 season)
▲Defense form-0.328 last 3 vs -0.158 season (-0.169)
Offense formabout the same(-0.008 last 3 vs -0.011 season)
▲Defense form-0.109 last 3 vs -0.049 season (-0.059)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingJaron-Keawe Sagapolutele — 985 yd, 7 TD
RushingAdam Mohammed — 336 yd, 3 TD
ReceivingIan Strong — 250 yd, 0 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingJackson Arnold — 891 yd, 5 TD
RushingJai'Den Thomas — 337 yd, 2 TD
ReceivingTaz Reddicks — 236 yd, 1 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
California offense
74thof 1380.001187 plays
vs
UNLV defense · allowed
79thof 138-0.024180 plays
California defense · allowed
56thof 138-0.074vs
UNLV offense
86thof 138-0.014180 plays
Passing downs
California offense
98thof 138-0.064100 plays
vs
UNLV defense · allowed
31stof 138-0.16991 plays
California defense · allowed
49thof 138-0.077103 plays
vs
UNLV offense
112thof 138-0.11596 plays
Third down
California offense
75thof 1380.07755 plays · small sample
vs
UNLV defense · allowed
54thof 138-0.08358 plays · small sample
California defense · allowed
121stof 1380.27059 plays · small sample
vs
UNLV offense
84thof 138-0.00660 plays
Red zone
California offense
94thof 138-0.04827 plays · small sample
vs
UNLV defense · allowed
34thof 138-0.24042 plays · small sample
California defense · allowed
9thof 138-0.49337 plays · small sample
vs
UNLV offense
124thof 138-0.30137 plays · small sample
Field advancement
California offense
88thof 13846.2%vs
UNLV defense · allowed
74thof 13842.9%California defense · allowed
76thof 13843.1%vs
UNLV offense
86thof 13847.0%Away
Home
California Offense vs UNLV DefenseUNLV · 8 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.14#107
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#360.13
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.032#98
244 plays
EPA/Play
#56-0.063
allowed · 236 plays
-0.043#91
137 plays
EPA/Pass
#21-0.219
allowed · 114 plays
-0.018#90
107 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#1030.082
allowed · 122 plays
43.4%#110
244 plays
Success Rate
#5743.2%
allowed · 236 plays
40.1%#110
Pass Success Rate
#4338.7%
allowed
47.7%#75
Rush Success Rate
#9248.2%
allowed
46.2%#88
Available Yards %
#7442.9%
allowed
72.2#105
Net Field Position
#2274.6
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.001#74
187 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#79-0.024
allowed · 180 plays
7.5#101
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#697.3
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
California Defense vs UNLV OffenseCalifornia · 9 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.01#70
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#90-0.08
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.004#79
allowed · 223 plays
EPA/Play
#81-0.003
242 plays
-0.260#13
allowed · 106 plays
EPA/Pass
#390.149
105 plays
0.228#134
allowed · 117 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#120-0.119
137 plays
40.8%#30
allowed · 223 plays
Success Rate
#11643.0%
242 plays
37.8%#30
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#8643.8%
40.6%#25
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#12442.3%
43.1%#76
allowed
Available Yards %
#8647.0%
68.4#117
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#11272.6
-0.074#56
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#86-0.014
180 plays
7.1#84
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#927.4
2026 · Situational EPAEven · 3-3-0
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.048
241 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.022
233 plays
0.025
244 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.019
230 plays
-0.048
27 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
-0.301
37 plays · small sample
-0.493
37 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.240
42 plays · small sample
0.077
55 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Off
-0.006
60 plays
0.270
59 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.083
58 plays · small sample