- Odds are favoring UNLV with a 10.5-point spread against Sam Houston State.
- There is a 62.5-point total set between UNLV and SHS.
HUNTSVILLE, Texas – A Friday Night matchup between the UNLV Rebels and Sam Houston State Bearkats is set following each of their Week 0 games that saw UNLV come away with a win and SHS with a loss.
Following UNLV’s 38-31 win as a 30.5-point favorite, legal sports betting sites have set the line accordingly and haven’t given them as many points this time around with a 10.5-point spread.
UNLV Vs. Sam Houston State
- Moneyline: UNLV (-370) vs. Sam Houston State (+285)
- Spread: UNLV -10.5
- Total: 62.5
Sam Houston’s Week 0 loss wasn’t terrible through the first half and even halfway through the third quarter. They were down 27-24 with eight minutes left in the third before they allowed Western Kentucky to score two straight touchdowns for a 41-24 final score.
Can UNLV Get Things Rolling In Week 1?
Now that their first game and near scare is in the books, it’s hard to believe that Dan Mullen isn’t ironing out the kinks before their Week 1 matchup against Sam Houston State. There were plenty of bright spots for this UNLV offense, including a 15/21, 195 yard, 1 TD outing for Anthony Colandrea to go along with 307 total team rushing yards.
Their defense, while not able to stop major impact plays, allowing 395 passing yards, they did force four interceptions.
They now get a matchup with a vulnerable Sam Houston State team that got steamrolled and struggled to move the ball with just a 7-yard average through the air.
With that, UNLV should have a much better outing here in Week 1 and could very well run away with this one, covering -10.5 points on the spread.
Explosive Matchup Set Between Rebels & Bearkats
Yes, this is a high point total set on college football betting sites, but after the amount of points we saw last week, how could anyone lean any other way than the over?
Both of them flew over their set totals last week, with UNLV vs. Idaho State hitting 69 points against a 66 point total and Sam Houston State vs. Western Kentucky hitting 65 points against a 61 point total.
Other odds are also implying them hitting over as well, with -120 odds on them going over the 13.5-point first quarter total and -125 odds for over the 30-point first half total.
