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After two games on the road, Fresno State is heading back home. They will take on the UNLV Rebels at 10:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two weeks ago, Fresno State's game was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They snuck past Utah State with a 37-32 victory.
Among those leading the charge was Malik Sherrod, who rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Fife, who threw for 291 yards and a touchdown.
Fresno State was down by one with only four minutes and 42 seconds left when they drove 74 yards for the winning score. Sherrod punched in the touchdown from 11 yards out.
Meanwhile, UNLV had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.5 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Colorado State 25-23.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for UNLV, racking up 19 points in total. All those points came courtesy of Jose Pizano: he added 18 points with six field goals, and another on an extra-point kick.
Fresno State's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for UNLV, their win was their fifth straight at home (dating back to last season), bumping their overall record up to 6-1.
While fans of both teams were happy after their last outing, their bettors probably weren't as neither team covered. Going forward, Fresno State is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by eight points. Bettors picking them against the spread have some confidence (to put it mildly), as the team is sitting on a three-game streak of failing to cover when expected to win.
Fresno State beat UNLV 37-30 when the teams last played back in November of 2022. Will Fresno State repeat their success, or does UNLV have a better game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
