The Kansas Jayhawks and UNLV Rebels both entered Week 3 of the college football season in the "others receiving votes" section of the AP Top 25 and both will have a great opportunity to impress voters in front of a national audience on Friday night. UNLV will visit Kansas in one of only two Friday games on the Week 3 college football schedule and this will be a rematch of a high-scoring matchup at the 2023 Guaranteed Rate Bowl. Kansas won that matchup 49-36 but is 1-1 in 2024 coming off a loss to Illinois last week while UNLV is 2-0 with wins over Houston and FCS opponent Utah Tech.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on Friday at Children's Mercy Park in Lawrence, Kan., where the home team has won six of its last eight games. After opening at -11, the Jayhawks are favored by 9 points and the over/under is 57.5 in the latest Kansas vs. UNLV odds via SportsLine consensus, down from opening at 60.5. Before making any UNLV vs. Kansas picks, be sure to check out the college football predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.
The model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Since its inception, it has generated a profit of well over $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. It is also coming off a profitable 13-9 season on top-rated spread picks. Anyone who has followed it has seen strong returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Kansas vs. UNLV and just locked in its picks and CFB predictions. You can visit SportsLine now to see the model's picks. Here are the college football odds and betting lines on the spread, money line and over/under for UNLV vs. Kansas:
- Kansas vs. UNLV spread: Kansas -9
- Kansas vs. UNLV over/under: 57.5 points
- Kansas vs. UNLV money line: Kansas -347, UNLV +271
- KU: The Jayhawks are 0-2 ATS this season
- UNLV: The Rebels are 2-0 ATS this season
- Kansas vs. UNLV picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why Kansas can cover
The Jayhawks began the season ranked No. 22 in the AP Top 25 and moved up to 19th after a win over Lindenwood to open the season. However, they dropped out after a hard-fought 23-16 loss on the road against Illinois last week. Lance Leipold's squad actually outgained the Illini in that loss 319-272 but a 4-1 disparity in the turnover battle ultimately cost Kansas.
Devin Neal rushed for over 100 yards in the loss and has now crossed the 100-yard mark in both games this season. Neal has reached 1,000 rushing yards in each of the last two seasons and has now rushed for 3,290 yards and 35 touchdowns during his career. He had 71 yards and a touchdown in the win over UNLV last bowl season and he'll likely play an instrumental role for Kansas again on Friday. See which team to pick here.
Why UNLV can cover
The Rebels are coming off a nine-win season in Barry Odom's first year at the helm, the program's first time reaching that threshold since an 11-win season in 1984 that was later vacated. Standout freshman quarterback Jayden Maiava left for USC after his success in Las Vegas, but the program's top receiver, Ricky White, is back. White had seven catches for 97 yards and a touchdown against Kansas last season and finished his season with 88 catches for 1,483 yards and eight touchdowns.
Jacob De Jesus is also back at UNLV and the versatile playmaker will also have a big role to play on Friday. De Jesus had eight catches for 98 yards and also added 40 rushing yards and a touchdown on six carries in the bowl loss to Kansas. De Jesus has scored twice already this season despite UNLV winning comfortably against Houston and Utah Tech. UNLV has covered the spread in its last seven road games and the Jayhawks are only 2-4 ATS in their last six games as a favorite. See which team to pick here.
How to make Kansas vs. UNLV picks
SportsLine's model is leaning Over on the total, projecting 64 combined points. The model also says one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time. You can only get the model's pick at SportsLine.
So who wins UNLV vs. Kansas, and which side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the advanced computer simulation model that's up well over $2,000 on its college football picks since inception, and find out.
