UNLV is 4-1 and has covered all five of its games. In the four wins, they’ve scored 40+ points and their lone loss was at Michigan, 35-7. They’ve won their last three with a backup QB. The star of the offense is the running game that averages 214 ypg, good enough for 12th best in the nation. Nevada is 0-5 but played hard in the last three covering big numbers. UNLV won the Fremont Cannon back last season in the state rivalry, but Reno has covered the last three meetings. UNLV makes a statement to the folks up north. It’s personal and they have the ability to do something about it. UNLV to win by double-digits.

The seat is getting awfully warm in Reno under Ken Wilson, who has seen his Wolf Pack lose a nation's-worst 15 in a row. A check of the schedule, however, shows Nevada has been in pretty tough, and does have spread covers to its credit vs a. potent Kansas, Texas State, and Fresno State, although QB Brendon Lewis has yet to throw a TD pass. UNLV looks bowl-bound for the first time in a decade as the Rebs respond to new HC Barry Odom, but this is a true rivalry dog that has had a bye week to prepare for its last chance to salvage the season. Play Nevada

Love the fact that the country is starting to realize what many already knew about their offensive coordinator Brennan Marion's Go-Go Offense. It is a versatile, big play attack that takes advantage of the defense's eyes. The Rebels are rolling, while the Wolf Pack are reeling.