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Air Force +7 over UNLV

Allegiant Stadium – Las Vegas, NV

3:30 PM ET. You have to wonder what this number is telling us. UNLV is undefeated, ranked, and at home inside Allegiant, while Air Force limps in at 1–4 with its only win against Bucknell — and yet, the market is giving the Rebels just a single touchdown head start. That doesn’t add up on paper, which means there’s something else going on under the hood.

Let’s start with the Rebels. They’re 5–0, but that mark is built on sand. They nearly lost as a 30½-point favorite to FCS Idaho State, needed a late comeback and walk-off kick to beat Miami (OH), and their “convincing” wins came against Sam Houston State (winless) and a checked-out Wyoming side. Even the UCLA victory came when the Bruins were sorting through quarterback issues. You can’t punish a team for winning, but if you actually watched those games, you know this group is walking on a tightrope. They’ve been more lucky than good.

Air Force’s record, meanwhile, is deceiving in the other direction. Their losses have come against quality opposition — Boise State, Navy, and Colorado State — all games that were competitive into the fourth quarter. They still run the rock better than almost anyone in the country (8th nationally), they control time of possession, and they turn games into trench wars that bleed the clock. That style drives favorites mad because possessions vanish fast.

UNLV’s defense gives up over 413 yards a game — 114th in the country — against one of the weakest schedules in FBS. Now they’ll have to defend a triple-option attack that doesn’t let you breathe or substitute. Air Force will be grinding clock, controlling tempo, and frustrating the Rebels into mistakes.

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