Wk 1 · 2026
Memphis Tigers at UNLV Rebels — Sat, Aug 29
Sat, Aug 29 ·
Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
· FOX FINAL
Weather
This one is played indoors. There is nothing to forecast.
at
10:00pET
UNLV -4.5 · total 55.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential MEM by 1.2
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Memphis form
W 27-21at UNLV
2026 season
UNLV form
L 21-27vs MEM
2026 season
Memphis this season
Straight up1-0 · 100% (1 games)
Against the spread1-0 · 100% (1 games)
Over / under0-1 · 0% (1 games)
UNLV this season
Straight up0-1 · 0% (1 games)
Against the spread0-1 · 0% (1 games)
Over / under0-1 · 0% (1 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Memphis leads 1–0 · Memphis won the last one
1 meeting
in 2006–2026 · average margin
6.0 points toward Memphis
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-08-29 | Memphis 27 — 21 UNLV | at UNLV | Memphis |
Memphis leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Brendon Lewis QB #2 | 239/343, 2567 YDS, 15 TD, 6 INT |
| AJ Hill QB #2 | 13/25, 175 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Sutton Smith RB #5 | 102 CAR, 669 YDS, 7 TD |
| Brendon Lewis QB #2 | 141 CAR, 618 YDS, 9 TD | |
| Greg Desrosiers Jr. RB #13 | 99 CAR, 563 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Receiving | Cortez Braham Jr. WR #4 | 63 REC, 889 YDS, 8 TD |
| Jamari Hawkins WR #9 | 34 REC, 591 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Marcello Bussey WR #6 | 24 REC, 253 YDS | |
| Brady Kluse WR #12 | 21 REC, 230 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Sam Brumfield LB #3 | 106 |
| Kamari Wilson S #8 | 78 | |
| Chris Bracy S #7 | 74 | |
| Sacks | Sam Brumfield LB #3 | 4.5 |
| Drue Watts DB #7 | 3 | |
| William Whitlow Jr. DL #9 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Kamari Wilson S #8 | 2 |
| DeMarco Ward LB #31 | 2 | |
| Jalen Bell DL #93 | 1 |
UNLV leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Anthony Colandrea QB #10 | 256/387, 3275 YDS, 23 TD, 8 INT |
| Alex Orji QB #1 | 3/3, 37 YDS | |
| Rushing | Jai'Den Thomas RB #9 | 137 CAR, 985 YDS, 12 TD |
| Anthony Colandrea QB #10 | 118 CAR, 621 YDS, 9 TD | |
| Keyvone Lee RB #2 | 96 CAR, 433 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Receiving | Jaden Bradley WR #6 | 54 REC, 869 YDS, 4 TD |
| Troy Omeire WR #5 | 30 REC, 505 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Daejon Reynolds WR #3 | 32 REC, 470 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Taeshaun Lyons WR #8 | 13 REC, 222 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Marsel McDuffie LB #8 | 103 |
| Jake Pope S #7 | 78 | |
| Jaheem Joseph S #3 | 66 | |
| Sacks | Tunmise Adeleye DL #30 | 6 |
| Jaheem Joseph S #3 | 3.5 | |
| Aamaris Brown DB #9 | 3.5 | |
| Interceptions | Aamaris Brown DB #9 | 4 |
| Laterrance Welch DB #0 | 4 | |
| Marsel McDuffie LB #8 | 2 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.