Our side
MoneylineUNLV to win
ours 38%
Projected score
26–25
UNLV – AKR
2026-09-26 · kickoff TBD
InfoCision Stadium · Akron, OH
Early season
The books
No book has priced this game. Nothing to compare, and no ticket to build.
First recorded meeting between these programs
2025 unit ranks —
last completed season, from games actually played
Run game
even
42 ranks apart
UNLV Rebels #20 rush offense
Akron Zips #62 run defense
Pass game
edge UNLV Rebels
72 ranks
UNLV Rebels #50 pass offense
Akron Zips #122 pass defense
Run game
even
18 ranks apart
Akron Zips #215 rush offense
UNLV Rebels #233 run defense
Pass game
edge UNLV Rebels
55 ranks
Akron Zips #201 pass offense
UNLV Rebels #146 pass defense
UNLV Rebels
Balanced · 52% run
Avg pace
Dual-threat QB · 48 rush ypg
Akron Zips
Balanced · 50% run
Ball-control
Dan Mullen · 67-34 · offense-minded
Joe Moorhead · 27-47 · defense-minded
Ranked by team-unit strength
(rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265
D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the
2025 season.
The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above
Who carried each team in 2025
UNLV Rebels
DB
Tre Fulton
21 tkl · 1 PD
#28 DB
DB
Jake Pope
23 tkl · 1 PD
#62 DB
RB
Jai'Den Thomas
224 rush yds · 1 TD · 7 rec
#69 RB
DB
Denver Harris
10 tkl · 2 PD
#212 DB
Akron Zips
TE
Elijah Alexander
7 rec · 61 yds · 3 TD
#9 TE
QB
Cibastian Broughton
338 pass yds · 4 TD · 0 INT
#17 QB
DL
Omari Abor
8 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL
#84 DL
RB
Sean Patrick
100 rush yds · 6 rec
#134 RB
Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their
position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no
2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for
these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.
Power breakdown
Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).
Where the number comes from
UNLV offense vs Akron defense+1.5 pts
Akron offense vs UNLV defense-6.2 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 1,839 mi
Altitude · context only350 m lower than the visitor's home elevation
Rest · context onlyAway team on 7 more days rest
An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have
played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.
Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest
were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them.
Adding them again would double-count.