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 3.1
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 38-13vs UABW 59-8at CLTW 45-21vs UTML 20-38at BOISW 42-24vs ARST
2026 season
UNLV form
W 13-7vs NDSUW 39-31vs CALW 38-10at AKRL 6-44at UNTW 21-6at HAW
2026 season
Memphis this season
Straight up5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Against the spread4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Over / under4-2 · 67% (6 games)
UNLV this season
Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Against the spread4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Over / under1-5 · 17% (6 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 2026 regular season
| Passing | Marcus Stokes QB #2 | 90/123, 1371 YDS, 14 TD, 3 INT |
| Air Noland QB #3 | 7/9, 83 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Jaylin Carter RB #6 | 70 CAR, 513 YDS, 6 TD |
| Manny Covey RB #28 | 42 CAR, 218 YDS | |
| Dallan Hayden RB #7 | 27 CAR, 172 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Hunter Tipton TE #0 | 19 REC, 367 YDS, 5 TD |
| Jermane Hayes WR #11 | 22 REC, 242 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Tychaun Chapman WR #1 | 12 REC, 176 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Stonka Burnside WR #5 | 8 REC, 143 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Mike Montgomery LB #9 | 28 |
| Zach Ruffin LB #22 | 27 | |
| Ian Foster S #0 | 25 | |
| Sacks | Elijah Kinsler DL #15 | 3.5 |
| J'Mond Tapp DL #14 | 2.5 | |
| Taylor Burton DL #90 | 1.5 | |
| Interceptions | Dylan Smith S #3 | 2 |
| Ahmere Foster S #5 | 1 | |
| Ian Foster S #0 | 1 |
UNLV leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Jackson Arnold QB #11 | 79/133, 1063 YDS, 8 TD |
| Alex Orji QB #1 | 1/5, 9 YDS, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Jai'Den Thomas RB #9 | 73 CAR, 383 YDS, 2 TD |
| Jackson Arnold QB #11 | 73 CAR, 270 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Jaylon Glover RB #0 | 16 CAR, 89 YDS | |
| Receiving | Taz Reddicks WR #2 | 14 REC, 272 YDS, 2 TD |
| Kayden McGee WR #6 | 8 REC, 188 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Taeshaun Lyons WR #8 | 11 REC, 120 YDS | |
| Jai'Den Thomas RB #9 | 12 REC, 108 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Cam Santee LB #23 | 37 |
| Jake Pope S #7 | 36 | |
| Tre Fulton DB #10 | 36 | |
| Sacks | Tre Fulton DB #10 | 3.5 |
| Kal-El Togafau DL #44 | 3 | |
| Elias Rudolph LB #91 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Quandarius Keyes DB #5 | 2 |
| Mumu Bin-Wahad DB #1 | 1 | |
| Tre Fulton DB #10 | 1 |
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.