Chicago, Illinois, native Cam Miles led UNLV with 20 points and 4 3-pointers. Cooper Noard had 20 points for Samford. Will Shaver led all players with 10 rebounds for Samford.
UNLV had 11 offensive rebounds to Samford's 5. Samford covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 5.4 points.
UNLV's NBA alumni include Shawn Marion, Christian Wood, Derrick Jones Jr. and Armon Gilliam, the No. 2 overall pick in 1987.
What the model said
Projected that morning with only earlier games
SAM 72, UNLV 87model score
-14.4model spread (home)
158.9model total
5.4points off the final margin
FavoriteUNLV -11.52.9LostOver 158.50.4Won
OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.
Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.
Line and result
Spread (home)
Total
ML home
ML away
Source
Close
-11.5
158.5
-800
550
DraftKings via ESPN
Margin +9 (home)ATS SAM coveredTotal 167 → over
Travel and rest coming in
Team
Rest days
Miles in
Road streak
Time zone
SAM
non-MAC team, not tracked
UNLV
3
0
–
same
Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).
