The Kansas Jayhawks look to get back to their all-time scoring ways when they host the UNLV Rebels at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas on Friday. Kansas (1-1) is coming off a 23-17 loss at Illinois that ended its streak of three straight games with at least 48 points scored. UNLV (2-0) is trying to win its first three games of the season for the first time since 1984 after beating Utah Tech 72-14 last week. The Jayhawks defeated the Rebels 49-36 in the 2023 Guaranteed Rate Bowl last December to improve their record to 2-1 in the all-time series.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. The Jayhawks are a 9-point favorite in the latest Kansas vs. UNLV odds from SportsLine’s consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 57.5. Before you make any UNLV vs. Kansas picks or CFB predictions, you should see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

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The model knows that Kansas has had no trouble scoring in its last two meetings with UNLV, scoring 46 points in the 2003 win before falling just short of the 50-point mark in last year’s bowl matchup. Running back Devin Neal, who ran for 71 yards and a touchdown in that win, has eclipsed the 100-yard mark in five consecutive regular-season games and seven of his last nine games dating back to last season. Wide receiver Luke Grimm made four catches for 160 yards and three TDs against the Rebels last December and has hauled in a scoring pass in each of the Jayhawks’ first two games this year.

The model also factors in the fact that UNLV has gone 11-3 since Barry Odom replaced Marcus Arroyo as head coach to start the 2023 season. Three of quarterback Matthew Sluka’s eight completions against Utah Tech last week were for touchdowns — all to wideout Ricky White III, who finished with 111 receiving yards — while running back Greg Burrell ran for 101 yards and a score. White had seven receptions for 97 yards and a TD against Kansas in the 2023 Guaranteed Rate Bowl, while Jacob De Jesus made eight catches for 95 yards and ran for 40 yards and a touchdown.

The model has simulated Kansas vs. UNLV 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is tilted towards the total, and it also says that one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time!

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