MWC matchup features UNLV taking on Wyoming

Wyoming (5-3) at UNLV (5-3), Nov. 7 at 10:30 p.m. EST.

Opening Line: UNLV by 7.5. Against the spread: UNLV 4-4, Wyoming 4-4.

How to watch: CBS Sports Network

Key stats

UNLV Offense

Overall: 383.4 yards per game (70th in FBS)

Passing: 208 yards per game (93rd)

Rushing: 175.4 yards per game (45th)

Scoring: 25 points per game (90th)

UNLV Defense

Overall: 395.3 yards per game (108th in FBS)

Passing: 205.5 yards per game (56th)

Rushing: 189.8 yards per game (123rd)

Scoring: 23.8 points per game (61st)

Wyoming Offense

Overall: 329.1 yards per game (118th in FBS)

Passing: 142.3 yards per game (133rd)

Rushing: 186.9 yards per game (36th)

Scoring: 19.5 points per game (126th)

Wyoming Defense

Overall: 369 yards per game (78th in FBS)

Passing: 180.4 yards per game (26th)

Rushing: 188.6 yards per game (122nd)

Scoring: 20 points per game (33rd)

Wyoming ranks 116th in third down percentage, converting 33.7% of the time.

UNLV ranks 106th in the FBS averaging 66.8 penalty yards per game, compared to Wyoming's 21st-ranked 44.4 per-game average.

UNLV is 132nd in FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 70.8% of trips. Wyoming's red zone defense ranks 16th at 75%.

Team leaders

UNLV

Passing: Jackson Arnold, 1,655 yards, 13 TDs, 4 INTs, 60.4 completion percentage

Rushing: Jai'Den Thomas, 657 yards on 128 carries, 4 TDs

Receiving: Kayden McGee, 442 yards on 21 catches, 5 TDs

Wyoming

Passing: Tyler Hughes, 1,131 yards, 5 TDs, 7 INTs, 62.4 completion percentage

Rushing: Hughes, 616 yards on 101 carries, 6 TDs

Receiving: Jake Wilson, 242 yards on 22 catches, 2 TDs

Last game

UNLV defeated Northern Illinois 31-24 on Oct. 31. Arnold led UNLV with 269 yards on 20-of-30 passing (66.7%) for three touchdowns and two interceptions. He also carried the ball 13 times for 86 yards. Thomas carried the ball 16 times for 114 yards and scored one touchdown, adding four receptions for 27 yards. McGee had five receptions for 112 yards and one touchdown.

Wyoming won 28-14 over Air Force on Oct. 23. Hughes passed for 113 yards on 10-of-17 attempts (58.8%) with two touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball 12 times for 146 yards and one rushing touchdown. Markell Holman had 35 rushing yards on nine carries and one touchdown, adding two receptions for 11 yards. Wilson recorded 36 yards on two catches with one touchdown.

Next game

UNLV plays at No. 22 New Mexico on Nov. 14. Wyoming plays at UTEP on Nov. 14.