RJ reporters, editors make picks for Rebels’ game against Cal

Las Vegas Review-Journal reporters and editors marque their picks for the Rebels’ location crippled vs. Cal connected Saturday:

Ed Graney

UNLV bushed writer/columnist (3-1)

This is erstwhile we truly spot which mode the UNLV shot play to going to thin — a three-game agelong against Cal, North Dakota State and astatine Air Force. It each begins with a location matchup against the Bears, who person looked rather beatable connected much than 1 juncture this young season. If the Rebels tin stay wide of turning the shot implicit against Cal’s susceptible secondary, the favored Rebels should look victorious.

UNLV 24, Cal 21

Donovan Hicks

UNLV backup writer (3-1)

After a crippled against Akron successful which the Rebels showed what they tin bash erstwhile Jackson Arnold finds a bushed successful Dan Mullen’s scheme, determination is capable to similar astir the Rebels’ discourtesy astatine location against a Cal programme whose lone roadworthy showcase was a nail-biter against the last-place squad successful its conference.

UNLV 24, Cal 17

Adam Hill

Raiders bushed writer/columnist (3-1)

The Rebels had a bye week and a get-right crippled against Akron to get backmost connected track. Dan Mullen’s squad should usage that arsenic a springboard to amended things the remainder of the way. Otherwise, the play could spell sideways. Cal is simply a large trial due to the fact that it’s not a large team, but it is much than susceptible of winning astatine Allegiant.

UNLV 30, Cal 27

Sam Gordon

Raiders bushed writer/columnist (1-3)

The Rebels volition support their location tract and people a signature triumph for Dan Mullen implicit an ACC opponent.

UNLV 27, Cal 24

Alex Wright

High schoolhouse bushed newsman (2-2)

UNLV looked beardown against an inferior hostile successful Akron, truthful Cal volition beryllium a measurement up for the Rebels successful their last nonconference game. UNLV’s violative enactment looked improved against the Zips, which volition beryllium cardinal again if Jackson Arnold and Jai’Den Thomas volition person productive days against the Bears. The Rebels’ defence should beryllium capable to get immoderate stops against an up-and-down Cal offense.

UNLV 28, Cal 24

Bill Bradley

Sports Editor (2-2)

It’s heartening to cognize that the UNLV discourtesy woke up against Akron. But the Rebels volition request much to bushed the improbable ACC team. The Bears diagnostic a beardown passing crippled led by sophomore backmost Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, and they leverage high-profile transportation additions successful the passing attack. The pedigree they’ve faced is conscionable excessively overmuch and their 2-2 grounds says they’ve hung pugnacious with that schedule.

Cal 37, UNLV 24

Richard Bush

Assistant Sports Editor (2-2)

This is the make-or-break portion of UNLV’s schedule. What happens implicit the adjacent 3 games volition find what benignant of a play the Rebels person this year. Cal is simply a must-win crippled for Dan Mullen’s team. The Bears person looked beauteous atrocious astatine times truthful far. While they volition beryllium acold much of a trial than Akron was past week, this is simply a crippled UNLV should triumph astatine location and 1 successful which Jackson Arnold has a bully outing.

UNLV 24, Cal 17