2025 FCS Picks: Week 0
22 August 2025
The Idaho State Bengals are on the road Saturday to open the 2025 FCS season against the FBS' UNLV Rebels. The Bengals are coming off a 5-7 season last year (3-5 in the Big Sky Conference), while the Rebels went 11-3 (6-1 in the Mountain West Conference), including a bowl victory over California.
IDAHO STATE AT UNLV ODDS, GAME TIME
- Game Day: Saturday, August 23, 2025
- Game Time: 4:00 PM ET
- Location: Las Vegas, NV
- Stadium: Allegiant Stadium
- Favorite: UNLV Rebels
- Underdog: Idaho State Bengals
- Over/under: 66
- Point Spread: UNLV (-30)
HOW TO WATCH IDAHO STATE AT UNLV
- TV Channel: N/A
DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR IDAHO STATE AT UNLV
Dunkel Ratings: Idaho State 51.939; UNLV 89.058
Dunkel Line & Total: UNLV by 37; 59
Vegas Line & Total: UNLV by 30; 66
Dunkel Pick: UNLV (-30); Under
Below are all of the Dunkel Index picks for Week 0 of the FCS schedule:
DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR INCARNATE WORD AT NICHOLLS STATE
Date: Saturday, August 23
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Incarnate Word 68.045; Nicholls State 51.384
Dunkel Line & Total: Incarnate Word by 16 1/2; 45 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Incarnate Word by 13 1/2; 51 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Incarnate Word (-13 1/2); Under
DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR TARLETON STATE AT PORTLAND STATE
Date: Saturday, August 23
Time: 4:30 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: Tarleton State 65.169; Portland State 62.647
Dunkel Line & Total: Tarleton State by 2 1/2; 63 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Tarleton State by 17 1/2; 60 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Portland State (+17 1/2); Over
DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR UC-DAVIS VS MERCER
Date: Saturday, August 23
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: UC-Davis 72.711; Mercer 71.765
Dunkel Line & Total: UC-Davis by 1; 59
Vegas Line & Total: UC-Davis by 3 1/2; 52 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Mercer (+3 1/2); Over
DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR NC CENTRAL VS SOUTHERN
Date: Saturday, August 23
Time: 7:30 PM ET
Dunkel Ratings: NC Central 55.414; Southern 52.456
Dunkel Line & Total: NC Central by 3; 45
Vegas Line & Total: NC Central by 9 1/2; 49 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Southern (+9 1/2); Under
