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by Jack Rieger
When the betting line for the Nevada vs. UNLV game opened, I was surprised to see UNLV favored by 5.5 points at home (along with my degenerate gambling friends). Vegas was missing its best player, Steven Zimmerman, as well as another talented big man in Ben Carter, while also suffering through its worst season in 21 years. But as always, the Vegas line-makers proved wise when UNLV won by 11 points in overtime thanks to a miraculous 3-point shot by Patrick McCaw with 0.