UNLV paid how much to get beat by Syracuse?

The No. 25 UNLV Rebels were a surprising member of the undefeated club this season, especially having a quarterback-NIL controversy so early in the year.

But even without transfer passer Matthew Sluka under center, the team seems to be doing just fine in its bid to challenge for the Mountain West crown and potentially the expanded College Football Playoff.

The Rebels, sitting at 4-0 and having dropped more points in Week 5 than Sluka ever did in each of his three starts, UNLV hosted an ACC foe that spoiled the hot streak.

Syracuse made the five-and-a-half hour flight to the desert and beat the Rebels 44-41 in overtime for its fourth win of its young season. It was the first time the program had played in the Pacific time zone in 13 years.

How much did UNLV pay Syracuse for Friday's loss?

The Orange probably won't be vying for a playoff spot at the end of the season but on Friday they put an end to UNLV's luck — and got paid for doing so.

Syracuse was a 6.5 point underdog according to ESPN Bet (Vegas clearly isn't biased on this) but it was paid $300,000 to make the trip out to Sin City and take a crack at the Rebels. Pulling the upset sweetend that jackpot a lot more.

This loss severely hampers UNLV's hopes at challenging current conference leaders No. 21 Boise State for a spot in the playoff. But Syracuse earned a second ranked win of its season (def. No. 23 Georgia Tech 31-28), likely reinserting itself back into the stacked ACC title race.

Saturday was the first time ever the two programs met on the gridiron and Syracuse's first time playing at Allegiant Stadium.

Syracuse took its $300 grand and bet it all on orange Friday. For once the house did not win.