Last month, Jayden Maiava threw three touchdown passes and Vincent Davis Jr. ran for two more as UNLV destroyed New Mexico, 56-14. Maiava was 13-of-18 passing for 247 yards. White pulled in eight passes for 165 yards and two touchdowns.
That game is back in the news this week.
Action Network’s Brett McMurphy reported on Wednesday that gambling commission authorities in “multiple states” are investigating New Mexico football’s 56-14 loss to UNLV on Nov. 4 for “suspicious and/or abnormal betting activity.”
McMurphy reported that an alert was sent out by “independent integrity monitors” before kickoff to notify sportsbooks of potentially suspicious activity targeting New Mexico. The alert came by a “large U.S. sportsbook” who noticed unusual wagering activity around the game. The Action Network’s reporting suggests that new accounts were created solely for wagering on that game, which caused the game to be flagged for suspicious betting activity.
U.S. Integrity, a sports-betting compliance firm, is partnered with the Mountain West to investigate potential patterns, and UNM Athletic Director Eddie Nuñez was contacted by them about a week after the game.
The NCAA was unable to comment on specifics of any investigations regarding the game.
“The University of New Mexico is aware of an ongoing review by U.S. Integrity of our November 4, 2023 football game against UNLV,” Nuñez told the Journal on Wednesday night. “We are cooperating fully with the Mountain West conference. To date, there is no indication of any misconduct and we look forward to the conclusion of the review.”
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After opening as a 10.5-point favorite, the Rebels easily covered a closing 16.5-point spread due to a slew of special teams and defensive errors.
“It was a game we took control of early, but looking back, I don’t remember anything to cause me to believe (there was anything wrong),” UNLV head coach Barry Odom told McMurphy and Action Network. “I knew if we could score to open the second half, I felt like we could break open the game and take complete control.”
Danny Gonzales was the head coach for UNM’s 56-14 loss to UNLV but he has since been fired as Bronco Mendenhall was formally announced as the Lobos’ next head coach.
