November Sports Tickets on a Budget
November is the best sports month in Las Vegas, and it is not close: the Golden Knights are
home, the Raiders are home, and UNLV is playing football and basketball — sometimes on the same weekend. The trick is that the cheapest seat in each building costs a wildly different
amount, and the budget play is knowing which game to pick, not just which team.
Here is the November calendar, cheapest first.
The Cheapest Ticket in Town: UNLV Basketball
UNLV men's basketball opens at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, November 3 at 7:00pm against Northern Arizona, with tickets listed from $7. Seven dollars for a Division I game in an 18,000-seat arena is the best sports value in the city, full stop — and early-season college basketball is the most underpriced ticket on this whole list.
UNLV Football: The Big-Stadium Bargain
UNLV football plays at Allegiant Stadium — the same building as the Raiders — against Wyoming on Saturday, November 7 at 7:30pm, and against Nevada on Saturday, November 28 at 6:00pm for the rivalry game. College football in an NFL stadium at college prices is the middle of this list: more expensive than basketball, far cheaper than the NFL, and the atmosphere for the Nevada game is the best of the month.
Golden Knights: Four Home Dates
The Vegas Golden Knights are home four times in November at T-Mobile Arena: November 11 at 7:00pm against Utah, Friday, November 13 at 7:00pm against Nashville,
Sunday, November 15 at 6:00pm against Vancouver, and Tuesday, November 17 at 7:00pm
against Dallas. Weeknight games against non-rival opponents are the cheapest NHL tickets — the Tuesday Dallas game and the Wednesday Utah game will undercut the weekend dates. Upper-bowl seats and resale listings are where the value lives.
Raiders: The Splurge
The Las Vegas Raiders host the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, November 15 at 1:05pm at Allegiant Stadium. This is the most expensive ticket on the list by a wide margin — NFL pricing in a stadium built for it — and the budget play is not the ticket, it is everything around it: tailgate lots, watch parties, and the free Fremont Street scene after the game. If the Raiders are the reason for the trip, book the ticket early; if the game is a bonus, the Knights or UNLV will give you the same arena buzz for a fraction of the price.
The Budget Rules
Weeknights beat weekends: Tuesday and Wednesday games are cheaper than Friday and Sunday games in every building on this list.
Upper bowl, resale, patience: The cheapest seats are high and on resale — and prices drop as game time approaches for games that are not sold out.
Check the total: A $7 ticket with $15 in fees is a $22 ticket. Compare the checkout total, not the list price.
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