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BYU vs Utah

BYU visit Utah in Week 10. The model favors Utah by 3.7. Win probability, the tale of the tape, and the all-time series, all from real data.

Win probability
41%
59%

Model win probability from SP+ ratings + home-field edge.

The read
Model analysis · November 4 · refreshed weekly

SP+ separates these teams by just 1.3 points, rating Utah 18 (10th) over BYU 16.7 (13th), and projects Utah by 3.7 with a 59% win probability. The consensus line sits at Utah -5.2 with an implied 62%, and the ProphetX exchange pushes further to Utah -182 (65%) against BYU +176 (36%). Every market read prices Utah more firmly than the model does, so the BYU contract near 38% to 41% is where the gap concentrates.

The unit ranks explain the lean: Utah's offense (#13) grades ahead of BYU's (#20), while the defenses are close, BYU #20 and Utah #22, and the total is set at 48.5. Series history cuts the other way, with Utah leading 3-5 but BYU taking the 2025 meeting 24-21, enough to keep the projected margin inside a field goal.

Form backs the tight read. Utah is unbeaten at 8-0, with a 49-25 win at Cincinnati and a 31-17 result at Iowa State. BYU sits 7-1, its only loss 31-39 at UCF, with wins over Notre Dame 28-24 and at TCU 17-10. Season sims give Utah 10.5 wins and 60.9% Playoff odds against BYU's 9.5 and 39.6%, and both title numbers, 3.2% and 2.5%, run above market marks of 1.9% and 1.5%.

The market prices Utah a half-step above SP+, leaving the BYU contract the spot where model and price diverge most.

Matchup odds
Consensus line · 2 books
Spread
UTAH -4.2
Total (O/U)
49.3
Favorite
UTAH
Moneyline win probability (implied from the spread)
BYU
40%
Utah
60%

Real consensus line across 2 sportsbooks. Spread and total are the current market number; the win probabilities are implied from the spread.

Matchup odds price history
The market to win this game · daily prices, colored by the favorite
BYU38%-10 ptsvsUtah62%+10 pts
0%25%50%75%100%BYU favoredUtah favoredOct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 6Nov 7

Real daily prices from the market to win this game, shown as BYU's win price; Utah's is 100 minus it (the same market's other side). Above the 50% line BYU is favored, below it Utah is, and each candle takes the favored team's color. Kalshi shows open-high-low-close candles (filled body closed up, hollow closed down). As of Nov 7.

Tale of the tape
Percentile vs FBS · 2025 stats, 2026 SP+
#13SP+SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.#10
#17FPIFPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.#8
1750EloElo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.1976
0.7%Title oddsDe-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.2.5%
BYUUtahsolid = better, faded = trailing
What these metrics mean
SP+. SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.
FPI. FPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.
Elo. Elo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.
Title odds. De-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.
Off PPA. PPA (Predicted Points Added): the average point value each play adds. Higher is better for offense, lower for defense.
Success. Success rate: the share of plays that stay on schedule (roughly 50% of needed yards on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th). Higher is better.
Explosive. Explosiveness: the average value of a team's successful plays, i.e. how big its good plays are when they hit.
Yards/game. Total yards gained per game.
Success allowed. How often the defense allows an on-schedule play (enough yards for the down). Lower is better.
Havoc. Havoc rate: the share of plays where the defense makes a tackle for loss, forced fumble, interception, or pass breakup.
Yards allowed. Total yards allowed per game. Lower is better.
Efficiency profile
Percentile vs FBS · 2025
Recent series
Utah lead 5-3
BYU have won the last 3
20152025
Head to head
Every meeting in our records
2025
24-21
BYU
at BYU
2024
22-21
BYU
at Utah
2021
26-17
BYU
at BYU
2019
30-12
Utah
at BYU
2018
35-27
Utah
at Utah
2017
19-13
Utah
at BYU
2016
20-19
Utah
at Utah
2015
35-28
Utah
neutral site
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When do BYU and Utah play?

Week 10 of 2026, on Nov 7, 2026 at Utah.

Who is favored?

The model projects Utah by 3.7 (59% win probability), from SP+ ratings.

What is the all-time series?

Utah lead 5-3 over the meetings in our records.

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