Sat, Oct 3, 10:30 PM ET· Mountain America Stadium· Arizona State -4 · O/U 49
Early-season ratings are provisional. Opponent adjustment relies on a thin schedule graph until teams are connected through more games; expect movement through late September.
Rest 7d / 14dTravel 872 mi / 0 miForecast: 86°F · wind 12 mph · Clear
Market context
Arizona State -4 · O/U 49
total opened 50.5, now 49
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Baylor as road underdog
2026 overall: 3-1 ATS (4 games) · 1-3 O/U (4 games)
2026 as road underdog: 1-0 ATS (1 game) · 0-1 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): 1-3 ATS (4 games) · 2-2 O/U (4 games)
Since 2020: 14-11 ATS (25 games) · 13-12 O/U (25 games)
Arizona State as home favorite
2026 overall: 1-1 ATS (2 games) · 2-0 O/U (2 games)
2026 as home favorite: 1-0 ATS (1 game) · 1-0 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): 1-3-1 ATS (5 games) · 2-3 O/U (5 games)
Since 2020: 13-9-1 ATS (23 games) · 11-12 O/U (23 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalBaylor · 7 of 9
435.8
Yards / game
426.0
2.38
Points / drive
2.32
3.5
TDs / game
4.7
39.4
3rd-down %
30.8
47.1
RZ TD %
75.0
-0.3
Turnover margin
-0.3
3.8
Sacks / game
1.7
9.0
TFL / game
4.3
20.0
Havoc / game
11.7
49.2 / 50.8
Pass / Rush split
46.5 / 53.5
2026 · Situational matchup
When Baylor has the ball
Baylor's early-down offense ranks 79th of 138. Arizona State's early-down defense ranks 11th of 138.
Baylor's passing-down offense ranks 58th of 138. Arizona State's passing-down defense ranks 11th of 138.
Baylor's third-down offense ranks 102nd of 138. Arizona State's third-down defense ranks 76th of 138.
Baylor's red-zone offense ranks 122nd of 138. Arizona State's red-zone defense ranks 108th of 138.
When Arizona State has the ball
Arizona State's early-down offense ranks 119th of 138. Baylor's early-down defense ranks 25th of 138.
Arizona State's passing-down offense ranks 104th of 138. Baylor's passing-down defense ranks 51st of 138.
Arizona State's third-down offense ranks 74th of 138. Baylor's third-down defense ranks 97th of 138.
Arizona State's red-zone offense ranks 53rd of 138. Baylor's red-zone defense ranks 41st of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
Offense formabout the same(-0.013 last 3 vs -0.026 season)
Defense formabout the same(-0.211 last 3 vs -0.171 season)
Season to date · 3 games
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingNate Bennett — 567 yd, 6 TD
RushingDawson Pendergrass — 287 yd, 1 TD
ReceivingGavin Freeman — 364 yd, 2 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingCutter Boley — 736 yd, 9 TD
RushingKyson Brown — 227 yd, 1 TD
ReceivingReed Harris — 374 yd, 5 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Baylor offense
79thof 138-0.006206 plays
vs
Arizona State defense · allowed
11thof 138-0.201Baylor defense · allowed
25thof 138-0.154vs
Arizona State offense
119thof 138-0.121121 plays
Passing downs
Baylor offense
58thof 1380.090118 plays
vs
Arizona State defense · allowed
11thof 138-0.29770 plays
Baylor defense · allowed
51stof 138-0.075115 plays
vs
Arizona State offense
104thof 138-0.09473 plays
Third down
Baylor offense
102ndof 138-0.08466 plays
vs
Arizona State defense · allowed
76thof 1380.02340 plays · small sample
Baylor defense · allowed
97thof 1380.15565 plays
vs
Arizona State offense
74thof 1380.07839 plays · small sample
Red zone
Baylor offense
122ndof 138-0.26748 plays · small sample
vs
Arizona State defense · allowed
108thof 1380.18814 plays · small sample
Baylor defense · allowed
41stof 138-0.19730 plays · small sample
vs
Arizona State offense
53rdof 1380.12320 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Baylor offense
78thof 13848.6%vs
Arizona State defense · allowed
27thof 13832.4%Baylor defense · allowed
32ndof 13833.7%vs
Arizona State offense
85thof 13847.1%Away
Home
Baylor Offense vs Arizona State DefenseArizona State · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.05#87
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#380.12
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.055#104
270 plays
EPA/Play
#11-0.203
allowed · 151 plays
-0.092#100
132 plays
EPA/Pass
#71-0.038
allowed · 70 plays
-0.019#92
138 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#4-0.346
allowed · 81 plays
48.9%#54
270 plays
Success Rate
#2339.7%
allowed · 151 plays
43.9%#84
Pass Success Rate
#1334.1%
allowed
53.6%#27
Rush Success Rate
#2640.6%
allowed
48.6%#78
Available Yards %
#2732.4%
allowed
65.5#14
Net Field Position
#9969.8
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.006#79
206 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#11-0.201
allowed
7.3#89
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#757.1
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Baylor Defense vs Arizona State OffenseBaylor · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.27#6
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#73-0.00
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.119#31
allowed · 254 plays
EPA/Play
#123-0.130
154 plays
-0.120#44
allowed · 131 plays
EPA/Pass
#113-0.158
74 plays
-0.119#42
allowed · 123 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#115-0.104
80 plays
39.0%#17
allowed · 254 plays
Success Rate
#8646.1%
154 plays
37.8%#33
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#6945.9%
41.7%#34
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#9046.3%
33.7%#32
allowed
Available Yards %
#8547.1%
71.9#69
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#1866.0
-0.154#25
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#119-0.121
121 plays
7.5#54
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#576.7
2026 · Situational EPAArizona State · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.051
278 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.066
162 plays
-0.112
260 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.201
158 plays
-0.267
48 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
0.123
20 plays · small sample
-0.197
30 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
0.188
14 plays · small sample
-0.084
66 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.078
39 plays · small sample
0.155
65 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.023
40 plays · small sample