Sat, Oct 3, 7:30 PM ET· Albertsons Stadium· Boise State -20.5 · O/U 51.5
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 / 7dTravel 257 mi / 0 miForecast: 83°F · wind 5 mph · Partially cloudy
Market context
Boise State -20.5 · O/U 51.5
total opened 51, now 51.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Utah State as road underdog
2026 overall: 2-2 ATS (4 games) · 0-4 O/U (4 games)
2026 as road underdog: 1-1 ATS (2 games) · 0-2 O/U (2 games)
Last season (2025): 4-1 ATS (5 games) · 2-3 O/U (5 games)
Since 2020: 14-12 ATS (26 games) · 12-14 O/U (26 games)
Boise State as home favorite
2026 overall: 3-1 ATS (4 games) · 3-1 O/U (4 games)
2026 as home favorite: 1-1 ATS (2 games) · 2-0 O/U (2 games)
Last season (2025): 6-1 ATS (7 games) · 5-2 O/U (7 games)
Since 2020: 24-12-1 ATS (37 games) · 23-13-1 O/U (37 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalBoise State · 9 of 9
319.8
Yards / game
440.5
1.24
Points / drive
2.79
1.8
TDs / game
4.0
42.6
3rd-down %
50.9
50.0
RZ TD %
70.6
-1.8
Turnover margin
0.8
1.3
Sacks / game
1.5
4.5
TFL / game
6.0
10.8
Havoc / game
12.0
50.2 / 49.8
Pass / Rush split
39.1 / 60.9
2026 · Situational matchup
When Utah State has the ball
Utah State's early-down offense ranks 133rd of 138. Boise State's early-down defense ranks 134th of 138.
Utah State's passing-down offense ranks 101st of 138. Boise State's passing-down defense ranks 100th of 138.
Utah State's third-down offense ranks 69th of 138. Boise State's third-down defense ranks 18th of 138.
Utah State's red-zone offense ranks 135th of 138. Boise State's red-zone defense ranks 19th of 138.
When Boise State has the ball
Boise State's early-down offense ranks 21st of 138. Utah State's early-down defense ranks 49th of 138.
Boise State's passing-down offense ranks 16th of 138. Utah State's passing-down defense ranks 74th of 138.
Boise State's third-down offense ranks 27th of 138. Utah State's third-down defense ranks 79th of 138.
Boise State's red-zone offense ranks 51st of 138. Utah State's red-zone defense ranks 45th 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(-0.159 last 3 vs -0.178 season)
Defense formabout the same(-0.023 last 3 vs -0.024 season)
Offense formabout the same(0.214 last 3 vs 0.175 season)
▲Defense form-0.120 last 3 vs -0.055 season (-0.065)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingGrady Brosterhous — 635 yd, 4 TD
RushingGrady Brosterhous — 222 yd, 0 TD
ReceivingEli Wood — 286 yd, 3 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingMaddux Madsen — 814 yd, 9 TD
RushingDylan Riley — 592 yd, 3 TD
ReceivingRasean Jones — 271 yd, 1 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
Utah State offense
133rdof 138-0.227176 plays
vs
Boise State defense · allowed
134thof 1380.218Utah State defense · allowed
49thof 138-0.083vs
Boise State offense
21stof 1380.167210 plays
Passing downs
Utah State offense
101stof 138-0.068100 plays
vs
Boise State defense · allowed
100thof 1380.08086 plays
Utah State defense · allowed
74thof 138-0.001102 plays
vs
Boise State offense
16thof 1380.29884 plays
Third down
Utah State offense
69thof 1380.10154 plays · small sample
vs
Boise State defense · allowed
18thof 138-0.27343 plays · small sample
Utah State defense · allowed
79thof 1380.03262 plays
vs
Boise State offense
27thof 1380.29956 plays · small sample
Red zone
Utah State offense
135thof 138-0.55827 plays · small sample
vs
Boise State defense · allowed
19thof 138-0.35830 plays · small sample
Utah State defense · allowed
45thof 138-0.18534 plays · small sample
vs
Boise State offense
51stof 1380.12648 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Utah State offense
121stof 13839.3%vs
Boise State defense · allowed
112thof 13848.8%Utah State defense · allowed
81stof 13843.8%vs
Boise State offense
59thof 13852.0%Away
Home
Utah State Offense vs Boise State DefenseBoise State · 9 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)
-0.36#135
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#580.05
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.179#132
227 plays
EPA/Play
#73-0.016
allowed · 200 plays
-0.275#128
114 plays
EPA/Pass
#66-0.052
allowed · 110 plays
-0.081#111
113 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#850.028
allowed · 90 plays
41.0%#128
227 plays
Success Rate
#1238.0%
allowed · 200 plays
35.1%#131
Pass Success Rate
#1233.9%
allowed
46.9%#83
Rush Success Rate
#5044.2%
allowed
39.3%#121
Available Yards %
#11248.8%
allowed
69.1#50
Net Field Position
#8670.9
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.227#133
176 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1340.218
allowed
7.1#82
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#208.2
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Utah State Defense vs Boise State OffenseBoise State · 9 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)
-0.03#85
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#610.06
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.047#64
allowed · 259 plays
EPA/Play
#230.174
271 plays
-0.125#42
allowed · 149 plays
EPA/Pass
#420.128
109 plays
0.060#97
allowed · 110 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#160.204
162 plays
43.6%#64
allowed · 259 plays
Success Rate
#3650.2%
271 plays
43.1%#77
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#7045.9%
42.0%#37
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#2853.1%
43.8%#81
allowed
Available Yards %
#5952.0%
71.8#71
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#13375.0
-0.083#49
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#210.167
210 plays
6.2#126
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#35.4
2026 · Situational EPABoise State · 5 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.221
239 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.174
271 plays
-0.074
272 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.014
201 plays
-0.558
27 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
0.126
48 plays · small sample
-0.185
34 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.358
30 plays · small sample
0.101
54 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Off
0.299
56 plays · small sample
0.032
62 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.273
43 plays · small sample