Sat, Oct 3, 7:00 PM ET· Amon G. Carter Stadium· BYU -6.5 · O/U 47.5
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 14d / 7dTravel 948 mi / 0 miForecast: 75°F · wind 6 mph · Partially cloudy
Market context
BYU -6.5 · O/U 47.5
total opened 49, now 47.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
BYU as road favorite
2026 overall: 3-0 ATS (3 games) · 2-1 O/U (3 games)
2026 as road favorite: 1-0 ATS (1 game) · 1-0 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): 3-1 ATS (4 games) · 1-3 O/U (4 games)
Since 2020: 11-8 ATS (19 games) · 10-9 O/U (19 games)
TCU as home underdog
2026 overall: 2-2 ATS (4 games) · 1-3 O/U (4 games)
2026 as home underdog: none in this role
Last season (2025): 1-0 ATS (1 game) · 1-0 O/U (1 game)
Since 2020: 6-2-1 ATS (9 games) · 5-3-1 O/U (9 games)
2026 · TraditionalBYU · 7 of 9
481.7
Yards / game
442.0
4.04
Points / drive
2.12
5.7
TDs / game
3.5
61.3
3rd-down %
43.4
81.3
RZ TD %
57.9
1.3
Turnover margin
-0.3
1.3
Sacks / game
2.3
5.7
TFL / game
5.0
12.0
Havoc / game
12.0
35.7 / 64.3
Pass / Rush split
48.4 / 51.6
2026 · Situational matchup
When BYU has the ball
BYU's early-down offense ranks 8th of 138. TCU's early-down defense ranks 104th of 138.
BYU's passing-down offense ranks 56th of 138. TCU's passing-down defense ranks 71st of 138.
BYU's third-down offense ranks 54th of 138. TCU's third-down defense ranks 1st of 138.
BYU's red-zone offense ranks 50th of 138. TCU's red-zone defense ranks 27th of 138.
When TCU has the ball
TCU's early-down offense ranks 111th of 138. BYU's early-down defense ranks 40th of 138.
TCU's passing-down offense ranks 102nd of 138. BYU's passing-down defense ranks 68th of 138.
TCU's third-down offense ranks 52nd of 138. BYU's third-down defense ranks 71st of 138.
TCU's red-zone offense ranks 72nd of 138. BYU's red-zone defense ranks 123rd of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
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
BYU offense
8thof 1380.251106 plays
vs
TCU defense · allowed
104thof 1380.046BYU defense · allowed
40thof 138-0.109vs
TCU offense
111thof 138-0.082187 plays
Passing downs
BYU offense
56thof 1380.09642 plays · small sample
vs
TCU defense · allowed
71stof 138-0.00478 plays
BYU defense · allowed
68thof 138-0.01268 plays
vs
TCU offense
102ndof 138-0.08194 plays
Third down
BYU offense
54thof 1380.17731 plays · small sample
vs
TCU defense · allowed
1stof 138-0.77549 plays · small sample
BYU defense · allowed
71stof 1380.01639 plays · small sample
vs
TCU offense
52ndof 1380.18754 plays · small sample
Red zone
BYU offense
50thof 1380.12838 plays · small sample
vs
TCU defense · allowed
27thof 138-0.30433 plays · small sample
BYU defense · allowed
123rdof 1380.29724 plays · small sample
vs
TCU offense
72ndof 1380.04450 plays · small sample
Field advancement
BYU offense
12thof 13863.3%vs
TCU defense · allowed
33rdof 13833.7%BYU defense · allowed
37thof 13834.2%vs
TCU offense
42ndof 13855.0%BYU Offense vs TCU DefenseBYU · 11 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)
0.26#15
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#260.17
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.299#5
129 plays · small sample
EPA/Play
#26-0.136
allowed · 195 plays
0.339#12
54 plays · small sample
EPA/Pass
#860.003
allowed · 95 plays
0.271#7
75 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#10-0.267
allowed · 100 plays
57.4%#7
129 plays · small sample
Success Rate
#6343.6%
allowed · 195 plays
59.3%#7
Pass Success Rate
#9645.4%
allowed
56.0%#15
Rush Success Rate
#2040.0%
allowed
63.3%#12
Available Yards %
#3333.7%
allowed
66.6#21
Net Field Position
#3673.5
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.251#8
106 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1040.046
allowed
6.0#15
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1226.3
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
BYU Defense vs TCU OffenseBYU · 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)
0.17#28
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#99-0.12
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.178#15
allowed · 118 plays · small sample
EPA/Play
#96-0.029
250 plays
-0.301#9
allowed · 66 plays
EPA/Pass
#590.063
122 plays
-0.021#68
allowed · 52 plays · small sample
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#118-0.117
128 plays
42.4%#48
allowed · 118 plays · small sample
Success Rate
#10644.0%
250 plays
42.7%#74
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#8244.3%
46.3%#72
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#10943.8%
34.2%#37
allowed
Available Yards %
#4255.0%
73.0#45
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#3167.5
-0.109#40
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#111-0.082
187 plays
6.9#96
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1157.7
2026 · Situational EPAEven · 3-3-0
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.285
140 plays · small sample
Non-garbage · Off
-0.029
250 plays
-0.202
125 plays · small sample
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.136
195 plays
0.128
38 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
0.044
50 plays · small sample
0.297
24 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.304
33 plays · small sample
0.177
31 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Off
0.187
54 plays · small sample
0.016
39 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.775
49 plays · small sample