Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 PM ET· Rice-Eccles Stadium· Elevation 4,631 ft· Utah -3 · O/U 47.5
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 36 mi / 0 miForecast: 48°F · wind 3 mph · Partially cloudy
Market context
Utah -3 · O/U 47.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
BYU as road underdog
2026 overall: 6-1 ATS (7 games) · 4-3 O/U (7 games)
2026 as road underdog: none in this role
Last season (2025): 1-2 ATS (3 games) · 1-2 O/U (3 games)
Since 2020: 8-10 ATS (18 games) · 11-7 O/U (18 games)
Utah as home favorite
2026 overall: 6-1 ATS (7 games) · 4-3 O/U (7 games)
2026 as home favorite: 5-0 ATS (5 games) · 2-3 O/U (5 games)
Last season (2025): 5-2 ATS (7 games) · 6-1 O/U (7 games)
Since 2020: 24-11 ATS (35 games) · 17-18 O/U (35 games)
2026 · TraditionalUtah · 6 of 9
414.3
Yards / game
478.4
2.91
Points / drive
3.24
4.3
TDs / game
5.0
54.7
3rd-down %
52.9
76.7
RZ TD %
74.3
0.3
Turnover margin
0.4
1.7
Sacks / game
2.0
5.4
TFL / game
4.4
12.7
Havoc / game
13.6
42.7 / 57.3
Pass / Rush split
44.1 / 55.9
2026 · Situational matchup
When BYU has the ball
BYU's early-down offense ranks 31st of 138. Utah's early-down defense ranks 30th of 138.
BYU's passing-down offense ranks 35th of 138. Utah's passing-down defense ranks 86th of 138.
BYU's third-down offense ranks 14th of 138. Utah's third-down defense ranks 73rd of 138.
BYU's red-zone offense ranks 43rd of 138. Utah's red-zone defense ranks 8th of 138.
When Utah has the ball
Utah's early-down offense ranks 17th of 138. BYU's early-down defense ranks 32nd of 138.
Utah's passing-down offense ranks 15th of 138. BYU's passing-down defense ranks 63rd of 138.
Utah's third-down offense ranks 21st of 138. BYU's third-down defense ranks 77th of 138.
Utah's red-zone offense ranks 25th of 138. BYU's red-zone defense ranks 95th 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
31stof 1380.094295 plays
vs
Utah defense · allowed
30thof 138-0.095BYU defense · allowed
32ndof 138-0.089vs
Utah offense
17thof 1380.133320 plays
Passing downs
BYU offense
35thof 1380.162122 plays
vs
Utah defense · allowed
86thof 1380.021181 plays
BYU defense · allowed
63rdof 138-0.037162 plays
vs
Utah offense
15thof 1380.262139 plays
Third down
BYU offense
14thof 1380.39384 plays
vs
Utah defense · allowed
73rdof 1380.03799 plays
BYU defense · allowed
77thof 1380.047100 plays
vs
Utah offense
21stof 1380.33488 plays
Red zone
BYU offense
43rdof 1380.08180 plays
vs
Utah defense · allowed
8thof 138-0.35753 plays · small sample
BYU defense · allowed
95thof 1380.05873 plays
vs
Utah offense
25thof 1380.18486 plays
Field advancement
BYU offense
42ndof 13852.7%vs
Utah defense · allowed
32ndof 13836.9%BYU defense · allowed
44thof 13838.9%vs
Utah offense
12thof 13860.1%BYU Offense vs Utah DefenseBYU · 7 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)
0.24#22
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#260.23
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.148#21
378 plays
EPA/Play
#39-0.085
allowed · 349 plays
0.164#22
170 plays
EPA/Pass
#36-0.117
allowed · 200 plays
0.135#21
208 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#55-0.041
allowed · 149 plays
50.8%#22
378 plays
Success Rate
#2541.8%
allowed · 349 plays
51.8%#20
Pass Success Rate
#836.8%
allowed
50.0%#47
Rush Success Rate
#6346.6%
allowed
52.7%#42
Available Yards %
#3236.9%
allowed
69.8#56
Net Field Position
#2073.9
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.094#31
295 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#30-0.095
allowed
6.0#12
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#267.7
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
BYU Defense vs Utah OffenseUtah · 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)
0.24#25
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#160.28
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.091#32
allowed · 383 plays
EPA/Play
#130.177
396 plays
-0.122#35
allowed · 206 plays
EPA/Pass
#280.146
186 plays
-0.055#50
allowed · 177 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#60.204
210 plays
43.9%#51
allowed · 383 plays
Success Rate
#1152.8%
396 plays
42.0%#57
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#1153.8%
47.3%#74
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#2451.9%
38.9%#44
allowed
Available Yards %
#1260.1%
71.3#72
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#4969.4
-0.089#32
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#170.133
320 plays
7.1#74
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#85.8
2026 · Situational EPAUtah · 5 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.147
389 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.157
414 plays
-0.100
390 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.116
361 plays
0.081
80 plays
Red Zone · Off
0.184
86 plays
0.058
73 plays
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.357
53 plays · small sample
0.393
84 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.334
88 plays
0.047
100 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.037
99 plays