Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Arizona · Conference game
Weather at kickoff76°F4 mphgusts 15Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
5-0 · Power #19
33
▲ winner
Final
@
4-1 · Power #26
27
final
Closing spread
BYU -2.5
✓ BYU W
Total
46.5
▲ Over · 60 pts
Model before kickoff
BYU 26–23 ARIZ
✓ BYU (58%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBYU -2.5
CloseBYU -2.5
Total47.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BYU -2.5 · unchangedmodel BYU -4.5
Opened 47.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 1 downmodel 49.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 55%, covered 47% (201 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBYU -2.5
CloseBYU -2.5
Total47.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like BYU as a 2.5-point road favorite at ARIZ, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: BYU won 33–27; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 60 points went over 46.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
6 of 967%
Normal range · usually 51%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 1 against an average line of 3.3; 52.8 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 4 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
MSST @ LSU
2022 · Week 3 · very close · similar spread & rest
-316–31 L U53
Very close
2024 · Week 15 · very close · similar total & rest
-514–35 L O46.5
Very close
KSU @ ISU
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & total
-110–9 P U45
Very close
CLEM @ FSU
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & rest
-4.534–28 W O51
Very close
PSU @ AUB
2022 · Week 3 · very close · similar total & spread
-2.541–12 W O47.5
Close
2025 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & spread
-334–27 W O53.5
Close
MINN @ ILL
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & season form
-4.514–26 L P40
Close
2025 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & situation
-2.538–28 W O46.5
Close
2025 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation
-427–20 W U53.5
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & rest
-2.541–43 L O47
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Arizona ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Arizona ATS trend (4-1)
Arizona have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Arizona 4-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Both teams trending Under (7-3 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 48-54 (47%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
BYU+7.8 →+12.3▲ 4.5#26
ARIZ−2.1 →+5.6▲ 7.7#46
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

BYU
Longer bar = better
ARIZ
#19
Offense
◀ BYU better
#65
#13
Defense
Even
#7
+1.0 #20
Turnovers
Even
+0.8 #30
65 plays #89
Pace
ARIZ faster ▶
70 plays #37
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When BYU has the ball
Even matchup
BYU offARIZ defEdge
Points / game 38.4 #18 15.6 #16 Even
Yards / play 6.93 #19 3.92 #4 Even
PPA / play +0.30 #15 −0.16 #4 Even
Success rate 49% #22 31% #5 Even
When ARIZ has the ball
Advantage: BYU defense
ARIZ offBYU defEdge
Points / game 33.2 #47 12.2 #7 BYU
Yards / play 6.14 #47 4.06 #7 BYU
PPA / play +0.12 #85 −0.11 #7 BYU
Success rate 42% #82 38% #30 BYU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
BYU scoring against the ARIZ defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BYU scored
8.0
#33
14.8
#4
22.8
#13
6.6
#61
9.0
#34
15.6
#39
ARIZ allowed
3.4
#36
4.0
#15
7.4
#18
5.6
#81
2.6
#6
8.2
#23
ARIZ scoring against the BYU defense
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ARIZ scored
10.4
#12
9.4
#62
19.8
#26
10.4
#6
3.0
#127
13.4
#63
BYU allowed
3.4
#36
2.0
#2
5.4
#8
3.4
#34
3.4
#18
6.8
#13

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ARIZ +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
76° · 4 mph
gusts 15 mph · 0.004 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
BYU8d
ARIZ7d
BYU +1 day
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 134fast

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