Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Arizona · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenBYU -2.5
no move
CloseBYU -2.5
No change since the open
Total
Open47.5
▼ 1
Close46.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BYU -2.5 · unchangedmodel BYU -4.5
model BYU -4.5
Opened 47.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 1 downmodel 49.5
model 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
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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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 3 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 16–31 | L | U53 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 15 · very close · similar total & rest |
-5 | 14–35 | L | O46.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & total |
-1 | 10–9 | P | U45 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-4.5 | 34–28 | W | O51 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 3 · very close · similar total & spread |
-2.5 | 41–12 | W | O47.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & spread |
-3 | 34–27 | W | O53.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & season form |
-4.5 | 14–26 | L | P40 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & situation |
-2.5 | 38–28 | W | O46.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation |
-4 | 27–20 | W | U53.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 41–43 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 411 earlier overs in games with totals 42.5–50.5, 34% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | |
| 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
BYU 1–0 ARIZ
BYU leads · 1 game since 2023 · BYU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 2024 | Arizona 19 @ BYU 41 | BYU -2.5 | BYU W |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| BYU off | ARIZ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ARIZ off | BYU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.0 #33 | 14.8 #4 | 22.8 #13 | 6.6 #61 | 9.0 #34 | 15.6 #39 | |
3.4 #36 | 4.0 #15 | 7.4 #18 | 5.6 #81 | 2.6 #6 | 8.2 #23 |
ARIZ scoring against the BYU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.4 #12 | 9.4 #62 | 19.8 #26 | 10.4 #6 | 3.0 #127 | 13.4 #63 | |
3.4 #36 | 2.0 #2 | 5.4 #8 | 3.4 #34 | 3.4 #18 | 6.8 #13 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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