Sat, Oct 25, 2025, 10:25 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Utah · Conference game
Closing spread
UTAH -14.5
✓ UTAH W
Total
50.5
▲ Over · 60 pts
Model before kickoff
COLO 17–32 UTAH
✓ UTAH (86%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUTAH -15.5
CloseUTAH -14.5
Total50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUTAH -15.5
1 → COLO
CloseUTAH -14.5
1 pt toward Colorado
Total
Open50.5
no move
Close50.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UTAH -15.5 · closed UTAH -14.5 · moved 1 toward COLOmodel UTAH -18
model UTAH -18
Opened 50.5 · unchangedmodel 48.5
model 48.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 13.5–15.5 since 2023: won 90%, covered 55% (115 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 48% (256 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUTAH -15.5
CloseUTAH -14.5
Total50.5
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
UTAH as a 14.5-point home favorite against COLO, the favorite won 9, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: UTAH won 53–7; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 60 points went over 50.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 83%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 17 against an average line of 14; 60.4 points a game (usually 53.5). Of the 6 overs, 3 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 |
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-13.5 | 38–21 | W | O50 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & total |
-14.5 | 27–20 | L | U50.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & total |
-14 | 44–17 | W | O50 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & total |
-13.5 | 24–27 | L | U52 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar season form & spread |
-14 | 56–28 | W | O53.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-13 | 38–35 | L | O49.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-14.5 | 30–21 | L | U55.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-13 | 43–21 | W | O45 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar total & season form |
-17.5 | 49–21 | W | O50.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar season form & spread |
-12.5 | 38–6 | W | U54.5 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals on the spread
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Colorado ATS trend (5-2)
Colorado have covered 71% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Utah ATS trend (5-2)
Utah have covered 71% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 573 earlier overs in games with totals 46.5–54.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | 2-8 20% | |
| 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
COLO 33–37 UTAH (3 tied)
UTAH leads · 73 games since 1903 · UTAH has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16 2024 | Utah 24 @ Colorado 49 | COLO -13.5 | COLO W |
| Nov 25 2023 | Colorado 17 @ Utah 23 | UTAH -21.5 | COLO 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
COLO+9.6 →+2.5▼ 7.1#59
UTAH+4.1 →+16.4▲ 12.3#13
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8
Longer bar = better
#81
Offense
UTAH better ▶#21
#89
Defense
UTAH better ▶#16
−0.3 #99
Turnovers
UTAH better ▶−0.1 #83
61 plays #128
Pace
UTAH faster ▶73 plays #15
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| COLO off | UTAH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.9 #91 | 15.3 #10 | UTAH |
| Yards / play | 5.90 #59 | 4.85 #24 | UTAH |
| PPA / play | +0.15 #63 | −0.04 #16 | UTAH |
| Success rate | 39% #111 | 36% #13 | UTAH |
| UTAH off | COLO def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 36.9 #19 | 23.7 #64 | UTAH |
| Yards / play | 6.29 #33 | 5.89 #102 | UTAH |
| PPA / play | +0.26 #20 | +0.11 #75 | UTAH |
| Success rate | 50% #13 | 45% #114 | UTAH |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
COLO scoring against the UTAH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 #88 | 8.9 #66 | 13.9 #80 | 5.4 #75 | 5.6 #96 | 11.0 #95 | |
1.9 #7 | 3.3 #6 | 5.1 #5 | 2.4 #12 | 7.7 #100 | 10.1 #41 |
UTAH scoring against the COLO defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.3 #49 | 9.9 #47 | 17.1 #41 | 9.4 #12 | 10.3 #12 | 19.7 #7 | |
1.9 #7 | 8.6 #95 | 10.4 #44 | 5.9 #82 | 7.4 #92 | 13.3 #98 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
64° · 10 mph
gusts 21 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
COLO14d bye
UTAH7d
COLO +7 days
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
UTAH backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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