Sat, Oct 25, 2025, 10:25 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Utah · Conference game
Weather at kickoff64°F10 mphgusts 21DryWeather watch ›
3-4 · Power #75
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5-2 · Power #8
53
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Colorado
Total
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
Opened 50.5 · unchangedmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & situation
-13.538–21 W O50
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & total
-14.527–20 L U50.5
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & total
-1444–17 W O50
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & total
-13.524–27 L U52
Very close
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar season form & spread
-1456–28 W O53.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & season form
-1338–35 L O49.5
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & rest
-14.530–21 L U55.5
Very close
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & season form
-1343–21 W O45
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar total & season form
-17.549–21 W O50.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar season form & spread
-12.538–6 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%)
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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
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

COLO
Longer bar = better
UTAH
#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
When COLO has the ball
Advantage: UTAH defense
COLO offUTAH defEdge
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
When UTAH has the ball
Advantage: UTAH offense
UTAH offCOLO defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
COLO scored
5.0
#88
8.9
#66
13.9
#80
5.4
#75
5.6
#96
11.0
#95
UTAH allowed
1.9
#7
3.3
#6
5.1
#5
2.4
#12
7.7
#100
10.1
#41
UTAH scoring against the COLO defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UTAH scored
7.3
#49
9.9
#47
17.1
#41
9.4
#12
10.3
#12
19.7
#7
COLO allowed
1.9
#7
8.6
#95
10.4
#44
5.9
#82
7.4
#92
13.3
#98

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UTAH +2.5
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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