Sat, Nov 22, 2025, 4:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Utah · Conference game
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5-5 · Power #42
47
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Final
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8-2 · Power #8
51
▲ winner
Closing spread
UTAH -18.5
✓ KSU W
Total
52.5
▲ Over · 98 pts
Model before kickoff
KSU 17–36 UTAH
✓ UTAH (91%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUTAH -17.5
CloseUTAH -18.5
Total52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Utah
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UTAH -17.5 · closed UTAH -18.5 · moved 1 toward UTAHmodel UTAH -21
Opened 52.5 · unchangedmodel 52.5 matches the line
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 17.5–19.5 since 2023: won 94%, covered 52% (104 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 49% (259 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUTAH -17.5
CloseUTAH -18.5
Total52.5
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 an 18.5-point home favorite against KSU, the favorite won 9, covered 4, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: UTAH won 51–47; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 98 points went over 52.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 89%
Favorite covered
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 48%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 20.6 against an average line of 19.2; 61.2 points a game (usually 53.2). Of the 7 overs, 3 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
PSU vs MSU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1935–16 P U54.5
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total
-2127–25 L O50
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation
-2153–31 W O55.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-20.559–25 W O55.5
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & total
-1657–7 W O53.5
Very close
2025 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest
-18.526–29 L O49
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread
-17.528–18 L O45.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-2048–31 L O57.5
Very close
2025 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & total
-16.541–7 W U54.5
Very close
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total
-21.535–14 L U51
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Utah ATS trend Miss
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total

Green signals have beaten the market in our backtest; yellow ones only describe the data.

Kansas State 3-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Utah ATS trend (8-2)
Utah have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Utah 4-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Utah 8-2 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Utah at altitude (+1.1 km)
Kansas State climb about 3,543 ft to play here; visitors have covered less often than the line expects at altitude. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-41 (61%)
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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
KSU+9.4 →+5.6▼ 3.8#48
UTAH+4.1 →+20.2▲ 16.1#9
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

KSU
Longer bar = better
UTAH
#83
Offense
UTAH better ▶
#13
#53
Defense
UTAH better ▶
#15
+1.0 #8
Turnovers
◀ KSU better
+0.3 #40
62 plays #122
Pace
UTAH faster ▶
73 plays #11
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When KSU has the ball
Advantage: UTAH defense
KSU offUTAH defEdge
Points / game 28.2 #65 15.6 #10 UTAH
Yards / play 5.70 #66 4.93 #26 UTAH
PPA / play +0.07 #95 −0.06 #12 UTAH
Success rate 40% #104 36% #13 UTAH
When UTAH has the ball
Advantage: UTAH offense
UTAH offKSU defEdge
Points / game 41.1 #6 25.5 #78 UTAH
Yards / play 6.53 #24 5.23 #47 UTAH
PPA / play +0.31 #7 +0.04 #43 UTAH
Success rate 49% #13 39% #42 UTAH

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
KSU scoring against the UTAH defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
KSU scored
5.1
#88
7.2
#91
12.3
#94
9.9
#10
6.0
#82
15.9
#30
UTAH allowed
2.0
#4
4.0
#8
6.0
#6
2.7
#11
6.9
#83
9.6
#34
UTAH scoring against the KSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UTAH scored
9.6
#11
11.9
#13
21.5
#10
9.0
#15
10.6
#4
19.6
#5
KSU allowed
3.4
#34
8.1
#88
11.5
#52
5.4
#61
8.6
#123
14.0
#103

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UTAH +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
46° · 5 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
KSU7d
UTAH7d
Even
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
KSU +3,543 ft
thin air for the visitors

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