Sat, Nov 22, 2025, 4:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Utah · Conference game
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
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUTAH -17.5
1 → UTAH
CloseUTAH -18.5
1 pt toward Utah
Total
Open52.5
no move
Close52.5
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
model UTAH -21
Opened 52.5 · unchangedmodel 52.5 matches the line
model 52.5 = line ✓
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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
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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
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-19 | 35–16 | P | U54.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total |
-21 | 27–25 | L | O50 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-21 | 53–31 | W | O55.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-20.5 | 59–25 | W | O55.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & total |
-16 | 57–7 | W | O53.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-18.5 | 26–29 | L | O49 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-17.5 | 28–18 | L | O45.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-20 | 48–31 | L | O57.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & total |
-16.5 | 41–7 | W | U54.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total |
-21.5 | 35–14 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 610 earlier overs in games with totals 48.5–56.5, 33% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | |
| 8-2 80% | 8-2 80% | 7-3 70% |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| KSU off | UTAH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| UTAH off | KSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.1 #88 | 7.2 #91 | 12.3 #94 | 9.9 #10 | 6.0 #82 | 15.9 #30 | |
2.0 #4 | 4.0 #8 | 6.0 #6 | 2.7 #11 | 6.9 #83 | 9.6 #34 |
UTAH scoring against the KSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.6 #11 | 11.9 #13 | 21.5 #10 | 9.0 #15 | 10.6 #4 | 19.6 #5 | |
3.4 #34 | 8.1 #88 | 11.5 #52 | 5.4 #61 | 8.6 #123 | 14.0 #103 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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