Sat, Oct 17, 2026, 10:15 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Colorado · Conference game
Closing spread
UTAH -15.5
✓ COLO W
Total
49.5
▲ Over · 51 pts
Model before kickoff
UTAH 33–17 COLO
✓ UTAH (87%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenUTAH -16.5
CloseUTAH -15.5
Total49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUTAH -16.5
1 → COLO
CloseUTAH -15.5
1 pt toward Colorado
Total
Open49.5
no move
Close49.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Pre-kickoff prices from ESPN · tap a dot
Opened UTAH -16.5 · closed UTAH -15.5 · moved 1 toward COLOmodel UTAH -18
model UTAH -18
Opened 49.5 · unchangedmodel 49.5 matches the line
model 49.5 = line ✓
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 14.5–16.5 since 2023: won 87%, covered 56% (45 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 49% (395 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenUTAH -16.5
CloseUTAH -15.5
Total49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Prices
DraftKings · prices at kickoff
| Book | Spread | Total | Moneyline | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over | Under | |||||
| DraftKingsDK | -15.5-112 | +15.5-108 | 49.5-110 | 49.5-110 | -800 | +550 |
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 15.5-point road favorite at COLO, the favorite won 8, covered 3, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: UTAH won 27–24; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 51 points went over 49.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 87%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 52%
Went over
3 of 1030%
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 10.1 against an average line of 14.4; 43.1 points a game (usually 52.8). Of the 3 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 |
2023 · Week 3 · very close · similar total & situation |
-14 | 30–13 | W | U47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread |
-14 | 3–24 | L | U46.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & total |
-17.5 | 41–7 | W | U53 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 13 · close · similar total |
-17.5 | 34–17 | L | O49 |
| Close |
2026 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & spread |
-13.5 | 24–17 | L | U51.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & season form |
-11.5 | 21–29 | L | U54 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread |
-13.5 | 16–13 | L | U49.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & rest |
-12.5 | 16–13 | L | U45.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & total |
-18.5 | 52–10 | W | O46 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & total |
-11.5 | 29–22 | L | O47.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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 4 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
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Utah ATS trend (5-0)
Utah have covered 100% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Utah 5-0 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Colorado ATS struggles (1-4)
Colorado have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Colorado 1-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 765 earlier overs in games with totals 45.5–53.5, 32% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-0 100% | 8-1-1 89% | 7-3 70% | |
| 2-8 20% | 2-8 20% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 3 since 2023
UTAH 37–33 COLO (3 tied)
UTAH leads · 73 games since 1903 · UTAH has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 2025 | Colorado 7 @ Utah 53 | UTAH -14.5 | UTAH W |
| 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 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
UTAH+14.7 →+18.8▲ 4.1#9
COLO−0.7 →0.0▲ 0.7#70
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#5
Offense
◀ UTAH better#115
#11
Defense
◀ UTAH better#46
+0.6 #27
Turnovers
◀ UTAH better−1.2 #133
70 plays #34
Pace
COLO faster ▶74 plays #8
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UTAH off | COLO def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 42.8 #5 | 25.4 #81 | UTAH |
| Yards / play | 7.19 #9 | 5.03 #42 | UTAH |
| PPA / play | +0.38 #2 | 0.00 #30 | UTAH |
| Success rate | 53% #4 | 37% #31 | UTAH |
| COLO off | UTAH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 18.6 #126 | 13.0 #5 | UTAH |
| Yards / play | 5.30 #113 | 4.43 #12 | UTAH |
| PPA / play | 0.00 #122 | −0.03 #18 | UTAH |
| Success rate | 40% #100 | 34% #8 | UTAH |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
UTAH scoring against the COLO defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13.6 #1 | 12.6 #20 | 26.2 #3 | 6.8 #52 | 9.8 #18 | 16.6 #27 | |
3.4 #39 | 8.2 #84 | 11.6 #66 | 5.2 #80 | 8.6 #120 | 13.8 #109 |
COLO scoring against the UTAH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.2 #70 | 5.6 #119 | 11.8 #102 | 2.6 #130 | 4.2 #122 | 6.8 #135 | |
0.6 #1 | 5.4 #33 | 6.0 #6 | 4.2 #57 | 2.8 #6 | 7.0 #15 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
60° · 7 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UTAH7d
COLO14d bye
COLO +7 days
Tempo
Fast 144 plays
slowavg 133fast
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