Virginia at BYU - 2021 Matchup Preview
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Saturday, October 30th 2021 (10:15 PM EDT)
BYU -2.5 (66.5)
BYU 66 - Virginia: 49

 
Cavaliers (6 - 6) (7 - 5 - 0)
Coach Bronco Mendenhall (32 - 33)
Avg Score : 31 - 20 (29 - 23 on Road)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
BYU is playing their 9th straight game
UVA is playing their 9th straight game
Our Line: -3.5  (SP+ BYU -2)

Projected Score: UVA: 23 - BYU: 29 (52)
BYU Win prob: 55% | Cover: 49%
UVA Travel: 1772 miles, 2 hrs ahead
Cougars (10 - 3) (5 - 8 - 0)
Coach Kalani Sitake (41 - 26)
Avg Score : 31 - 19 (41 - 14 @ Home)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
 
Virginia's 2021 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/4 Virginia vs William & Mary-30.552.5W 43 - 0UY
Sat 9/11 Virginia vs Illinois-10.557.0W 42 - 14UY
Sat 9/18 Virginia at North Carolina+7.567.0L 39 - 59ON
Fri 9/24 Virginia vs Wake Forest-3.571.0L 17 - 37UN
Thu 9/30 Virginia at Miami+3.563.5W 30 - 28UY
Sat 10/9 Virginia at Louisville+2.569.5W 34 - 33UY
Sat 10/16 Virginia vs Duke-10.569.5W 48 - 0UY
Sat 10/23 Virginia vs Georgia Tech-6.566.0W 48 - 40OY
Sat 10/30 Virginia at BYU+2.566.5L 49 - 66ON
BYE WEEK
Sat 11/13 Virginia vs Notre Dame+7.562.5L 3 - 28UN
Sat 11/20 Virginia at Pittsburgh+12.569.0L 38 - 48OY
Sat 11/27 Virginia vs Virginia Tech-7.063.5L 24 - 29UN
Wed 12/29 Virginia vs SMU-2.571.0

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Predictions for Virginia's Schedule
BYU's 2021 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/4 BYU vs Arizona-13.554.0W 24 - 16UN
Sat 9/11 BYU vs Utah+7.050.0W 26 - 17UY
Sat 9/18 BYU vs Arizona State+3.550.5W 27 - 17UY
Sat 9/25 BYU vs South Florida-23.554.5W 35 - 27ON
Fri 10/1 BYU at Utah State-9.066.0W 34 - 20UY
Sat 10/9 BYU vs Boise State-6.058.0L 17 - 26UN
Sat 10/16 BYU at Baylor+5.552.5L 24 - 38ON
Sat 10/23 BYU at Washington State-3.556.5W 21 - 19UN
Sat 10/30 BYU vs Virginia-2.566.5W 66 - 49OY
Sat 11/6 BYU vs Idaho State-36.555.0W 59 - 14OY
BYE WEEK
Sat 11/20 BYU at Georgia Southern-20.057.0W 34 - 17UN
Sat 11/27 BYU at USC-8.565.5W 35 - 31ON
Sat 12/18 BYU vs UAB-7.054.5L 28 - 31ON

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Predictions for BYU's Schedule
Important Stats (2020)
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
UVA.1944%30.848%3.4216340%2614.05.241%19.637%44%3.0448.31.91.8
BYU.4854%31.451%3.2119056%3324.89.0838%19.136%40%2.8335.80.81.3
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
UVA0%0%000%000%0%0%0000
BYU0%0%000%000%0%0%0000



Overall Stats 2020
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
UVA Offense1030.828.644%4.051.9244231632614.546%54%48%40%14%.19
BYU Defense1219.113.738.2%2.831.3 - - - - - 51%49%36%40%15%.08
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
UVA Defense1019.623.240.6%3.041.8 - - - - - 50%50%37%44%18%.2
BYU Offense1231.440.553.5%4.890.8265221903325.446%54%51%56%12%.48

Additional Stats 2020
 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
Virginia1031:0423.637%64%5.348.31.91.87.23.2229.2
BYU1229:5425.749%59%4.235.80.81.34.92.3129.6
Run Game Stats (2021)
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
UVA Offense1046%48%36.6162.94.516.23.4277%7%0.93
BYU Defense1251%36% - - - - -.082.9373%9%0.72
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
UVA Defense1050%37% - - - - .042.676%12%0.92
BYU Offense1246%51%35.3190.35.435.353.2165%8%1.21

Pass Game Stats (2021)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
UVA Offense1054%40%22.137.9260.56.911.82214.171.629%31%.338%1.9
BYU Defense1249%40% - - - - - - 8.241.633%28%.286%2
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
UVA Defense1050%44% - - - - - - 11.351.934%32%.356%2.3
BYU Offense1254%56%22.731.333210.614.7334.591.626%42%.614%1.9

Virginia's Power Ratings
Virginia's Power Rating: NR
Virginia's Offense Rating: NR
Virginia's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating:  #53
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Virginia's 2021 Expected Record: -
Virginia's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 7.2  #55
Virginia's Offense SP+ Rating: 39.3  #8
Virginia's Defense SP+ Rating: 31.5  #100

Average Talent
Average ACC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Virginia:    BYU: 6.95

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Virginia: 7.2   BYU: 8.9




BYU's Power Ratings
BYU's Power Rating: 6.95 NR
BYU's Offense Rating: NR
BYU's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating:  #94
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
BYU's 2021 Expected Record: -
BYU's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 8.9  #44
BYU's Offense SP+ Rating: 37.2  #14
BYU's Defense SP+ Rating: 27.9  #78

Average Talent
Average Big 12 Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76


Virginia Scoring
Offense: 30.8 PPG
Offense on Road: 28.6
Defense: 19.6 PPG
Defense on Road: 23.2

Virginia's 2021 Record
Record: 6 - 6
Record vs Spread: 7 - 5 - 0
Over/Under Record: 4 - 8
Record on Road: 2 - 3
Record vs Spread on Road: 3 - 2 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 3 - 3 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 3 - 2 - 0
Projected Score
BYU 29
Virginia 23


Projected Total Points: 52
BYU Scoring
Offense: 31.4 PPG
Offense at Home: 40.5
Defense: 19.1 PPG
Defense at Home: 13.7

BYU's 2021 Record
Record: 10 - 3
Record vs Spread: 5 - 8 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 7
Record at home: 5 - 1
Record vs Spread at home: 4 - 2 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 3 - 6 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 2 - 2 - 0


YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202110/30BYU66Virginia49BYU -2.5BYU66.5Over
201409/20BYU41Virginia33BYU -13.5Virginia0
201308/31Virginia19BYU16BYU -4Virginia0
200009/01Virginia35BYU38
TeamWinsCoversO/U
BYU311 Overs
Virginia120 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams3 - 12 - 11 - 11 - 0
Road Teams1 - 31 - 20 - 11 - 1

(#) UVA at (#) BYU
Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCatUVABYU
Net PPPPPPNRNR
Power RatePwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #55 #44
Perf GradeGrade #69 #21
OffenseOff #19 #3
DefenseDef #121 #85
Spec TeamsST #63 #32
TalentTal #53 #94
Blue ChipsBC%NRNR
Virginia on Offense
CategoryCat
UVA OffBYU Def
PPPOffPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerf #19 #85
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #8 #78
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Virginia Run Game
CategoryCat
UVA OffBYU Def
Run GameRun #32 #100
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR Blk #30 -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak -  #103
Virginia Pass Game
CategoryCat
UVA OffBYU Def
Pass GamePass #11 #43
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk #34 #120
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
BYU on Offense
CategoryCatBYU OffUVA Def
PPPDefPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerf #3 #121
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #14 #100
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
BYU Run Game
CategoryCat
BYU OffUVA Def
Run GameRun #42 #132
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR Blk #9 -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak -  #59
BYU Pass Game
CategoryCatBYU OffUVA Def
Pass GamePass #21 #61
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Block/RushP Blk #2 #128
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Program Comparison
BYU 5 Year Profile: Consistent Below Avg P4
'21 Profile: Remains Below Avg P4

UVA 5 Year Profile: Consistent Below Avg P4
'21 Profile: Remains Below Avg P4

Weather Forecast
Playing in LaVell Edwards Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°
Rematch from Week 9
BYU -2.5 (66.5)
BYU won vs Virginia this year (66-49)

No Matchups Past 4 Years
  
UVA's OC Robert Anae (in his first season)
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UVA's DC Kelly Poppinga (in his first season)
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BYU's OC Aaron Roderick (in his first season)
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BYU's DC Ilaisa Tuiaki (in his first season)
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