Utah at BYU - 2021 Matchup Preview
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Saturday, September 11th 2021 (10:15 PM EDT)
Utah -7 (50.0)
BYU 26 - Utah: 17

 
Utes (10 - 4) (7 - 7 - 0)
Coach Kyle Whittingham (135 - 68)
Avg Score : 41 - 19 (38 - 17 on Road)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Our Line: -0.5  (SP+ UTAH -6.5)
Projected Score: UTAH: 28 - BYU: 27 (55)
UTAH Win prob: 70% | Cover: 49%
UTAH Travel: 36 miles
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)
 
Utah's 2021 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Thu 9/2 Utah vs Weber State-29.549.0W 40 - 17ON
Sat 9/11 Utah at BYU-7.050.0L 17 - 26UN
Sat 9/18 Utah at San Diego State-8.042.5L 31 - 33ON
Sat 9/25 Utah vs Washington State-15.053.5W 24 - 13UN
BYE WEEK
Sat 10/9 Utah at USC+3.052.5W 42 - 26OY
Sat 10/16 Utah vs Arizona State-1.051.0W 35 - 21OY
Sat 10/23 Utah at Oregon State-3.057.5L 34 - 42ON
Sat 10/30 Utah vs UCLA-6.060.5W 44 - 24OY
Fri 11/5 Utah at Stanford-10.052.0W 52 - 7OY
Sat 11/13 Utah at Arizona-24.054.5W 38 - 29ON
Sat 11/20 Utah vs Oregon-3.058.5W 38 - 7UY
Fri 11/26 Utah vs Colorado-24.052.5W 28 - 13UN
Fri 12/3 Utah vs Oregon-3.057.5W 38 - 10UY
Sat 1/1 Utah vs Ohio State+4.564.5L 45 - 48OY

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Predictions for Utah'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
UTAH.1344%41.344%2.9619443%2163.39.0637%18.937%38%2.9547.62.62.6
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
UTAH0%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
UTAH Offense541.338.243.7%3.392.6204101942165.153%47%44%43%15%.13
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
UTAH Defense518.917.237.5%2.952.6 - - - - - 41%59%37%38%19%.06
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
Utah533:1520.438%45%5.247.62.62.65.41.4231.8
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
UTAH Offense553%44%38194.25.19.092.9661%10%0.99
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
UTAH Defense541%37% - - - - -.082.4571%11%0.99
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
UTAH Offense547%43%1931.2215.86.911.467.171.431%34%.315%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
UTAH Defense559%38% - - - - - - 7.161.537%25%-.018%1.7
BYU Offense1254%56%22.731.333210.614.7334.591.626%42%.614%1.9

Utah's Power Ratings
Utah's Power Rating: NR
Utah's Offense Rating: NR
Utah's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating:  #31
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Utah's 2021 Expected Record: -
Utah's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 15.2  #16
Utah's Offense SP+ Rating: 37.2  #14
Utah's Defense SP+ Rating: 20.7  #21

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

Power Ratings Matchup
Utah:    BYU: 6.95

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Utah: 15.2   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


Utah Scoring
Offense: 41.3 PPG
Offense on Road: 38.2
Defense: 18.9 PPG
Defense on Road: 17.2

Utah's 2021 Record
Record: 10 - 4
Record vs Spread: 7 - 7 - 0
Over/Under Record: 9 - 5
Record on Road: 3 - 3
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 5 - 7 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 1 - 4 - 0
Projected Score
Utah 28
BYU 27

Projected Total Points: 55
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 Dog vs Spread: 2 - 2 - 0
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 2 - 0 - 0


YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202510/18BYU24Utah21Utah -4BYU49.5Under
202411/09Utah21BYU22BYU -3.5Utah40.5Over
202109/11BYU26Utah17Utah -7BYU50.0Under
201908/29BYU12Utah30Utah -6.5Utah49.0Under
201811/24Utah35BYU27Utah -10.5BYU44.5Over
201709/09BYU13Utah19Utah -4.5Utah45.5Under
201609/10Utah20BYU19Utah -4.5BYU43.0Under
201512/19Utah35BYU28Utah -3Utah0
201309/21BYU13Utah20BYU -6.5Utah0
201209/15Utah24BYU21
201109/17BYU10Utah54
201011/27Utah17BYU16
200911/28BYU26Utah23
200811/22Utah48BYU24
200711/24BYU17Utah10
200611/25Utah31BYU33
200511/19BYU34Utah41
200411/20Utah52BYU21
200311/22BYU0Utah3
200111/17BYU24Utah21
200011/23Utah27BYU34
TeamWinsCoversO/U
BYU842 Overs
Utah1355 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams12 - 94 - 51 - 33 - 2
Road Teams9 - 125 - 42 - 33 - 1

(#) UTAH at (#) BYU
Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCatUTAHBYU
Net PPPPPPNRNR
Power RatePwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #16 #44
Perf GradeGrade #24 #21
OffenseOff #14 #3
DefenseDef #50 #85
Spec TeamsST #78 #32
TalentTal #31 #94
Blue ChipsBC%NRNR
Utah on Offense
CategoryCat
UTAH OffBYU Def
PPPOffPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerf #14 #85
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #14 #78
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Utah Run Game
CategoryCat
UTAH OffBYU Def
Run GameRun #15 #100
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR Blk #17 -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak -  #103
Utah Pass Game
CategoryCat
UTAH OffBYU Def
Pass GamePass #24 #43
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk #92 #120
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
BYU on Offense
CategoryCatBYU OffUTAH Def
PPPDefPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerf #3 #50
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #14 #21
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
BYU Run Game
CategoryCat
BYU OffUTAH Def
Run GameRun #42 #45
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR Blk #9 -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak -  #76
BYU Pass Game
CategoryCatBYU OffUTAH Def
Pass GamePass #21 #76
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Block/RushP Blk #2 #53
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Program Comparison
BYU 5 Year Profile: Consistent Below Avg P4
'21 Profile: Remains Below Avg P4

UTAH 5 Year Profile: Consistent Top 25 Contenders
'21 Profile: Up to CFP Hopefuls

Weather Forecast
Playing in LaVell Edwards Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°
Rematch from Week 2
Utah 7.0 (50.0)
BYU won vs Utah this year (26-17)

Previous Matchups
BYU beat Utah last year (24-21)
BYU beat Utah in 2024 (22-21)

  
UTAH's OC Andy Ludwig (in his first season)
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UTAH's DC Morgan Scalley (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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