Utah at Ohio State - 2021 Matchup Preview

Saturday, January 1st 2022 (5:00 PM EST)
Ohio State -4.5 (64.5) (-185) Open: -7.0 | 67.0
Ohio State 48 - Utah: 45 (Rose Bowl Game Pres. by Capital One Venture X)

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)

Bowl Game Opt Outs
Our Line: -7 (SP+ OSU -14)
Projected Score: UTAH: 24 - OSU: 28 (52)
OSU Win prob: 64% | Cover: 49%
UTAH Travel: 572 miles, 1 hrs ahead

Buckeyes (11 - 2) (6 - 6 - 1)
Coach Ryan Day (25 - 3)
Avg Score : 33 - 9 (42 - 7 @ Home)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
Bowls
UTAH Players
OSU Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Utah's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Thu 9/2	Utah vs Weber State	-29.5	49.0	W 40 - 17	O	N
Sat 9/11	Utah at BYU	-7.0	50.0	L 17 - 26	U	N
Sat 9/18	Utah at San Diego State	-8.0	42.5	L 31 - 33	O	N
Sat 9/25	Utah vs Washington State	-15.0	53.5	W 24 - 13	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/9	Utah at USC	+3.0	52.5	W 42 - 26	O	Y
Sat 10/16	Utah vs Arizona State	-1.0	51.0	W 35 - 21	O	Y
Sat 10/23	Utah at Oregon State	-3.0	57.5	L 34 - 42	O	N
Sat 10/30	Utah vs UCLA	-6.0	60.5	W 44 - 24	O	Y
Fri 11/5	Utah at Stanford	-10.0	52.0	W 52 - 7	O	Y
Sat 11/13	Utah at Arizona	-24.0	54.5	W 38 - 29	O	N
Sat 11/20	Utah vs Oregon	-3.0	58.5	W 38 - 7	U	Y
Fri 11/26	Utah vs Colorado	-24.0	52.5	W 28 - 13	U	N
Fri 12/3	Utah vs Oregon	-3.0	57.5	W 38 - 10	U	Y
Sat 1/1	Utah vs Ohio State	+4.5	64.5	L 45 - 48	O	Y

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Predictions for Utah's Schedule

Ohio State's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Thu 9/2	Ohio State at Minnesota	-14.0	62.0	W 45 - 31	O	N
Sat 9/11	Ohio State vs Oregon	-14.5	65.0	L 28 - 35	U	N
Sat 9/18	Ohio State vs Tulsa	-24.5	60.5	W 41 - 20	O	N
Sat 9/25	Ohio State vs Akron	-48.5	66.5	W 59 - 7	U	Y
Sat 10/2	Ohio State at Rutgers	-15.0	58.0	W 52 - 13	O	Y
Sat 10/9	Ohio State vs Maryland	-22.0	71.5	W 66 - 17	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/23	Ohio State at Indiana	-21.0	59.0	W 54 - 7	O	Y
Sat 10/30	Ohio State vs Penn State	-18.5	60.5	W 33 - 24	U	N
Sat 11/6	Ohio State at Nebraska	-14.0	68.5	W 26 - 17	U	N
Sat 11/13	Ohio State vs Purdue	-19.0	65.5	W 59 - 31	O	Y
Sat 11/20	Ohio State vs Michigan State	-19.5	70.5	W 56 - 7	U	Y
Sat 11/27	Ohio State at Michigan	-6.5	63.5	L 27 - 42	O	N
Sat 1/1	Ohio State vs Utah	-4.5	64.5	W 48 - 45	O	N

Important Stats (2020)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
UTAH	.13	44%	41.3	44%	2.96	194	43%	216	3.39	.06	37%	18.9	37%	38%	2.95	47.6	2.6	2.6
OSU	.38	53%	33.4	51%	3.5	256	55%	263	4.2	.17	45%	9.3	39%	48%	3.73	54.6	1.1	2.3

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
UTAH		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
OSU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2020

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
UTAH Offense	5	41.3	38.2	43.7%	3.39	2.6	20	410	194	216	5.1	53%	47%	44%	43%	15%	.13
OSU Defense	8	9.3	7.4	44.7%	3.73	2.3	-	-	-	-	-	39%	61%	39%	48%	18%	.17

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
UTAH Defense	5	18.9	17.2	37.5%	2.95	2.6	-	-	-	-	-	41%	59%	37%	38%	19%	.06
OSU Offense	8	33.4	41.6	52.6%	4.2	1.1	25	519	256	263	6	57%	43%	51%	55%	16%	.38

Additional Stats 2020

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Utah	5	33:15	20.4	38%	45%	5.2	47.6	2.6	2.6	5.4	1.4	2	31.8
Ohio State	8	32:10	25	49%	56%	6.1	54.6	1.1	2.3	5.8	2.6	2	28.8

Run Game Stats (2021)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
UTAH Offense	5	53%	44%	38	194.2	5.1	9	.09	2.96	61%	10%	0.99
OSU Defense	8	39%	39%	-	-	-	-	-.11	2.25	64%	11%	0.67

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
UTAH Defense	5	41%	37%	-	-	-	-	-.08	2.45	71%	11%	0.99
OSU Offense	8	57%	51%	43	256.3	6	19	.33	3.5	75%	11%	1.09

Pass Game Stats (2021)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
UTAH Offense	5	47%	43%	19	31.2	215.8	6.9	11.4	6	7	.17	1.4	31%	34%	.31	5%	1.9
OSU Defense	8	61%	48%	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	.35	1.5	32%	33%	.27	7%	1.9

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
UTAH Defense	5	59%	38%	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	.16	1.5	37%	25%	-.01	8%	1.7
OSU Offense	8	43%	55%	19.8	28.1	262.5	9.3	13.3	22	6	.45	1.6	27%	40%	.6	5%	2.1

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: Ohio State: 14.65

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Utah: 15.2 Ohio State: 29.3

Ohio State's Power Ratings
Ohio State's Power Rating: 14.65 NR
Ohio State's Offense Rating: NR
Ohio State's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating: #3
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Ohio State's 2021 Expected Record: -
Ohio State's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 29.3 #2
Ohio State's Offense SP+ Rating: 47.2 #1
Ohio State's Defense SP+ Rating: 20.6 #20

Average Talent
Average Big Ten 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 Dog vs Spread: 2 - 0 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 1 - 0 - 0

Projected Score
Ohio State 28
Utah 24

Projected Total Points: 52

Ohio State Scoring
Offense: 33.4 PPG
Offense at Home: 41.6
Defense: 9.3 PPG
Defense at Home: 7.4

Ohio State's 2021 Record
Record: 11 - 2
Record vs Spread: 6 - 6 - 1
Over/Under Record: 8 - 5
Record at home: 6 - 1
Record vs Spread at home: 4 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 6 - 6 - 1
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 4 - 3 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2021	01/01	Ohio State	48	Utah	45	Ohio State -4.5	Utah	64.5	Over

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Ohio State	1	0	1 Overs
Utah	0	1	0 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	1 - 0	0 - 1	0 - 1	0 - 0
Road Teams	0 - 1	1 - 0	0 - 0	1 - 0

Utah Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2021	Rose Bowl	Utah vs Ohio State	+4.5	64.5	L 45 - 48
2019	N/A	Utah vs Texas	-7.5	57.0	L 10 - 38
2018	N/A	Utah vs Northwestern	-7.0	43.0	L 20 - 31
2017	Dallas Bowl	Utah vs West Virginia	-6.5	56.0	W 30 - 14
2016	Farms Bowl	Utah vs Indiana	-6.5	54.0	W 26 - 24
2015	Vegas Bowl	Utah vs BYU	-3.0		W 35 - 28

Ohio State Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2021	Rose Bowl	Ohio State vs Utah	-4.5	64.5	W 48 - 45
2020	CFP Nat'l Title	Ohio State vs Alabama	+9.5	75.0	L 24 - 52
2020	CFP Semifinal	Ohio State vs Clemson	+7.5	66.5	W 49 - 28
2019	CFP Semifinal	Ohio State vs Clemson	+3.0	63.5	L 23 - 29
2018	Rose Bowl	Ohio State vs Washington	-5.5	55.5	W 28 - 23
2017	Cotton Bowl	Ohio State vs USC	-9.5	65.5	W 24 - 7
2016	CFP Semifinal	Ohio State vs Clemson	-3.0	56.0	L 0 - 31
2015	Fiesta Bowl	Ohio State vs Notre Dame	-6.0		W 44 - 28

(#) UTAH at (#) OSU

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	UTAH	OSU
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#16	#2
Perf GradeGrade	#24	#2
OffenseOff	#14	#1
DefenseDef	#50	#57
Spec TeamsST	#78	#21
TalentTal	#31	#3
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Utah Injury Report

Ohio State Injury Report

Utah on Offense


CategoryCat	UTAH Off	OSU Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#14	#57
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#14	#20
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Utah Run Game


CategoryCat	UTAH Off	OSU Def
Run GameRun	#15	#56
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#17	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#85

Utah Pass Game


CategoryCat	UTAH Off	OSU Def
Pass GamePass	#24	#73
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	#92	#24
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Ohio State on Offense


CategoryCat	OSU Off	UTAH Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#1	#50
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#1	#21
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Ohio State Run Game


CategoryCat	OSU Off	UTAH Def
Run GameRun	#13	#45
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#5	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#76

Ohio State Pass Game


CategoryCat	OSU Off	UTAH Def
Pass GamePass	#5	#76
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	#29	#53
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
OSU 5 Year Profile: Consistent CFB Elites
'21 Profile: Remains CFB Elites

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

Weather Forecast
Playing in Rose Bowl
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Rematch from Week 1
Ohio State -4.5 (64.5)
Ohio State won vs Utah this year (48-45)

No Matchups Past 4 Years

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

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

OSU's OC Kevin Wilson (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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OSU's DC Kerry Coombs (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD