Utah at UCLA - 2025 Matchup Preview

Saturday, August 30th 2025 (11:00 PM EDT)
Utah -6.5 (50.5) (-238) Open: -6.5 | 50.5
Utah 43 - UCLA: 10

Utes (11 - 2) (9 - 4 - 0)
Coach Kyle Whittingham (167 - 86)
Avg Score : 41 - 19 (38 - 17 on Road)
Record Prediction: 10.9 - 2.1 (#13)
Wins: (Elite: 0) (Good: 0) (Avg: 1) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: 0) (Good: 0) (Avg: 0) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: 0) (Good: 6) (Avg: 3) (Bad: 2)

Our Line: Utah -23.5 (SP+ UTAH -31)
Projected Score: UTAH: 37 - UCLA: 14 (51)
UTAH Win prob: 68% | Cover: 48%
UTAH Travel: 572 miles, 1 hrs ahead

Bruins (3 - 9) (4 - 8 - 0)
Coach Tim Skipper (Int) (0 - 0)
Avg Score : 18 - 33 (20 - 35 @ Home)
Record Prediction: 3 - 9 (#117)
Wins: (Elite: 0) (Good: 0) (Avg: 0) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: 0) (Good: 1) (Avg: 0) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: 2) (Good: 5) (Avg: 1) (Bad: 3)

Matchup
Schedules
UTAH Players
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Stats
Run/Pass
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Scoring
History

Utah's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	Utah at UCLA	-6.5	50.5	W 43 - 10	O	Y
Sat 9/6	Utah vs Cal Poly	-42.5	53.5	W 63 - 9	O	Y
Sat 9/13	Utah at Wyoming	-24.5	47.5	W 31 - 6	U	Y
Sat 9/20	Utah vs Texas Tech	-3.5	58.5	L 10 - 34	U	N
Sat 9/27	Utah at West Virginia	-13.5	46.5	W 48 - 14	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/11	Utah vs Arizona State	-9.5	44.5	W 42 - 10	O	Y
Sat 10/18	Utah at BYU	-4.0	49.5	L 21 - 24	U	N
Sat 10/25	Utah vs Colorado	-14.5	50.5	W 53 - 7	O	Y
Sat 11/1	Utah vs Cincinnati	-11.5	57.5	W 45 - 14	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/15	Utah at Baylor	-9.5	60.5	W 55 - 28	O	Y
Sat 11/22	Utah vs Kansas State	-18.5	52.5	W 51 - 47	O	N
Fri 11/28	Utah at Kansas	-10.5	59.5	W 31 - 21	U	N
Wed 12/31	Utah vs Nebraska	-13.5	51.5	W 44 - 22	O	Y

Total: Elite: 0, Good: 6, Avg 4, Bad 0, Poor 2
Played: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg 1, Bad 0, Poor 0
Future: Elite: 0, Good: 6, Avg 3, Bad 0, Poor 2
Wins: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg: 1, Bad: 0, Poor: 0
Losses: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg: 0, Bad: 0, Poor: 0

Predictions for Utah's Schedule

UCLA's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	UCLA vs Utah	+6.5	50.5	L 10 - 43	O	N
Sat 9/6	UCLA at UNLV	-2.5	54.5	L 23 - 30	U	N
Fri 9/12	UCLA vs New Mexico	-15.5	52.5	L 10 - 35	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/27	UCLA at Northwestern	+6.0	45.5	L 14 - 17	U	Y
Sat 10/4	UCLA vs Penn State	+24.5	48.5	W 42 - 37	O	Y
Sat 10/11	UCLA at Michigan State	+7.0	51.5	W 38 - 13	U	Y
Sat 10/18	UCLA vs Maryland	-3.5	52.5	W 20 - 17	U	N
Sat 10/25	UCLA at Indiana	+26.5	53.5	L 6 - 56	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/8	UCLA vs Nebraska	-1.5	45.5	L 21 - 28	O	N
Sat 11/15	UCLA at Ohio State	+33.5	46.5	L 10 - 48	O	N
Sat 11/22	UCLA vs Washington	+10.5	51.5	L 14 - 48	O	N
Sat 11/29	UCLA at USC	+21.0	59.0	L 10 - 29	U	Y

Total: Elite: 2, Good: 6, Avg 1, Bad 2, Poor 1
Played: Elite: 0, Good: 1, Avg 0, Bad 0, Poor 0
Future: Elite: 2, Good: 5, Avg 1, Bad 2, Poor 1
Wins: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg: 0, Bad: 0, Poor: 0
Losses: Elite: 0, Good: 1, Avg: 0, Bad: 0, Poor: 0

Predictions for UCLA's Schedule

Important Stats (2025)

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	#5 (.35)	49% (14)	41.3	51% (7)	3.56 (3)	249	46% (32)	193	4.95 (5)	#23 (.07)	39% (31)	18.9	43% (76)	34% (9)	2.84 (15)	46.1	0.9	1.3
UCLA	#97 (.12)	42% (75)	18.2	45% (55)	3.06 (45)	140	40% (95)	180	2.98 (124)	#122 (.25)	50% (135)	33.4	53% (135)	48% (127)	4.61 (133)	65.5	1.1	0.8

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	#120 (.08)	37% (125)		38% (116)	2.73 (114)	130	35% (119)	199	3.4 (111)	#7 (.05)	35% (4)		37% (10)	34% (6)	3.13 (15)	46.3	1.8	1.5
UCLA	#99 (.14)	39% (112)		34% (131)	2.47 (132)	87	43% (56)	242	3.15 (123)	#68 (.16)	46% (110)		45% (83)	47% (120)	4.45 (123)	68.9	1.4	1.1

Overall Stats 2025

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	13	41.3	38.2	48.6%	4.95	0.9	23	442	249	193	6.1	56%	44%	51%	46%	12%	.35
UCLA Defense	12	33.4	34.7	50.3%	4.61	0.8	-	-	-	-	-	54%	45%	53%	48%	12%	.25

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	13	18.9	17.2	38.7%	2.84	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	51%	47%	43%	34%	17%	.07
UCLA Offense	12	18.2	19.5	41.9%	2.98	1.1	17	320	140	180	4.5	47%	51%	45%	40%	16%	.12

Additional Stats 2025

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	13	28:36	23.5	53%	64%	5.6	46.1	0.9	1.3	5.8	2.4	4	28.5
UCLA	12	29:11	17.3	37%	48%	7.5	65.5	1.1	0.8	3.3	0.8	0	26.4

Run Game Stats (2025)

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	13	56% (25)	51% (7)	40.6	249.2	6.1	37 (11)	.35 (2)	3.56 (3)	81% (11)	7% (15)	1.1 (16)
UCLA Defense	12	54% (116)	53% (135)	-	-	-	-	.23 (131)	3.32 (128)	79% (118)	7% (132)	0.89 (30)

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	13	51% (81)	43% (76)	-	-	-	-	.17 (108)	2.88 (70)	73% (79)	10% (57)	1.1 (123)
UCLA Offense	12	47% (89)	45% (55)	31.3	139.6	4.5	8 (107)	.21 (22)	3.06 (45)	65% (112)	9% (64)	1.05 (36)

Pass Game Stats (2025)

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	13	44% (103)	46% (32)	16.5	26.3	192.8	7.3	11.7	25 (33)	5 (34)	.36 (36)	1.5 (86)	29% (25)	39% (7)	.61 (3)	5% (39)	2.1 (54)
UCLA Defense	12	45% (23)	48% (127)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4 (132)	.33 (106)	1.4 (15)	26% (135)	40% (135)	.45 (129)	5% (95)	1.8 (10)

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	13	47% (46)	34% (9)	-	-	-	-	-	-	14 (38)	.02 (4)	1.7 (124)	33% (48)	26% (21)	.09 (6)	7% (14)	2.2 (121)
UCLA Offense	12	51% (48)	40% (95)	19.1	30.1	180.3	6	9.5	15 (75)	7 (60)	.09 (126)	1.3 (136)	32% (75)	32% (49)	.28 (80)	7% (94)	1.9 (98)

Utah's Power Ratings
Utah's Power Rating: 21.83 #14
Utah's Offense Rating: 22.48 #15
Utah's Defense Rating: 0.65 #31
2025 Talent Rating: 750.00 #66
Blue Chip Ratio: 13% #36
Utah's 2025 Expected Record: 10.9 - 2.1
Utah's 2025 Overall SP+ Rating: 21.4 #10
Utah's Offense SP+ Rating: 39.4 #11
Utah's Defense SP+ Rating: 18.1 #21

Average Talent
Average Big 12 Talent Rating is 798.25
Average Power Five Talent: 877.82
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Utah: 21.83 UCLA: -1.945

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Utah: 21.4 UCLA: -9.5

UCLA's Power Ratings
UCLA's Power Rating: -1.945 #68
UCLA's Offense Rating: 11.71 #54
UCLA's Defense Rating: 11.10 #84
2025 Talent Rating: 796.00 #54
Blue Chip Ratio: 12 #37
UCLA's 2025 Expected Record: 3.0 - 9.0
UCLA's 2025 Overall SP+ Rating: -9.5 #104
UCLA's Offense SP+ Rating: 21.9 #106
UCLA's Defense SP+ Rating: 31.4 #96

Average Talent
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 906.67
Average Power Five Talent: 877.82
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 2025 Record
Record: 11 - 2
Record vs Spread: 9 - 4 - 0
Over/Under Record: 9 - 4
Record on Road: 5 - 1
Record vs Spread on Road: 4 - 2 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 9 - 4 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 4 - 2 - 0

Projected Score
Utah 37
UCLA 14

Total Points: 51

Based on Last 4 Games
UCLA 24
Utah 22

Total Points: 46

Based on Entire Season
Utah 37
UCLA 19

Total Points: 56

UCLA Scoring
Offense: 18.2 PPG
Offense at Home: 19.5
Defense: 33.4 PPG
Defense at Home: 34.7

UCLA's 2025 Record
Record: 3 - 9
Record vs Spread: 4 - 8 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 6
Record at home: 2 - 4
Record vs Spread at home: 1 - 5 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 4 - 4 - 0
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 1 - 2 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2025	08/30	UCLA	10	Utah	43	Utah -6.5	Utah	50.5	Over
2023	09/23	Utah	14	UCLA	7	Utah -3	Utah	50.5	Under
2022	10/08	UCLA	42	Utah	32	Utah -3	UCLA	64.5	Over
2021	10/30	Utah	44	UCLA	24	Utah -6	Utah	60.5	Over
2019	11/16	Utah	49	UCLA	3	Utah -22	Utah	52.0	Push
2018	10/26	UCLA	10	Utah	41	Utah -10.5	Utah	54.5	Under
2017	11/03	Utah	48	UCLA	17	Utah -9	Utah	54.0	Over
2016	10/22	UCLA	45	Utah	52	UCLA -7	Utah	42.5	Over
2015	11/21	Utah	9	UCLA	17	UCLA -2	UCLA	56.0	Under
2014	10/04	UCLA	28	Utah	30	UCLA -12.5	Utah	0
2013	10/03	Utah	27	UCLA	34	UCLA -3.5	UCLA	0
2012	10/13	UCLA	21	Utah	14
2011	11/12	Utah	31	UCLA	6
2007	09/15	Utah	44	UCLA	6
2006	09/02	UCLA	31	Utah	10

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
UCLA	5	3	5 Overs
Utah	10	8	3 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	9 - 6	5 - 6	4 - 2	1 - 4
Road Teams	6 - 9	6 - 5	4 - 1	2 - 4

(#14) UTAH at (#68) UCLA

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	UTAH	UCLA
Power RatePwr	#14	#68
SP+SP+	#10	#104
Perf GradeGrade	#22	#120
OffenseOff	#26	#109
DefenseDef	#46	#123
Spec TeamsST	#25	#41
TalentTal	#66	#54
Blue ChipsBC%	#36	#37

Utah Notes(10/29) QB Devon Dampier will play vs Cincy
(10/26) QB Byrd Ficklin (Fr) ran wild on Col, pass meh
(9/20) Killed by T Tech, Off awful, Dampier worse. Ugly
(9/20) Is Off any good or feasted on cupcakes early?
(7/22) RBs Parker (WSU) good, leads 4 portal adds
(7/22) WR rebuild. Top 2 from NM LY, 6 portal adds
(7/20) LB L Damuni has 4 years starting exp, hurt LY
(6/6) OL returns all 5 starters, top 5 unit in CFB
(5/27) QB Dampier (NM) full control of OC Beck's Off
(5/12) QB Dampier forced 54 missed tackles LY
(4/15) New OC Beck (NM) big improvement. Fun Off?
(4/4) OT Spencer Fano the #1 OT via PFF
Utah Injury Report

UCLA Notes(12/1) Hired Bob Chesney (JMU), a great hire for UCLA
(11/15) QB1 Nico out vs Ohio St (Concussion)
(10/15) No one left via portal after Foster firing, incredible
(10/12) Back 2 back wins, but Sparty is truly awful esp Def
(10/6) 1st time OC Jerry Neuheisel a revelation, great game
(10/4) Incredible effort, unreal W vs Penn St. Nico 5 TD's
(10/4) OG'd PSU by 100, held ball 40 mins, Run Def good
(9/30) Two score underdogs or more in every game forward
(9/30) OC Sunseri fired 4 games in, Jerry Neuheisel Int
(9/14) HC Foster fired, SA Tim Skipper interim HC
(9/13) Outscored 30-0 in 1st quarter in 1st 3 games
(9/13) NM mauled Bruins Def up front. Run Off sucks
UCLA Injury Report

Utah on Offense

Run heavy Offense 56%, Pass: 44%
CategoryCat	UTAH Off	UCLA Def
Perf GradePerf	#26	#123
SuccessSuc	#14	#135
ExplosiveExp	#51	#9
PPAPPA	#5	#122
PowerPwr	#15	#84
SP+SP+	#11	#96
Pts POPPO	#5	#133
HavocHav	#17	#130

Utah Run Game

Run heavy Offense 56%, Pass: 44%
CategoryCat	UTAH Off	UCLA Def
Run GameRun	#11	#107
Run SuccessRSuc	#7	#135
Run ExplRExp	#16	#30
PPAExp	#2	#131
Run BlockR Blk	#57	-
OL YdsOLY	#3	#128
Stuff RateStuff	#6	#129
TackleTak	-	#64

Utah Pass Game

Run heavy Offense 56%, Pass: 44%
CategoryCat	UTAH Off	UCLA Def
Pass GamePass	#50	#111
Pass SuccessPSuc	#32	#127
Pass ExplPExl	#86	#15
PPAExp	#36	#106
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	#9	#136
F7 HavocF7	#15	#132
DB HavocDB	#39	#95

UCLA on Offense

Balanced offense, Pass: 51%, Run: 47%
CategoryCat	UCLA Off	UTAH Def
Perf GradePerf	#109	#46
SuccessSuc	#75	#31
ExplosiveExp	#117	#115
PPAPPA	#97	#23
PowerPwr	#54	#31
SP+SP+	#106	#21
Pts POPPO	#124	#15
HavocHav	#76	#35

UCLA Run Game

Balanced offense, Pass: 51%, Run: 47%
CategoryCat	UCLA Off	UTAH Def
Run GameRun	#62	#76
Run SuccessRSuc	#55	#76
Run ExplRExp	#36	#123
PPAExp	#22	#108
Run BlockR Blk	#93	-
OL YdsOLY	#45	#70
Stuff RateStuff	#76	#58
TackleTak	-	#112

UCLA Pass Game

Balanced offense, Pass: 51%, Run: 47%
CategoryCat	UCLA Off	UTAH Def
Pass GamePass	#84	#66
Pass SuccessPSuc	#95	#9
Pass ExplPExl	#136	#124
PPAExp	#126	#4
Pass Block/RushP Blk	#80	#28
F7 HavocF7	#64	#57
DB HavocDB	#94	#14

Program Comparison
UCLA 5 Year Profile: Declining Top G5
'25 Profile: Down to Below Avg G5

UTAH 5 Year Profile: Improving Top 25 Contenders
'25 Profile: Up to Title Contenders

Weather Forecast
Playing in Rose Bowl
Conditions: Clear
Temp: 82°

Rematch from Week 1
Utah 6.5 (50.5)
Utah won at UCLA this year (43-10)

Previous Matchups
Utah beat UCLA in 2023 (14-7)
UCLA beat Utah in 2022 (42-32)

UTAH's OC Jason Beck (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Devon Dampier (Tr)	193	303	64%	2180	22	5	7.2
Byrd Ficklin	21	35	60%	301	3	0	8.6

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Wayshawn Parker (Tr)	133	931	6	7.0	64
Devon Dampier (Tr)	127	687	7	5.4	59
Byrd Ficklin	56	503	10	9.0	74
NaQuari Rogers (Tr)	95	376	10	4.0	23

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Ryan Davis (Tr)	57	659	4	11.6	56
Dallen Bentley	42	514	5	12.2	44
JJ Buchanan	22	351	4	16.0	60
Larry Simmons (Tr)	14	271	6	19.4	48

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UTAH's DC Morgan Scalley (been DC for 3 years)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Johnathan Hall	61	6	3	0	4
Jackson Bennee	59	3	1	1	5
Tao Johnson	47	3	0	0	4
Lander Barton	47	4	2	2	1

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
John Henry Daley	45	18	12	0	1
Logan Fano	43	8	5	3	2
Kash Dillon	28	5	4	1	0
Johnathan Hall	61	6	3	0	4

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Smith Snowden	37	2	0	0	9
Blake Cotton (Tr)	22	2	0	0	7
Jackson Bennee	59	3	1	1	5

UCLA's OC Jerry Neuheisel (Int) (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Nico Iamaleava (Tr)	208	323	64%	1928	13	7	6.0
Luke Duncan	21	34	62%	235	2	0	6.9

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Nico Iamaleava (Tr)	112	505	4	4.5	52
Jalen Berger	81	364	2	4.5	24
Jaivian Thomas (Tr)	82	306	1	3.7	32
Anthony Woods (Tr)	63	294	0	4.7	33

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Kwazi Gilmer	50	535	4	10.7	43
Mikey Matthews (Tr)	33	348	2	10.5	37
Titus Mokiao-Atimalala	25	322	3	12.9	34
Rico Flores	26	274	0	10.5	51

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UCLA's DC Kevin Coyle (Int) (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
JonJon Vaughns	107	6	1	0	1
Isaiah Chisom (Tr)	84	3	0	1	1
Key Lawrence (Tr)	70	4	0	1	1
Cole Martin (Tr)	65	4	0	0	3

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Jalen Woods	47	5	2	0	3
Anthony Jones (Tr)	20	3	2	4	1
JonJon Vaughns	107	6	1	0	1
Kechaun Bennett (Tr)	23	3	1	1	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	PD
Andre Jordan	19	0	10
Rodrick Pleasant (Tr)	36	2	7
Cole Martin (Tr)	65	4	3