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Utah Tech

· 0-3 · power -10.2 · #297
Our numberBYU -42.9 no book has priced this game

BYU

B12 · 2-0 (1-0 B12) · power +25.1 · #16
Final UTU 7 · BYU 63 ML W Spread L Total W our logged sides, graded on the record
Our side
MoneylineBYU to win logged ours 99%

Our number: BYU by 48.3 — BYU to win.

Projected score 6–50 UTU – BYU
2026-09-05 · 8:00 PM LaVell Edwards Stadium · Provo, UT Early season

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Public vs booksbets vs money · Action Network captured in-game spread UTU 98% bets · 97% money total Under 62% bets · 59% money
Series BYU lead 1–0 · 1 meeting since 2022
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge BYU Cougars 111 ranks
Utah Tech Trailblazers #174 rush offense BYU Cougars #63 run defense
Pass game edge BYU Cougars 171 ranks
Utah Tech Trailblazers #230 pass offense BYU Cougars #59 pass defense
Run game edge BYU Cougars 171 ranks
BYU Cougars #43 rush offense Utah Tech Trailblazers #214 run defense
Pass game edge BYU Cougars 55 ranks
BYU Cougars #99 pass offense Utah Tech Trailblazers #154 pass defense
Utah Tech Trailblazers Balanced · 55% run Avg pace BYU Cougars Balanced · 57% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 41 rush ypg
Kalani Sitake · 84-45

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
Utah Tech Trailblazers
DB Jeremiah Jimoh 19 tkl · 3 PD #40 DB
DB Quincy Lejay 22 tkl · 1 PD #45 DB
P Ryan Marks 17 punts · 46.3 yd avg #7 P
DB Brevin Czosnyka 17 tkl #314 DB
BYU Cougars
QB Bear Bachmeier 415 pass yds · 6 TD · 0 INT #12 QB
DL Tausili Akana 4 tkl · 2.5 sacks · 2.5 TFL #171 DL
WR Legend Glasker 6 rec · 139 yds · 2 TD #113 WR
WR Kyler Kasper 8 rec · 93 yds · 2 TD #116 WR

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Utah Tech Trailblazers -10.2 -6.6 -3.6 #297
BYU CougarsB12 +25.1 +13.9 +11.2 #16

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Utah Tech offense vs BYU defense-17.8 pts
BYU offense vs Utah Tech defense+17.5 pts
Altitude · context only557 m higher than the visitor's home elevation

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.

Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them. Adding them again would double-count.