Week 1 • August 31, 2025, 12:00 AM UTC
Portland State @ BYU
0-0
FCS
Power Rank: -26.8
0 FINAL 69
0-0
Big 12
Power Rank: 17.5
BYU covered by 25.5 | Game went Over by 8.5

BYU defeated Portland State 69–0 in a dominant performance.

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General Information

Week: Week 1
Kick Off (at stadium): 06:00 PM MDT
Stadium: LaVell Edwards Stadium
Capacity: 62,073
Elevation: 4678 ft
HFA Rating: 2.7
Playing Surface: Grass

Betting Information

Spread BYU -43.5
Total (O/U) 60.5
Expected Score PRST 8.5 - 52.0 BYU
Power Rank Implied Line BYU +44.3
Prediction Markets BYU 98% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Clear

Clear

36.5°F

Wind Chill: 33.7°F
Wind: 3.6 mph E
Gusts: 7.6 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 46%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Portland State (Away)

This Week: 677.0 miles
Last Week: 5170.8 miles
Season Total: 5847.8 miles
Body Clock Time: 17:00
Rest Days: No Prior

BYU (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 0.0 miles
Body Clock Time: 18:00
Rest Days: No Prior

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Betting Information
Current Line BYU -43.5
Total Points 60.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Portland State -26.8
BYU 17.5
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 677 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest
HFA: LaVell Edwards Stadium
Capacity 62,073
Elevation 4678 ft
Weather: Clear
Temperature 36.5°F
Wind Speed 3.6 mph
Your Line BYU +44.3
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Portland State vs BYU?

Portland State: Key Factors

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What happened in the game?

Portland State travels 677 miles to this game, a moderate road trip.

Portland State arrives with a 1-hour body clock shift.

BYU won by 69 in a dominant performance.

BYU covered the spread, covering the spread comfortably.

The total went Over by 8.5 points.

How do Portland State and BYU compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour BYU (17.5) over Portland State (-26.8) by 44.3 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. BYU brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.7). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input — cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

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BYU won and BYU covered the spread.