Week 12 • November 16, 2025, 12:00 AM UTC
7-2
Big 12
Power Rank: 22.4
55 FINAL 28
5-4
Big 12
Power Rank: 11.2
Utah covered by 17.5 | Game went Over by 21.5

Utah defeated Baylor 55–28 to secure a comfortable win.

Utah @ Baylor Preview

General Information

Week: Week 12
Kick Off (at stadium): 06:00 PM CST
Stadium: McLane Stadium
Capacity: 45,140
Elevation: 404 ft
HFA Rating: 2.4
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread Utah -9.5
Total (O/U) 61.5
Expected Score UTAH 35.5 - 26.0 BAY
Power Rank Implied Line Utah +11.2
Prediction Markets Utah 75% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Clear

Clear

31.7°F

Wind Chill: 24.7°F
Wind: 8.1 mph SSW
Gusts: 16.9 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 44%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Utah (Away)

This Week: 1037.3 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 8053.8 miles
Body Clock Time: 17:00
Rest Days: 15

Baylor (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 2733.9 miles
Body Clock Time: 18:00
Rest Days: 15

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Betting Information
Current Line Utah -9.5
Total Points 61.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Utah 22.4
Baylor 11.2
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 1037 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Even
HFA: McLane Stadium
Capacity 45,140
Elevation 404 ft
Weather: Clear
Temperature 31.7°F
Wind Speed 8.1 mph
Your Line Baylor -11.2
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Utah vs Baylor?

Utah: Key Factors

Baylor: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Utah travels 1,037 miles to this game, a significant road trip.

Utah arrives with a 1-hour body clock shift.

Utah won by 27 to secure a comfortable win.

Utah covered the spread, covering the spread comfortably.

The total went Over by 21.5 points.

Does weather affect this game at McLane Stadium?

At 31.7°F, this is a cold-weather game. Cold conditions below 35°F historically compress scoring and reduce passing efficiency, favouring unders and run-heavy offences.

Full conditions are shown in the data panel above. Forecast data sourced from WeatherAPI.com. Use the Line Value Calculator to apply a manual weather adjustment to your projected line.

How do Utah and Baylor compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Utah (22.4) over Baylor (11.2) by 11.2 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Baylor faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Baylor brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.4). 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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Weather

Utah won and Utah covered the spread.