Week 13 • November 23, 2025, 03:30 AM UTC
5-5
MW
Power Rank: -4.1
28 FINAL 17
7-3
MW
Power Rank: -3.3
Utah State covered by 13.5 | Game went Under by 6.5

Utah State defeated Fresno State 28–17 in a double-digit victory. Utah State covered the spread; the game went Under.

Utah State @ Fresno State Preview

General Information

Week: Week 13
Kick Off (at stadium): 07:30 PM PST
Stadium: Valley Children's Stadium
Capacity: 30,000
Elevation: 351 ft
HFA Rating: 2.6
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread Fresno State -2.5
Total (O/U) 51.5
Expected Score USU 24.5 - 27.0 FRES
Power Rank Implied Line Fresno State +0.8
Prediction Markets Fresno State 56% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Clear

Clear

54.8°F

Wind Chill: 54.2°F
Wind: 3.6 mph WNW
Gusts: 7.4 mph
Precipitation: 0.04"
Humidity: 56%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Utah State (Away)

This Week: 545.0 miles
Last Week: 861.2 miles
Season Total: 13609.3 miles
Body Clock Time: 20:30
Rest Days: 7

Fresno State (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 11528.5 miles
Body Clock Time: 19:30
Rest Days: 8

Line Value Calculator

Adjust any factor to update your projected line

Your line Fresno State +0.8
Implied value
Betting
Current line Fresno State -2.5
Total (O/U) 51.5
Power ratings — adjust if you disagree
Utah State -4.1
Fresno State -3.3
Travel impact
Away travel 545 mi
Home travel 0 mi
Rest Fresno State +1
Home field — Valley Children's Stadium
Capacity 30,000
Elevation 351 ft
Weather: Clear
Temperature 54.8°F
Wind speed 3.6 mph

Positive adjustment = favours home team

What are the key factors for Utah State vs Fresno State?

Utah State: Key Factors

Fresno State: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Utah State travels 545 miles to this game, a moderate road trip.

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

Utah State won by 11 in a double-digit victory.

Utah State covered the spread by a solid margin.

The total went Under by 6.5 points.

Does weather affect this game at Valley Children's Stadium?

Precipitation chance is 83%, pointing to a wet-field game. High precip probability increases fumble risk and typically compresses both team totals.

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 State and Fresno State compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Fresno State (-3.3) over Utah State (-4.1) by 0.8 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Fresno State brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.6). 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.

Sources

Weather

Utah State won and Utah State covered the spread.