Week 2 • September 07, 2025, 02:15 AM UTC
0-1
ACC
Power Rank: -3.3
3 FINAL 27
1-0
Big 12
Power Rank: 17.8

BYU defeated Stanford 27–3 to secure a comfortable win.

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General Information

Week: Week 2
Kick Off (at stadium): 08:15 PM MDT
Stadium: LaVell Edwards Stadium
Capacity: 62,073
Elevation: 4678 ft
HFA Rating: 2.7
Playing Surface: Grass

Betting Information

Spread None
Total (O/U) -
Expected Score -
Power Rank Implied Line BYU +21.1
Prediction Markets BYU 93% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Clear

Clear

35.9°F

Wind Chill: 32.7°F
Wind: 3.8 mph ESE
Gusts: 8.0 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 45%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Stanford (Away)

This Week: 598.8 miles
Last Week: 4802.7 miles
Season Total: 10204.2 miles
Body Clock Time: 19:15
Rest Days: 15

BYU (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 0.0 miles
Body Clock Time: 20:15
Rest Days: 7

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Betting Information
Current Line
Total Points
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Stanford -3.3
BYU 17.8
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 599 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Stanford +8
HFA: LaVell Edwards Stadium
Capacity 62,073
Elevation 4678 ft
Weather: Clear
Temperature 35.9°F
Wind Speed 3.8 mph
Your Line BYU +21.1
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Stanford vs BYU?

Stanford: Key Factors

BYU: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Stanford travels 599 miles to this game, a moderate road trip.

Stanford arrives with a 1-hour body clock shift.

BYU won by 24 to secure a comfortable win.

How do Stanford and BYU compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour BYU (17.8) over Stanford (-3.3) by 21.1 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 this game.