Week 3 • September 13, 2025, 08:15 PM UTC
1-1
CUSA
Power Rank: -15.5
10 FINAL 27
1-1
SEC
Power Rank: 19.5

Texas defeated UTEP 27–10 to secure a comfortable win.

UTEP @ Texas Preview

General Information

Week: Week 3
Kick Off (at stadium): 03:15 PM CDT
Stadium: DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 100,119
Elevation: 574 ft
HFA Rating: 2.9
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread Texas -41.5
Total (O/U) -
Expected Score -
Power Rank Implied Line Texas +35.0
Prediction Markets Texas 99% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Clear

Clear

49.6°F

Wind Chill: 46.5°F
Wind: 7.6 mph SW
Gusts: 13.0 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 68%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

UTEP (Away)

This Week: 530.5 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 5631.7 miles
Body Clock Time: 14:15
Rest Days: 6

Texas (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 2133.0 miles
Body Clock Time: 15:15
Rest Days: 7

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Betting Information
Current Line Texas -41.5
Total Points
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
UTEP -15.5
Texas 19.5
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 530 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Texas +1
HFA: DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium
Capacity 100,119
Elevation 574 ft
Weather: Clear
Temperature 49.6°F
Wind Speed 7.6 mph
Your Line Texas +35.0
Implied Value

What are the key factors for UTEP vs Texas?

UTEP: Key Factors

Texas: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

UTEP travels 530 miles to this game, a moderate road trip.

UTEP arrives with a 1-hour body clock shift.

Texas won by 17 to secure a comfortable win.

UTEP covered the spread, covering the spread comfortably.

How do UTEP and Texas compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Texas (19.5) over UTEP (-15.5) by 35.0 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Texas brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.9). 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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Texas won and UTEP covered the spread.