Week 3
Rice-Eccles Stadium

Utah State @ Utah , Week 3, Sep 19, 2026

0-0 Pac-12 Power rating: -6.3
0-0 Big 12 Power rating: 16.7

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UTAH -26.0
Edge
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Utah (power rating: 16.7) holds a 23.0-point advantage over Utah State (-6.3) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Utah's home field adds 3.0 points to that advantage at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Beyond home field, nothing else applies here - rest, travel, elevation and weather all read neutral for this matchup. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Utah State vs Utah at Rice-Eccles Stadium?

The latest reading for Rice-Eccles Stadium shows Clear, 74°F with winds of 5 mph. Weather is not expected to be a meaningful factor in this game. It was taken before the ~10-day forecast window opened, so it describes the furthest hour the forecast reached rather than kickoff itself, and it is replaced once the game comes inside the window. Weather data is sourced from WeatherAPI.com.

How do Utah State and Utah compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Utah (16.7) over Utah State (-6.3) by 23.0 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Utah brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 3.0). 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

Blue Chip makes this Utah -26.0. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 29, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

74°F

Rain0%
Precip0.00"
Humidity15%
Wind5 mph W
Gusts6 mph
Wind map for Utah State at Utah: aerial view of Rice-Eccles Stadium, wind from the W at 4.7 mph, gusting to 6 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 3
Kickoff (local)
01:30 PM MDT
Venue
Rice-Eccles Stadium
Capacity
51,444
Elevation
4,656 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure Utah StateAway UtahHome
This week68 miles0 miles
Last week1,314 milesHome game
Season total1,382 miles0 miles
Body clock13:3013:30
Rest7 days6 days

Utah State travels 68 miles to this game, a short road trip. The trip crosses none of the distance or time-zone thresholds that have measured a price, so travel is not a factor here.