Week 12 • November 16, 2025, 03:15 AM UTC
6-3
Big 12
Power Rank: 15.5
13 FINAL 44
8-1
Big 12
Power Rank: 21.5
BYU covered by 25.5 | Game went Over by 4.5

BYU defeated TCU 44–13 in a dominant performance. BYU covered the spread; the game went Over.

TCU @ BYU Preview

General Information

Week: Week 12
Kick Off (at stadium): 08:15 PM MST
Stadium: LaVell Edwards Stadium
Capacity: 62,073
Elevation: 4678 ft
HFA Rating: 2.7
Playing Surface: Grass

Betting Information

Spread BYU -5.5
Total (O/U) 52.5
Expected Score TCU 23.5 - 29.0 BYU
Power Rank Implied Line BYU +6.0
Prediction Markets BYU 60% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Clear

Clear

35.7°F

Wind Chill: 32.3°F
Wind: 4.0 mph ESE
Gusts: 8.3 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 44%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

TCU (Away)

This Week: 948.7 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 7842.1 miles
Body Clock Time: 21:15
Rest Days: 8

BYU (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: 1419.1 miles
Season Total: 8875.5 miles
Body Clock Time: 20:15
Rest Days: 8

Line Value Calculator

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Your line BYU +6.0
Implied value
Betting
Current line BYU -5.5
Total (O/U) 52.5
Power ratings — adjust if you disagree
TCU 15.5
BYU 21.5
Travel impact
Away travel 949 mi
Home travel 0 mi
Rest Even
Home field — LaVell Edwards Stadium
Capacity 62,073
Elevation 4678 ft
Weather: Clear
Temperature 35.7°F
Wind speed 4.0 mph

Positive adjustment = favours home team

What are the key factors for TCU vs BYU?

TCU: Key Factors

BYU: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

TCU travels 949 miles to this game, a significant road trip.

TCU arrives with a 1-hour body clock shift.

BYU won by 31 in a dominant performance.

BYU covered the spread comfortably.

The total went Over by 4.5 points.

How do TCU and BYU compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour BYU (21.5) over TCU (15.5) by 6.0 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 and BYU covered the spread.