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Week 5 • September 27, 2025, 07:30 PM UTC
Utah @ West Virginia
3-1
Big 12
Power Rank: 21.5
48 FINAL 14
2-2
Big 12
Power Rank: -1.7
Utah covered by 24.5 | Game went Over by 12.5

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Utah defeated West Virginia 48–14 in a dominant performance. Utah covered the spread; the game went Over.

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General Information

Week: Week 5
Kick Off (at stadium): 03:30 PM EDT
Stadium: Milan Puskar Stadium
Capacity: 60,000
Elevation: 1079 ft
HFA Rating: 2.6
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread Utah -9.5
Total (O/U) 49.5
Expected Score UTAH 29.5 - 20.0 WVU
Power Rank Implied Line Utah +23.2
Prediction Markets Utah 82% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Overcast

Overcast

24.5°F

Wind Chill: 14.9°F
Wind: 9.2 mph SW
Gusts: 15.5 mph
Precipitation: 0.01"
Humidity: 82%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Utah (Away)

This Week: 1679.7 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 5264.5 miles
Body Clock Time: 13:30
Rest Days: 7

West Virginia (Home)

This Week: 0.1 miles
Last Week: 1639.8 miles
Season Total: 1873.8 miles
Body Clock Time: 15:30
Rest Days: 7

Line Value Calculator

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Your line West Virginia -23.2
Implied value —
Betting
Current line Utah -9.5
Total (O/U) 49.5
Power ratings — adjust if you disagree
Utah 21.5
West Virginia -1.7
Travel impact
Away travel 1680 mi
Home travel 0 mi
Rest Even
Home field — Milan Puskar Stadium
Capacity 60,000
Elevation 1079 ft
Weather: Overcast
Temperature 24.5°F
Wind speed 9.2 mph

Positive adjustment = favours home team

What are the key factors for Utah vs West Virginia?

Utah: Key Factors

West Virginia: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Utah travels 1,680 miles to this game, a cross-country trip.

Utah arrives with a 2-hour body clock disadvantage.

Utah won by 34 in a dominant performance.

Utah covered the spread comfortably.

The total went Over by 12.5 points.

Does weather affect this game at Milan Puskar Stadium?

At 24.5°F, this is a cold-weather game. Cold conditions below 35°F historically compress scoring and reduce passing efficiency, favouring unders and run-heavy offences.

Precipitation chance is 68%, 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 and West Virginia compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Utah (21.5) over West Virginia (-1.7) by 23.2 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, West Virginia faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. West Virginia 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.

Where can I find more data on Utah and West Virginia?

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Model & Methodology

Utah won and Utah covered the spread.