Idaho at Utah

Week 1 · Sep 3Rice-Eccles Stadium · Salt Lake City, UT
IdahoFCS
@
Utah8–0+16.9 vs. avg · #14

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Pregame view lockedThe OV Line and Factors remain frozen. The market comparison uses the completed-game record below.
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Opening LineUtah -40Before any Factor adjustments This is the matchup estimate implied by the OV Ratings before any game-specific Factors. Why doesn’t OnVarsity adjust it automatically?
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Kickoff-adjacent Market ConsensusUtah -37.56-book consensus · observed Sep 3, 8:45 PM EDT
Why the market may differ1 FactorOnVarsity Opening LineUtah -40Factor Adjustments~1 pt toward UtahOV Factor-Adjusted Suggested LineUtah -41Unexplained Gap~3.5 pts toward IdahoExplore similar gaps OnVarsity Opening LineUtah -40Factor adjustment (Open)~0.5 pts toward IdahoOV Factor-Adjusted Suggested Line (Open)Utah -39.5Opening Market ConsensusUtah -32.5Unexplained at open~7 pts toward IdahoSince openFactor adjustment (In-Week)~1.5 pts toward UtahOV Factor-Adjusted Suggested Line (Current)Utah -41Kickoff-adjacent Market ConsensusUtah -37.5Unexplained gap~3.5 pts toward IdahoExplore similar gaps Lopsided game-flow uncertainty~1 pt toward UtahAt open ~0.5 pts toward IdahoIn-week ~2 pts toward Utah

Lopsided game-flow uncertainty

~1 pt toward UtahAt open ~0.5 pts toward IdahoIn-week ~2 pts toward Utah
Estimate is uncertain

Comparable games put Utah's chance of winning by at least 28 at about 82%. Historically, the market shaded about 1.1 points toward Utah (average-estimate range 0.2–2.2), but actual results were too noisy to treat that as a dependable OV Line adjustment.

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Completed gameWhat happened?Idaho 14 · Utah 66
Pregame OV Line
Utah -40
Kickoff-adjacent Market Consensus
Utah -37.5
OV Factor-Adjusted Suggested Line
Utah -41
Actual margin
Utah by 52

Observed 0h 14m before kickoff. The OV Line and Factors retain their pregame values. One outcome does not prove that a Factor caused the market difference.

Pregame Win Probability
Idaho 0.2%Utah 99.8%

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Overall Rating—+16.9 · #14
Offense Rating—+10.5
Defense Rating—+6.4

2025 Performance

Offense PPA/Play—0.35
Offense Success Rate—49.5%
Defense PPA/Play Allowed—0.07
Defense Success Rate Allowed—38.1%

2026 Outlook

Market Win Total—8.8
Playoff Odds—72.9%
Strength of Schedule Rank—50th