Our Southen Utah vs. Utah predictions break down the sizable 39.5-point spread and tell you which side of the number you need to be on.
The Utah Utes have high hopes for their debut Big 12 season and that kicks off this weekend with a non-conference date with Southern Utah. With the spread approaching 40 points, we suggest you take the points with the visitors.
First up is a home opener against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds, an FCS opponent that finished 6-5 a year ago. They played two FBS opponents, falling 24-21 to Arizona State and 41-16 to BYU. Going back another year, you’ll see these Thunderbirds were slaughtered 73-7 by theseSouthern Utah is a better team than it was two years ago. It almost pulled off the outright upset over Arizona State last year and even the BYU final score was a tad misleading.
Southern Utah managed 21 points against Arizona State and 16 points against BYU a year ago. While Utah’s defense is better than those teams, there wasn’t a huge gap statistically last year and the Utes were prone to allowing big plays. Utah’s offense should be one of the most improved units in the country after finishing 105th in EPA per play a year ago. There could be opportunities in the betting market early in the season from a total and team-total perspective. Rising gives them arguably the biggest QB upgrade year-over-year of any team. Southern Utah went 2-0 ATS against FBS teams last season with an average cover margin of 18.5 points.
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