The market
Utah -6.5
spread
O/U 50.5
total
-258
Utah moneyline
+210
Houston
DraftKings via collegefootballdata.com, updated Oct 9, 11:22 AM ET.
The venue
Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT
49°F
at kickoff
7 mph
wind
10%
chance of rain
Forecast for the hour of kickoff, via Open-Meteo.
What the models make it
SP+2026
Utah11.9
FPI2026
Utah8.4
Elo2026
Utah15.7
SRS2026
Utah8.8
Big12ology2026
Utah5.2
Market
Utah6.5
Predicted margin in points, each system carrying its own home-field bump. The year under a name is the season those ratings come from. The market row is the spread as it stands, DraftKings via collegefootballdata.com, updated Oct 9, 11:22 AM ET. All 5 systems side with the favorite.
Pickem says
The series
Utah 0–1 Houston as conference opponents since 2011.
If these two finish level in the standings, step (a) of the tiebreaker is head-to-head — which is this game. It is the first thing that separates them, before any of the six steps below it are read.