The market
Utah -6.5
spread
O/U 56.5
opened 50.5
-238
Utah moneyline
+195
Houston
DraftKings via the-odds-api.com, updated Oct 15, 11:22 PM ET.
The venue
Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT
43°F
at kickoff
6 mph
wind
48%
chance of rain
Forecast for the hour of kickoff, via Open-Meteo.
What the models make it
SP+2026
Utah10.8
FPI2026
Utah6.5
Elo2026
Utah13.8
SRS2026
Utah4.6
Big12ology2026
Utah2.7
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 the-odds-api.com, updated Oct 15, 11:22 PM 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.