Result
Final: BYU 41, Colorado State 23
Closest: SP+ (BYU by 21, missed by 3.0). 2 of 2 models named the winner.
Both models favor BYU. The line, shown for comparison only, has BYU by 17.5.
No call was made for this game: Our model had no number for it before kickoff.
SP+ has BYU by 21.0 and Elo has BYU by 11.7. SP+ and Elo are 9.3 points apart.
This page was first built after kickoff, so these are the week's projections as recorded then, from the same weekly ratings the season record scores.
Every model
| Model | Says | Missed by |
|---|---|---|
| SP+ Closest BYU +16.8 vs Colorado State -6.7 | BYU by 21 ✓ | 3.0 |
| Elo BYU 1683 vs Colorado State 1327 | BYU by 11.7 ✓ | 6.3 |
| Our model · experimental no snapshot for this game | n/a | – |
| Line (benchmark) pregame line | BYU by 17.5 | 0.5 |
Each margin is from the same weekly ratings the team pages use: SP+ and Elo from their rating gap, the home team given 2.5 points (none at a neutral site); Our model is this site's experimental rating; the line is the market's pregame margin, shown as a benchmark and never part of Our call. ✓ when a model named the winner, ✗ when it did not; Closest marks the one nearest the final margin (an exact tie goes to the first listed). How these work ›
Key injuries
No injury list was recorded for this game: its page was first built after kickoff.
Team pages
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