Result
Final: Utah 41, Kansas 24
Closest: Our call (Utah by 14.9, missed by 2.1). 3 of 3 models named the winner. Our call was right.
Our call: Utah by 14.9Strong
All three models favor Utah (SP+ from the week 5 snapshot).
The average of SP+, Elo and Our model; the line is left out and kept as a benchmark. Toss-up under 3 points, Lean 3 to 7, Strong 7 and over. More ›
SP+ has Utah by 23.0, Elo has Utah by 14.2, and Our model has Utah by 7.5. They are within 15.5 points of each other.
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+ Kansas +1.0 vs Utah +21.5 · week 5 ratings | Utah by 23 ✓ | 6.0 |
| Elo Kansas 1625 vs Utah 1918 | Utah by 14.2 ✓ | 2.8 |
| Our model · experimental Kansas +8.1 vs Utah +13.1 | Utah by 7.5 ✓ | 9.5 |
| Line (benchmark) no pregame line | n/a | – |
| Our call Closest average of SP+, Elo and Our model · Strong | Utah by 14.9 ✓ | 2.1 |
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.
Last 5 meetings
Utah leads 3–2 · last: Utah 31–21, 2025 · Utah has won 3 straight
| Season | Result | Site |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Utah 31–21 | Memorial Stadium |
| 1996 | Utah 45–42 | — |
| 1993 | Utah 41–16 | — |
| 1951 | Kansas 26–7 | — |
| 1950 | Kansas 39–26 | — |