I am going under the total in this game as I think there is some line value with the strengths of both teams being on the defensive side of the ball. Most will look at the bowl game from last year between these two and see a 35-28 final in favor of Utah, but Utah had just 35 points. I would lean towards Utah at home with the extra time to prepare, but I need to see more out of the 4 star QB Troy Williams who transferred from a JUCO college. BYU, tons of experience back on offense so I can see why they are getting a lot of love from the sharps, but this is a massive coaching advantage for BYU with Kyle Whittingham over Kalani Sitake. Sitake was running around the stadium last week after their âbig winâ over Arizona. I donât know how much I like that, and although heâs familiar with Utah, I would think Whittingham is just as familiar with Sitake.
Also BYU is moving from an up tempo spread offense back to a pro style offense under Ty Detmer, but they still have the same guys in there in Taysom Hill and Jamal Williams who feel like they have been here for a decade. This offense struggled with 5.2 yards per play against Arizonaâs defense that was 116th in the nation.
