OfftheNumber
11Utah Utes
5-0, 5-0 ATS
at
Colorado Buffaloes
2-3, 1-4 ATS
Sat Oct 17 · 10:15 PMESPNESPN UnlimitedFolsom Field

The number

Spread
UTAH -14.5 -112
COLO +14.5 -110
Open UTAH -15.5 moved 1
Fair, no vig: UTAH -101 / COLO +101 (hold 5.2%)
Best: UTAH -14.5 -108 at BetMGM; COLO +15.5 -115 at FanDuel
Total
Over 49.5 -108
Under 49.5 -114
Fair, no vig: O +103 / U -103 (hold 5.2%)
Best: O 49 -110 at Fanatics; U 49.5 -109 at Caesars
Moneyline
UTAH -750
COLO +500
Fair, no vig: UTAH -529 / COLO +529 (hold 4.9%)
Best: UTAH -700 at Hard Rock Bet; COLO +530 at FanDuel

Updated Fri 4:10 PM ET Consensus of 10 US books: the line most books are dealing, with the middle price. Lines move. Check your book before you bet. Fair odds strip out the book's cut so you can see the price the market really implies.

Every book (10)
BookUTAHCOLOOverUnderUTAH MLCOLO ML
DraftKings-14.5-112+14.5-108o49.5-110u49.5-110-750+525
FanDuel-15.5-105+15.5-115o49.5-106u49.5-114-780+530
BetMGM-14.5-108+14.5-110o49.5-108u49.5-110-700+525
Caesars-14.5-110+14.5-109o49.5-112u49.5-109-800+525
theScore Bet-14.5-115+14.5-105o49.5-105u49.5-115-750+475
BetRivers-14.5-113+14.5-113o49-113u49-109-770+480
Fanatics-14.5-110+14.5-110o49-110u49-110-750+525
Hard Rock Bet-14.5-110+14.5-110o49.5-105u49.5-115-700+500
Bally Bet-14.5-113+14.5-112o49-112u49-108-715+500
betPARX-14.5-113+14.5-112o49-112u49-108-715+500

Highlighted: the best number on each side. Legal US sportsbooks only.

Line movement

Key numbers crossed: none (UTAH -15.5 to UTAH -14.5).

-13-14-15-16-17key 14OpenNow
UTAH line, game-week open to now. Dashed lines are key numbers.
48495051OpenNow
Total, game-week open to now.

Injury report

From the Big 12 availability report (Thursday report). Posted Thu 10 PM ET. Posted at 10 PM ET the three nights before the game and 90 minutes before kickoff. We check every 30 minutes. See the official report

Utah
Out
  • JC Hart CB
  • Preston Pitts LB
Colorado
Out
  • Braylon Edwards DB
  • Danny Scudero WR
  • Kam Perry WR
  • Preston Ashley CB
  • Zach Atkins TE
Questionable
  • Lamont Lester Jr. DL
Probable

Dylan Manuel (DL), Fisher Clements (TE)

No status changes since the first report we saw (Thu 10 PM ET). Changes and line moves will line up here.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and bets logged on our tracker.

Public cappers

Spread2 of 3 on Utah
Utah 21 Colorado

Each capper counts once. See their picks

Tracker bettors

Shows up once 10 people log a bet on this game. Log yours

Want sportsbook bets % and money %? DraftKings posts theirs free: DK betting splits. We quote a few big games by hand when we can. Tracker counts are anonymous: no names, and private bets stay private.

Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 5 common opponents
Opponent Utah Colorado
Arizona St
W 42-10 home
+32 · -8.5 Covered
L 17-42 home
-25 · +6.5 Didn't cover
BYU
L 21-24 away
-3 · -5.5 Didn't cover
L 21-24 home
-3 · +6.5 Covered
K-State
W 51-47 home
+4 · -18.5 Didn't cover
L 14-24 away
-10 · +16.5 Covered
West Virginia
W 48-14 away
+34 · -12.5 Covered
L 22-29 away
-7 · +6.5 Didn't cover
Wyoming
W 31-6 away
+25 · -24.5 Covered
W 37-20 home
+17 · -12.5 Covered

Against 5 common opponents: Utah won by 18.4 on average, 3-2 against the spread. Colorado lost by 5.6 on average, 3-2 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
3 Utah1 Colorado
Utah +15.52
Big Cat *Line +15.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Posted Oct 15 4:01 PM ET · Flat record 94-66-4, +19.5u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postRico Bosco *Line +15.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Posted Oct 15 4:01 PM ET · Flat record 48-35, +8.7u · Original post
Colorado +15.51
Stuckey *Line +15.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Posted Oct 16 1:13 PM ET · Flat record 41-28-1, +9.2u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
1H Utah +9.51
Tom Fornelli Line +9.5 · Price -108 · No unit size given · Posted Oct 15 8:53 AM ET · Flat record 41-48-1, -3.5u · Original post
Total
No picks
Moneyline
No picks

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026

Utah WWWWW

ATSTotals
All games5-0 100%Small sample3-2 60% overSmall sample
Road1-0 100%Small sample1-0 100% overSmall sample
As favorite5-0 100%Small sample
Last 55-0 100%Small sample

5 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Colorado WLLLL

ATSTotals
All games1-4 20%Small sample2-3 40% overSmall sample
Home0-2 0%Small sample1-1 50% overSmall sample
As underdog1-3 25%Small sample
Last 51-4 20%Small sample

5 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); over-under vs the closing total

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 25, 2025COLO 7, UTAH 53UTAH -14.5UTAH covered50.5Over
Nov 16, 2024UTAH 24, COLO 49COLO -13.5COLO covered43.5Over
Nov 25, 2023COLO 17, UTAH 23UTAH -21.5COLO covered43Under
Nov 26, 2022UTAH 63, COLO 21UTAH -30UTAH covered52Over
Nov 26, 2021COLO 13, UTAH 28UTAH -24COLO covered52Under
Dec 12, 2020UTAH 38, COLO 21UTAH -2.5UTAH covered49.5Over
Nov 30, 2019COLO 15, UTAH 45UTAH -28UTAH covered49.5Over

Utah 4-3 ATS in these meetings. 7 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2019-2025 · regular season + postseason · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

UTAHCOLO
5-0Record2-3
5-0Against the spread1-4
3-2Over-under2-3
+9.5Avg cover margin-8.1
42.8Points per game18.6
13.0Points allowed25.4
7.07Yards per play5.15
502.0Yards per game394.2
6.00Rush yards per carry3.70
69.8Completion %61.3
54.1Third down %35.6
+6Turnover margin-1
6Sacks allowed11
53.2Penalty yards per game82.6

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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