ncaaf Game Recap
BYU Defeats Utah 22-21 - Recap
The Cougars were Week 11 winners on Saturday, coming out on top of the Utes by a score of 22-21 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
The Cougars earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the -3.0-point spread. Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 39.0 were rewarded with a winning wager.
LJ Martin rushed for 68 yards, while Hinckley Ropati added 38 yards in the win. Chase Roberts and Darius Lassiter added 91 and 46 receiving yards respectively.
Micah Bernard rushed for 78 yards for Utah, while Brandon Rose added 55 yards. Brandon Rose threw for 112 yards for the Utes, while receivers Dorian Singer and Brant Kuithe had 76 and 23 yards respectively.
Utah was outgained by BYU 339-259 yards in Saturday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 20-15 by the Cougars.
The time of possession battle favored Utah as their offense was on the field for 30:10, longer than the 29:50 of their opponents.
Next game, BYU takes its act home to face Kansas looking for another win. For Utah, they head on the road to face Colorado.