Utah’s scoring attack meets Iowa State’s defensive test in Week 4
Fox Sports backs No. 15 Utah to cover an 8.5-point spread when the Utes visit Iowa State on Saturday, where the Cyclones have not conceded more than 16 points in a game this season.
No. 15 Utah visits Iowa State on Saturday in a Week 4 college football matchup airing on FOX. Fox Sports’ preview frames the game as a test of Utah’s scoring form against a Cyclones defence that has kept opponents to 16 points or fewer in each game this season.
Utah averages 47.3 points per game, which Fox Sports identifies as the highest mark in the Big 12. The Utes also allow 239.3 yards per game, according to the preview.
Iowa State allows 226.3 yards per game, while its offence ranks last in the Big 12 in total yards and passing yards per game, Fox Sports reports. Against its first ranked opponent this season, the Cyclones scored 13 points and gained 255 yards.
The teams’ previous meeting as Big 12 opponents was in 2024, when Iowa State won 31–28, according to Fox Sports. The preview says both programmes have since changed head coaches and quarterbacks.
Fox Sports’ betting pick is Utah to cover an 8.5-point spread. That is a prediction, not a result; the outlet says the odds were current as of 26 September.
