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College football · Week 11 2026 · Saturday, November 14

Utah vs Arizona prediction and pick

Our Utah Utes at Arizona Wildcats pick: Utah by 11.9, 76% to win. The forecast rates every team against the opponents it has played, this season and last, and adds home field. No betting information goes in.

An early look, 7 weeks ahead: it sharpens as the game comes up. Updated every day until kickoff, then frozen and scored. After the game this page shows who deserved to win.

Why the curves are so wide: luck. Even with both teams’ strength known exactly, one game’s bounces, kicks, calls and sequencing move the final margin by about ±12.1 points (one standard deviation, measured from every play since 2019). These forecasts carry ±17.0, so about 50% of the width is that luck; the rest is what nobody knows yet about the teams. That is why a 7-point favorite still loses about 3 times in 10.

Utah at Arizona

Sat, Nov 14, time to be announced · Arizona Stadium

Utah by 11.9 · 76% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Utah win75.9%
Arizona win24.1%
Middle 50%: Utah by 24 to Utah by 150%
Middle 90%: Utah by 40 to Arizona by 1790%
Middle 95%: Utah by 45 to Arizona by 2195%
Exactly Utah by 35.7%
Exactly Utah by 75.1%
Exactly Arizona by 34.5%
Exactly Utah by 144.1%
Exactly Utah by 173.9%
P50
Half of games like this end between Utah by 24 and Utah by 1.
P90
9 in 10 between Utah by 40 and Arizona by 17.
P95
19 in 20 between Utah by 45 and Arizona by 21.
Where the forecast comes from
This season, against its opponentsUtah+7.8
Last seasonUtah+7.2
Home fieldArizona+3.1

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Utah 4–0 4.0 +0.1
Arizona 3–1 2.7 +0.2

Coin-flip wins: the wins each team’s games were worth with only the kicks, bounces, drops and calls re-rolled, the record adjusted for luck. Luck in wins: actual wins minus what the play was worth.

Utah vs Arizona: questions and answers

Who will win Utah vs Arizona?

Our forecast picks Utah, with 76% to win; Arizona win 24% of the time.

What’s the spread for Utah vs Arizona?

Our spread: Utah −11.9. The betting line isn’t out yet. Ours uses no betting information, so where the two differ is where our read of the teams differs from the market’s.

When is Utah vs Arizona?

Saturday, November 14, 2026 (kickoff time to be announced), at Arizona Stadium.