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NCAAF · October 31, 2026

Arizona State Sun Devils vs BYU Cougars Preview & Odds — October 31, 2026

Arizona State Sun Devils

3-3

Quarterback Cutter Boley

BYU Cougars

5-1

Quarterback Bear Bachmeier

Saturday, October 31 · 3:30 PM ET

ASUOffense2026 regular season to dateBYU

108th−0.049

EPA/play

+0.26010th

113th42.7%

Success %

51.6%20th

78th24.3

PPG

28.252nd

ASUDefenseBYU

11th−0.095

EPA/play allowed

+0.00648th

15th41.6%

Success % allowed

45.9%54th

118th33.7

Opp PPG

20.530th

ASURecent formBYU

L@ Texas A&M 20-48Lvs Baylor 19-55Wvs Hawai'i 30-12L@ Texas Tech 25-53Wvs Kansas State 28-17

Resultsoldest to newest

W@ Colorado State 41-23W@ TCU 17-10Wvs Iowa State 24-10Wvs Notre Dame 28-24L@ UCF 31-39

3-3

Record

6-1

2-4

ATS

6-1

4-2

Over–under

4-3

ASUHome and roadseason to dateBYU

3-1

Home record

4-0

0-2

Road record

2-1

2-2

Home ATS

4-0

0-2

Road ATS

2-1

2-2

Home O/U

2-2

2-0

Road O/U

2-1

ASULast 10 gamesBYU

Game by game

4-3

Last 7

6-1

Net points

+102

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Rest & travelrest and travel

ASURest & travelBYU

7 days

Days of rest

7 days

472 mi760 km

Travel to the game

Home

+1 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

Venue

LaVell Edwards Stadium

About these numbers

2026 regular season to date, captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (138 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Last five results this season, oldest to newest. Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Against-the-spread (ATS) and over–under records use the consensus closing line.

Margin of each of the last 7 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

Matchup preview

Arizona State (3-3) visits BYU (5-1) on Saturday, October 31 at 3:30 PM ET.

Arizona State has the 108th-ranked offense by EPA per play (expected points added per snap) and the 11th-ranked defense (ranks among the 138 teams with play-by-play data). Meanwhile, BYU has the 10th-ranked offense and the 48th-ranked defense. When Arizona State has the ball, a 108th-ranked offense (−0.049 EPA per play) meets a 48th-ranked defense (+0.006 allowed); when BYU has it, a 10th-ranked offense (+0.260) meets a 11th-ranked defense (−0.095 allowed).

By success rate (the share of plays that gain expected points), the Arizona State offense is at 42.7% (113th) and the BYU offense at 51.6% (20th). Arizona State scores 24.3 points per game (78th) and allows 33.7 (118th); BYU scores 28.2 (52nd) and allows 20.5 (30th).

Arizona State is 3-3 and 2-4 against the spread; its last game was a 28-17 win over Kansas State. BYU is 6-1 and 6-1 against the spread; its last game was a 39-31 loss to UCF.

BYU is a 16.5-point favorite at home against Arizona State. The spread opened at BYU -14.5. The total is 48.5, down from 51.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the moneyline (Arizona State +540, BYU -800) prices Arizona State at 15% and BYU at 85%.

Built from public team and player data; ranks are league-wide and update daily until kickoff.

Market

Odds and line movement

Spreadmoved 2

OpenBYU -14.5 (-115)
Arizona State +14.5 (-105)

NowBYU -16.5 (-110)
Arizona State +16.5 (-112)

Totaldown 3

Open51.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Now48.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Moneyline

OpenArizona State +457 17%
BYU -624 83%

NowArizona State +540 15%
BYU -800 85%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. The Now column updates from our odds board. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Best available prices on Oct 28

Arizona State +16.5+100Kalshi
BYU -16.5-102Novig
Over 48.5-104Novig
Under 48.5-105Caesars
Arizona State+614Novig
BYU-641Novig

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Matchup

Players to watch

Arizona State

QB · Cutter Boley

Attempts173
Completion %60.7%146th
Passing yards1,360145th
Yards per attempt7.982nd
TD–INT13–5

Leading rusher (RB) · Cardae Mack

Rushing yards400109th
Season line55 carries, 400 yds, 6 TD

Leading receiver (WR) · Reed Harris

Receiving yards8005th
Season line47 catches, 800 yds, 8 TD

Leading tackler (LB) · Owen Long

Tackles6328th

BYU

QB · Bear Bachmeier

Attempts184
Completion %63.0%102nd
Passing yards1,51499th
Yards per attempt8.260th
TD–INT11–3

Leading rusher (RB) · LJ Martin

Rushing yards344155th
Season line44 carries, 344 yds, 3 TD

Leading receiver (WR) · Legend Glasker

Receiving yards49854th
Season line28 catches, 498 yds, 4 TD

Leading tackler (LB) · Cade Uluave

Tackles45202nd

Season passing totals from public box scores, captured before kickoff. Ranks among the 264 quarterbacks with at least 60 attempts. Rushing, receiving and tackle leaders: season totals captured October 28, 5:34 a.m. ET; ranks among FBS players.

Success by situation

Situation	Arizona State	BYU
Early-down success rateArizona State offense vs BYU defense	43.2%69th	41.6%43rd
Early-down success rateBYU offense vs Arizona State defense	40.3%33rd	42.7%77th
3rd-down conversion rateArizona State offense vs BYU defense	28.6%130th	41.7%87th
3rd-down conversion rateBYU offense vs Arizona State defense	38.3%49th	51.4%12th
Explosive play rateArizona State offense vs BYU defense	7.3%48th	5.9%43rd
Explosive play rateBYU offense vs Arizona State defense	6.8%72nd	7.9%34th
Pass rateshare of plays that are passes or sacks	50.6%72nd-highest	46.6%100th-highest

On 3rd down Arizona State converts 28.6% (130th) against a BYU defense allowing 41.7% (87th).

On 3rd down BYU converts 51.4% (12th) against a Arizona State defense allowing 38.3% (49th).

2026 regular season before kickoff, from play-by-play with garbage time removed; ranks among the 138 teams in the play-by-play data (defense: 1st = allows the least). Success = a play that gains expected points.

Coaching staff

Staff	Arizona State	BYU
Head coach	Kenny Dillingham	Kalani Sitake
Tenureat this school	4th season	11th season
Record at schoolthis season included, as of the date below	26–19	90–46
Career recordas an FBS head coach	26–19	90–46
Offensive coordinator	Marcus Arroyo	Aaron Roderick
Defensive coordinator	Brian Ward	Kelly Poppinga

Staff list as of October 27, 6:50 a.m. ET.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 2 times since 2021: Arizona State won 1 and BYU 1.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Nov 23, 2024	BYU 23, Arizona State 28 Arizona State won
Sep 18, 2021	Arizona State 17, BYU 27 BYU won

Meetings since 2021, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Result

After the final: score vs the closing line, Drive X-Ray and the graded official play, if there was one, appear here on this same page.

Teams