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8BYU Cougars
5-0, 5-0 ATS
17
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TCU Horned Frogs
2-3, 2-3 ATS
10
FinalESPNESPN Unlimited

Closing number

Spread
BYU -5.5
TCU +5.5
Open –
Total
Over 48.5
Under 48.5

Source: DraftKings.

BYU 17, TCU 10. BYU covered by 1.5, under by 21.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and picks our users log.

Public cappers

Spread2 of 2 on TCU
BYU 02 TCU
Total1 capper on Under
Over 01 Under
Moneyline5 of 5 on BYU
BYU 50 TCU

Each capper counts once. See their picks

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Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 4 common opponents
Opponent BYU TCU
Cincinnati
W 26-14 away
+12 · -2.5 Covered
W 45-23 home
+22 · -3 Covered
Colorado
W 24-21 away
+3 · -6.5 Didn't cover
W 35-21 home
+14 · -14.5 Didn't cover
Iowa St
W 41-27 away
+14 · +2.5 Covered
L 17-20 home
-3 · -7.5 Didn't cover
West Virginia
W 38-24 home
+14 · -19.5 Didn't cover
W 23-17 away
+6 · -16.5 Didn't cover

Against 4 common opponents: BYU won by 10.8 on average, 2-2 against the spread. TCU won by 9.8 on average, 1-3 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
0 BYU2 TCU
TCU +62
Big Cat *Line +6 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 2 11:31 PM ET · Flat record 94-66-4, +19.5u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postStuckey *Line +6.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 2 12:21 PM ET · Flat record 41-28-1, +9.2u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
0 Over1 Under
Under 47.51
Tom Fornelli Line 47.5 · Price -105 · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 1 10:01 AM ET · Flat record 41-48-1, -3.5u · Original post
Moneyline
No picks

Straight up: GameDay celebrity guest picker on BYU, Kirk Herbstreit on BYU, Desmond Howard on BYU, Pat McAfee on BYU, Nick Saban on BYU

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

Betting form, 2026 to date

BYU WWWWW

ATSTotals
All games5-0 100%Small sample2-3 40% overSmall sample
Road2-0 100%Small sample1-1 50% 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.

TCU LWWLL

ATSTotals
All games2-3 40%Small sample1-4 20% overSmall sample
Home2-1 67%Small sample1-2 33% overSmall sample
As underdog0-1 0%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%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 3, 2026BYU 17, TCU 10BYU -5.5BYU covered48.5Under
Nov 15, 2025TCU 13, BYU 44BYU -2.5BYU covered51.5Over
Oct 14, 2023BYU 11, TCU 44TCU -5TCU covered52.5Over

BYU 2-1 ATS in these meetings. 3 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2023-2025 + 2026 so far · regular season + postseason · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

BYUTCU
5-0Record2-3
5-0Against the spread2-3
2-3Over-under1-4
+2.9Avg cover margin-1.7
34.6Points per game25.4
13.4Points allowed13.4
7.04Yards per play5.91
433.4Yards per game405.4
6.00Rush yards per carry3.60
65.5Completion %68.4
54.4Third down %40.9
+5Turnover margin+4
3Sacks allowed13
56.8Penalty yards per game60.2

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

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