Utah Football Predictions, Betting Tips & Team Preview 2023: WagerTalk Best Betting Guide
Utah Football Predictions & Preview 2023:
Expert college football handicapper Ron Marmalefsky runs down Utah’s chances for 2023 and provides expert tips for betting on Utah football in 2023.
Ron looks at areas to watch, favorability of schedule, offers a predicted record for Utah football in 2023 and offers some handicapping tips for betting on Utah football this season.
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Utah Football Preview 2023: Utah Picks for Betting
Kyle Whittingham is the premier coach in the Pac 12. It’s three years in a row (not counting Covid-’20) where they’ve won 10 or more games. Do we just pencil in another 10 for Utah Football in 2023?
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Utah Football Predictions: AREAS TO WATCH
QB Rising is a winner but he tore his ACL in the Rose Bowl and I’ve seen conflicting reports as to his recovery.
He’s been a limited participant in practice but his Week 1 status is still up in the airas of now. While depth is a bit down at WR/TE and RB, the OL looks even better.
Utah loses three of their top four tacklers and a couple of their pass rushers but the only player they may truly miss is highly instinctive DB Clark Phillips.
There’s a new PK, but the two who left were average. Coaching stability exists with this team. That’s an advantage.
Utah Football2023 Predictions, Utah Schedule:
Utah opens with revenge vs. Florida. I think they get it, but the Gator run attack will be a massive challenge to defend.
They’ll have nine days before going to face Baylor. This game is hardly a sure win. Utah has handled Weber St, but I’ll vet this 10-3 team carefully, as I do not expect perfect focus, with UCLA and at Oregon State next up.
Games 7-8 are at USC and home to Oregon. I personally believe these teams have more overall talent, but Whittingham is the equalizer.
Late road games are at Washington and the next week, at Arizona. Based on the sequence I expect Utah’s point defense to be vulnerable vs. the Wildcats, but the hope is that the offense will still be deciding factor.
Utah Football Bottom Line:
5-1 to the game at USC, but ONLY if Rising is healthy, and that’s the likely ceiling. That gives me “just” 9-3, with a loss at USC and a split hosting Oregon and at Wash.
Is this another year that the top teams in the Pac 12 knock each other out of the playoffs?
Utah Football HANDICAPPING TIP:
Utah is 53-24 vs. the spread as a road dog. They are 25-12 ATS off rest. They are 27-9 ATS when picked via my rush stat formula.
I lean Utah when hosting Florida if a fair line, but at Baylor and perhaps hosting Weber State (I’ll do further study on that team). I lean Utah at Oregon State as a dog, and prefer the dog in the Oregon game.
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