Utah Season & Win Total Odds
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (The Spread) – The Utah Utes had a rude welcoming to the Pac 12 Conference last year. Will the Utes be able to bounce back in the 2012 College Football Season?
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Utah made its debut in the Pac 12 last year and went just 8-5 overall with a 3-6 conference record. It was the lowest win total for Utah since 2006 and the worst conference record since 2001 back in the Mountain West Conference.
Utah returns 18 starters from last year’s team, including nine on offense. The Utes struggled mostly on offense last year, scoring just 25 points per game in a scoring-heavy Pac 12. They also averaged just 311 yards per game. Both totals were the worst in Kyle Whittingham’s time as head coach.
This year, oddsmakers don’t see too much changing for Utah, as they have given the Utes 35/1 odds to win the Pac 12 Championship and 100/1 odds to win the 2013 BCS National Championship. Their over/under win total has been set at 8.
The Utes got eight wins last year thanks to a Sun Bowl victory over Georgia Tech, but four of their five losses came by 11 points or more. They will need to show a lot of improvement to get that ninth win this season. For the team to succeed, they will have to rely on running back John White IV. The senior back rushed for 1,519 yards with 15 touchdowns last season. White is on the distant Heisman Trophy radar, as he has 200/1 odds to win the MVP honor. Utah also has quarterback Jordan Wynn back this year. Wynn had injury issues last year that limited him to just 727 yards and six scores.
Defensively, Utah wasn’t all that bad in a conference that scores points in bunches. The Utes allowed just 20.2 points and 351 yards per game. Their passing defense was among the worst in years, which was to be expected, but their rushing defense held opponents to just 114 yards per game. Utah was strong in the turnover department, as they were +10 in turnover ratio for the season and they also totaled 30 sacks on the year. The defense returns three starters in its secondary and on its front line.
For total odds for the Utah Utes for the 2012 College Football Season, see below.
2012 Utah Season Odds
2013 BCS National Championship Odds: 100/1
2012 Pac 12 Conference Championship Odds: 35/1
2012 Heisman Trophy Odds: John White IV (RB) 200/1
2012 Over/Under Win Total Odds: 8
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