Baylor vs. Utah Prediction, Picks & Odds: Week 2

Cameron Rising will look to build off his season-opening five touchdown performance as the Utah Utes host the Baylor Bears in Week 2 of the college football season.

Philip Wood

Last updated: September 6, 2024 7:29 AM EDT • 4 min read

Utah Utes running back Dijon Stanley lights the U as the player of the game as we look at our best Baylor vs. Utah prediction. — Utah Utes running back Dijon Stanley lights the U as the player of the game. Photo by: Rob Gray/Imagn Images.

As part of our Week 2 college football predictions, we're looking at the Utah Utes as 15-point home favorites over the Baylor Bears.

Both teams look to move to 2-0, and there isn’t much to go off of when making our Baylor vs. Utah prediction for Week 2. Both cruised to victories over inferior opponents in their openers, and both were solid offensively and had no issues defensively, as they each won by 42 or more points.

The Utes seemed a quarterback away from being a national title contender last season. With starting quarterback Cameron Rising looking every bit as good as he was in 2022 in the opener, will the Bears be able to keep up offensively?

Best Baylor vs. Utah picks

College football picks based on the odds from our best college football betting sites. Odds subject to change.

Spread pick: Utah -14.5 (-110 via bet365) vs. Baylor ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Player prop: Cameron Rising 3+ passing touchdowns (+285 via DraftKings) ⭐⭐⭐

Baylor vs. Utah spread prediction: Week 2

Utah to cover the spread: -14.5 (-110) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The spread for this game opened at 17.5, and it has dropped to 14.5 points at several of our best sports betting sites. At the time of this writing, only bet365 offers -14.5 for -110 or better; that price is the same or better than the prices offered by FanDuel and DraftKings for -15.

Utes’ Offense on the Rise

Last year, the Utes ranked 93rd in the country, averaging 22.5 points per game. I won’t put too much importance behind Rising’s Week 1 performance, but it’s clear that he makes this offense significantly better than they were in 2023.

In his first start of the season, he was 10-15 for 254 yards and five touchdowns. While he faces a better defense this week, the Bears allowed 35.7 points per game last season. The Utes are going to score north of 40 in this game. Can the Bears keep up?

Bears Have a Long Way to Go

Dequan Finn’s first start for the Bears could have been a lot better. He completed 63.6% of his passes and threw two touchdowns, but he also threw two interceptions. The Utes will eat him alive in this game and prevent the Bears from getting much going offensively. Add Baylor’s bad defense into the mix, and it’s a wonder this spread isn’t closer to 20.

Best odds: -110 via bet365 | Implied probability: 52.38%

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Baylor vs. Utah player prop

Cameron Rising 3+ passing touchdowns (+285) ⭐⭐⭐

Half of Rising’s completions in Week 1 went for touchdowns. He won’t have that level of success in this game, but he should still light up the scoreboard.

Because Rising missed 2023, bettors forget how good he is. In 2022, he threw three or more touchdowns in six of his 13 games. One of those performances came in a 47-24 win over the fourth-ranked USC Trojans in the Pac-12 championship game.

The Bears’ defense gave up only three points in Week 1, but we’ll see if they’ve improved at all when they take the field on Saturday. Even if they are better, they’re still not going to be very good. The value at this price almost feels too good to be true.

Best odds: +285 via DraftKings | Implied probability: 25.97%

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Baylor vs. Utah game info

When: Saturday, Sept. 7
Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. ET
Where: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City
How to watch: FOX
Weather: 90 degrees, 1% chance of precipitation, 7-mph winds
Favorite: Utah (-700 via DraftKings)

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Philip Wood

Phil has covered sports betting since 2016, and he has been with SportsBook Review since 2022. He previously hosted the College Football Pick 'Em podcast for CanesInsight.com. He is always looking for value, especially on lines that just seem too good to be true. His belief is that if a line doesn't make sense just assume oddsmakers know something you don't. He also loves in-season futures. There is so much value to be had as the public overreacts weekly. Bettors tend to forget just how long NFL and college football seasons are. After all, the Green Bay Packers were 2-5 in 2023 and they made it to the Divisional Round. When deciding where to bet, it comes down to value over everything. +100 is always better than -110. An alumnus of The U, Phil always holds out hope that the next head coach will be the one who turns the football program around. He is also a diehard Detroit Lions fan and is willing to forgive Dan Campbell for forgetting that a kicker can be useful.