West Virginia at No. 3 Utah: Week 13 preview

West Virginia (5-3) visits No. 3 Utah (8-0) on Fri, Nov 27 · 9:00 PM ET.
SP+ power ratings: West Virginia 0.0 (70th), Utah 18.0 (10th). SP+ projects Utah by 20.5, including 2.5 points of home field.
The West Virginia offense ranks 54th in FBS in EPA per play (+0.15); the Utah defense ranks 21st (−0.01 allowed). Biggest West Virginia edges: passing explosiveness, explosiveness, rushing explosiveness. The Utah defense holds the edge in passing success rate, standard-downs success rate, success rate.
The Utah offense ranks 7th in FBS in EPA per play (+0.31); the West Virginia defense ranks 133rd (+0.29 allowed). Biggest Utah edges: passing success rate, success rate, EPA per play. The West Virginia defense holds the edge in stuff rate.
Schedule so far (average FBS opponent SP+): West Virginia +5.4 (38th toughest), Utah +1.1 (64th toughest).