93% of bettors are betting on BYU. And yet the line is moving towards Utah.
Which means one of two things
1. Lots of small bets on BYU and some massive whales on Utah – basically that the average bet on Utah is 14x larger than the average bet on BYU.
2. Vegas is exposed and could lose a bunch if BYU covers, but is confident about the outcome and also stands to make a ton of BYU loses. Basically that they’ve decided the amount of exposure is worth it.
Option 2 could be the case, but I imagine it’s likely option #1
College Football Public Betting Trends & Money Percentages