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Saturday’s game at Marriott Center has the No. 23 BYU Cougars (22-8, 14-6 Big 12) taking on the Utah Utes (16-14, 8-12 Big 12) at 10 p.m. ET. Our computer prediction is a one-sided 80-69 victory, as our model heavily favors BYU. According to our computer prediction, Utah should cover the point spread, which is listed at 11.5. The two sides are projected to fall short of the 154.5 total.
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BYU vs. Utah Odds
| Favorite | Spread | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | -11.5 | 154.5 | -105 | -115 | -787 | +543 |
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BYU vs. Utah Prediction
- Prediction: BYU 80, Utah 69
BYU Betting Info
- The Cougars’ record against the spread in conference play is 13-6-0.
- The Cougars have played 19 Big 12 games this year, and 11 of them have hit the over.
- The Cougars have won 16, or 72.7%, of the 22 games they’ve played as moneyline favorites this season.
- BYU has been at least a -787 moneyline favorite seven times this season and won all of those games.
- In 11 of 29 games this season, the Cougars and their opponents have scored more than 154.5 points.
- The average total in BYU’s contests this year is 151.2, 3.3 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
BYU’s Top Players
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Saunders | 29 | 16.1 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| Egor Demin | 27 | 10.8 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Trevin Knell | 30 | 9.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Fousseyni Traore | 30 | 8.7 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Kanon Catchings | 29 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
Utah Betting Info
- The Utes have beaten the spread eight times in 19 Big 12 games.
- Out of 19 Utes Big 12 games so far this season, five have gone over the total.
- The Utes have been victorious in three, or 20%, of the 15 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- Utah has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +543 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- The Utes have played eight games this season that ended with a combined score above 154.5 points.
- Utah has had an average of 146.7 points scored in its games so far this season, 7.8 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
Utah’s Top Players
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabe Madsen | 30 | 15.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Ezra Ausar | 29 | 12.4 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Lawson Lovering | 25 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Mason Madsen | 26 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Keanu Dawes | 28 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
BYU vs. Utah Scoring Insights
- The Cougars score 9.9 more points than the Utes give up (71.3).
- When BYU scores more than 71.3, it is 17-6 against the spread and 21-3 overall.
- Utah is 14-11 against the spread and 16-9 overall when conceding less than 81.2 points.
- The Utes’ 75.4 points per game are 5.4 more than the Cougars concede.
- Utah has a 13-7 ATS record and 15-5 overall record when putting up more than 70.0 points.
- BYU’s record is 14-5 versus the spread and 17-3 overall when giving up less than 75.4 points.
- The Cougars have outscored opponents by 338 points this season (11.2 per game), and the Utes have scored 125 more than their opponents (4.1 per game).
BYU vs. Utah Rankings
| BYU Rank | BYU AVG | Utah AVG | Utah Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30th | 81.2 | Points Scored | 75.4 | 136th |
| 117th | 70.0 | Points Allowed | 71.3 | 154th |
| 79th | 33.7 | Rebounds | 35.4 | 29th |
| 145th | 9.3 | Off. Rebounds | 10.2 | 71st |
| 10th | 10.7 | 3pt Made | 8.5 | 90th |
| 11th | 17.2 | Assists | 17.8 | 6th |
| 219th | 11.5 | Turnovers | 12.0 | 262nd |
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Source: Utah News