Baylor Bears vs BYU Cougars Prediction, 1/28/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baylor Bears vs BYU Cougars

Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Location: Marriott Center in Provo, UT

TV: ESPN+

The BYU Cougars (13-6) will take on the Baylor Bears (13-6) at Marriott Center on Tuesday.

The Baylor Bears took the court against Utah and went home with a win by a final score of 76-61 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Bears finished with 21 and Utah finished the game with 19 fouls. They also converted 5 out of their 23 attempts from three-point range. Utah finished shooting 60.0% when shooting free throws by making 12 of their 20 shots. Additionally, Utah snagged 32 boards (13 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Utah earned 14 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. In the matter of the defense, Baylor allowed 40.0% from the field on 22 out of 55 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists in this game as well as forcing 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they collected 34 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Bears made 17 of their 20 attempts for a percentage of 85.0%. Baylor finished the game with a 43.9% field goal percentage (25 of 57) and converted 9 out of their 24 three-point shots.

Norchad Omier is a player who was a contributor for this contest. He went 66.7% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 30 mins and also grabbed 12 rebounds. He was able to score 22 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Baylor steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 13-6 so far this year. They average 79.9 pts per contest (62nd in D-1) while hitting 46.0% from the field. The Bears are shooting 36.5% on three-point attempts (175 of 479) and 72.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Baylor is pulling in 36.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 302 assists on the year, which is 119th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 10.8 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 15.8 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bears have forced 14.4 turnovers every game and they draw 16.2 fouls. They are giving up 36.2% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 75th in the country in points per game allowed (67.8). The Bears defense is allowing a FG percentage of 43.2% (451 of 1,044) and they relinquish 32.6 rebounds per game as a team. They are 254th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 284 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the BYU Cougars walked away with a victory by a final of 80-52 when they played Cincinnati. With respect to rebounding, BYU permitted Cincinnati to pull down 24 in all (11 offensive). They finished the game shooting 17.9% from downtown by hitting 5 of 28 and ended up shooting 1 out of 4 at the free throw line (25.0%). The Cougars allowed Cincinnati to make 23 out of 61 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.7% in the game. When the game finished, the Cougars finished 28 out of 49 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.1%. In relation to shooting from downtown, BYU made 15 of their 24 attempts (62.5%). They were able to knock down 9 of those for a percentage of 81.8%. Cincinnati had 15 fouls for the matchup which got the Cougars to the free throw line for 11 tries. They coughed it up 14 times, while earning 7 steals in this matchup. The Cougars snagged 23 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 in this matchup.

Richie Saunders ended up being a major contributor for the Cougars for this contest. He converted 7 of 15 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He accumulated 21 points in his 32 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist in the matchup.

BYU has a win-loss record of 13-6 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cougars are shooting 48.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 39th in the nation. BYU has totaled 1,527 pts on the season (80.4 per game) and they average 38.9 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 17.2 times per contest (20th in college) and they turn it over 12.0 times per contest. The Cougars are committing 15.5 personal fouls every game and they go 68.6% from the free throw line.

The Cougars defensively are ranked 48th in college hoops in PPG given up with 66.2. They are able to force 12.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.6% from the field (88th in college). The BYU defense concedes 34.0% on shots from 3-point land (164 of 483) and their opponents are converting on 67.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 12.4 assists and 29.9 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 121st and 10th in Division 1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baylor

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