Arizona State Sun Devils vs BYU Cougars Prediction, 1/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona State Sun Devils vs BYU Cougars

Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Location: Marriott Center in Provo, UT

TV: Peacock

The BYU Cougars (13-1) will go up against the Arizona State Sun Devils (9-5) at Marriott Center on Wednesday.

The Arizona State Sun Devils stepped onto the hardwood against Colorado and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 95-89 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Sun Devils walked away with 24 and Colorado finished the game with 25 personal fouls. They converted 5 of 16 shots from 3-point range. Colorado went 84.2% at the charity stripe by burying 32 of their 38 tries. Additionally, Colorado pulled down 40 boards (12 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't have a block. Colorado distributed 14 assists and had 9 steals for the game. In the matter of defending, Arizona State allowed the other team to go 49.2% from the floor on 29 of 59 shooting. They also dished out 19 assists for the contest as well as creating 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 30 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Sun Devils made 21 of their 27 attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. Arizona State wrapped up the game having earned a 45.6% field goal percentage (31 out of 68) and made 6 out of their 28 3-point attempts.

Moe Odum is a guy who had an impact for this game. He walked away from this one shooting 40.0% from the floor and distributed 12 assists. He saw the court for 36 mins and totaled 3 rebounds. He accounted for 21 points on 6 out of 15 shooting.

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Arizona State steps onto the court with a record of 9-5 so far this season. They average 80.6 pts per contest (117th in the nation) while hitting 46.4% from the floor. The Sun Devils are hitting 34.6% on 3-pointers (110 of 318) and 75.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Arizona State is pulling down 32.9 boards per game and has 194 assists on the season, which is 277th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.2 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Sun Devils are able to force 14.2 turnovers per game while drawing 21.4 fouls. They surrender 33.1% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 261st in Division 1 in points per game allowed (76.6). The Sun Devils defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.2% (357 of 808) and they surrender 35.0 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 123rd in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 186 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the BYU Cougars went home victorious with a score of 83-73 when they played Kansas State. The Cougars were able to snag 28 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while getting 9 steals for the matchup. Kansas State earned 22 fouls for the game which took the Cougars to the free throw line for 27 attempts. They were able to make 18 of them for a rate of 66.7%. In the matter of shooting from distance, BYU buried 9 of their 24 tries (37.5%). In all, the Cougars went 28 for 63 from the floor which had them shooting 44.4%. The Cougars permitted Kansas State to convert 28 of 67 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.8% in this game. They shot 14.3% from downtown by going 3 of 21 and finished the contest at 14 out of 19 at the charity stripe (73.7%). When discussing cleaning the glass, BYU allowed Kansas State to collect 32 in all (10 offensive).

AJ Dybantsa ended up being important for the Cougars in this game. He made 8 of 15 in this game for a field goal rate of 53.3%, and had 8 rebounds. He scored 24 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for this contest.

BYU has a win-loss mark of 13-1 this year. The Cougars commit 13.9 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.7 times per contest (112th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.7 times per game. BYU has totaled 1,219 pts so far this year (87.1 per game) and they average 39.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cougars are shooting 49.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 31st in Division 1.

The BYU defense gives up 30.2% on three-point shots (107 of 354) and opponents are converting on 65.7% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 13.2 dimes and 33.2 rebounds per game, which ranks them 178th and 108th in college hoops. The Cougars defensively are ranked 51st in college in points given up per game with 67.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.2% from the field (51st in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take BYU

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