BYU Cougars vs Baylor Bears Prediction, 1/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: BYU Cougars vs Baylor Bears

Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Location: Foster Pavilion in Waco, TX

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The Baylor Bears (12-2) welcome the BYU Cougars (12-2) at Foster Pavilion on Tuesday.

The BYU Cougars played Cincinnati and ended up losing by a score of 71-60 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Cougars finished with 19 while Cincinnati racked up 14 personal fouls. They converted 6 out of their 15 tries from beyond the arc. Cincinnati shot 79.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 19 of 24 tries. Moreover, Cincinnati snagged 42 rebounds (8 offensive, 34 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Cincinnati distributed 13 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. Concerning defending, BYU allowed the other team to go 42.6% from the floor on 23 out of 54 shooting. They also recorded 16 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing 19 turnovers and getting 10 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned 32 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Cougars knocked down 5 of 10 shots for a percentage of 50.0%. BYU walked away from the contest having earned a 32.8% FG percentage (21 out of 64) and made 13 of their 46 three-point shots.

Trevin Knell is one guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He accumulated 27 points on 9 out of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 29 mins played and also totaled 4 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 56.3% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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BYU comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 12-2 on the year. They have an average of 88.2 points per game (6th in D-1) while shooting 48.1% from the field. The Cougars are connecting on 37.1% on 3-point shots (180 of 485) and 71.7% from the free throw line. As a team, BYU is collecting 43.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 309 dimes for the year, which ranks 1st in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 10.4 times per game and as a unit they are committing 16.5 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Cougars have forced 13.5 turnovers every game and they draw 14.1 fouls. They surrender 26.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 16th in D-1 in PPG allowed (62.2). The Cougars are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.4% (331 of 820) and they relinquish 31.6 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 72nd in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 162 conceded on the season.

When they last played, the Baylor Bears got the victory with a final of 75-70 against Oklahoma State. When it comes to rebounding, Baylor allowed Oklahoma State to get 31 overall (5 on the offensive side). They shot 20.0% from 3-point land by shooting 4 out of 20 and finished the contest at 16 out of 20 from the charity stripe (80.0%). The Bears permitted Oklahoma State to knock down 25 out of their 53 attempts from the field which had them at 47.2% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Bears ended up going 31 out of 73 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.5%. In regard to shots from distance, Baylor made 2 out of 15 attempts (13.3%). They were able to convert 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 78.6%. Oklahoma State had 14 personal fouls in this contest which got the Bears to the free throw line for a total of 14 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while getting 9 steals for this contest. The Bears pulled down 24 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for the matchup.

Rayj Dennis pitched in for the Bears for the game. He made 8 out of 20 for the contest for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and had 5 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 38 mins of playing time and had 4 assists for this contest.

Baylor has a win-loss record of 12-2 so far this season. As an offense, the Bears are connecting on 51.7% from the field, which has them ranked 3rd in the nation. Baylor has scored 1,234 points on the year (88.1 per contest) and they grab 36.6 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 16.4 times per contest (40th in the country) and they turn it over 11.9 times per contest. The Bears are responsible for committing 16.9 fouls per contest and they connect on 73.2% from the charity stripe.

The Baylor defense allows 30.6% on shots from distance (82 of 268) and their opponents are connecting on 73.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 12.5 dimes and 28.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 166th and 6th in those defensive categories. The Bears on the defensive end are ranked 137th in D-1 in PPG given up with 69.4. They are forcing their opponents into 13.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.9% from the field (234th in college basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Baylor and under the total points

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