UCF Knights vs BYU Cougars Prediction, 2/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UCF Knights vs BYU Cougars

Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Location: Marriott Center in Provo, UT

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The BYU Cougars (17-6) will play the UCF Knights (13-9) at Marriott Center on Tuesday.

The UCF Knights played Texas Tech and took a loss by a score of 66-59 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Knights ended up finishing with 17 and Texas Tech had 11 personal fouls. They also knocked down 7 of 21 shots from downtown. Texas Tech walked away from this one shooting 86.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 13 of 15 attempts. Additionally, Texas Tech pulled down 41 rebounds (13 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Texas Tech recorded 14 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. In reference to the defense, UCF allowed the other team to go 38.3% from the field on 23 of 60 shooting. They also distributed 11 dimes in this game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In reference to rebounding, they collected 36 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Knights knocked down 8 of 12 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. UCF ended having earned a 36.5% field goal percentage (23 out of 63) and buried 5 of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Darius Johnson is a player who was a contributor in this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 30.8% from the floor and distributed 3 assists. He was on the court for 34 minutes and also totaled 2 boards. He ended up scoring 14 points on 4 of 13 shooting.

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UCF enters this contest with a record of 13-9 on the campaign. They are averaging 71.3 points per game (259th in the nation) while hitting 41.3% from the field. The Knights are connecting on 32.0% on 3-point shots (157 of 490) and 70.8% from the free throw line. As a team, UCF is grabbing 38.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 267 dimes for the year, which is 323rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.9 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Knights are able to force 14.7 turnovers every game while drawing 17.9 fouls. They surrender 33.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 33rd in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (65.0). The Knights defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 40.2% (483 of 1,202) and they concede 34.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are 96th in the nation in giving up assists with 283 conceded for the season.

When they last played, the BYU Cougars walked away with a victory by a final of 72-66 when they played Kansas State. The Cougars were able to corral 22 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 28 in the matchup. They also gave up possession 7 times, while recording 9 steals in this game. Kansas State had 19 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Cougars to the free throw line for 21 attempts. They were able to bury 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 47.6%. With regard to shots from downtown, BYU knocked down 8 out of their 25 attempts (32.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Cougars went 27 for 63 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.9%. The Cougars permitted Kansas State to knock down 25 of their 58 tries from the floor which had them shooting 43.1% in this matchup. They finished 26.1% from beyond the arc by shooting 6 out of 23 and ended up shooting 10 out of 12 from the free throw line (83.3%). Regarding attacking the glass, BYU allowed Kansas State to pull down 39 in all (7 offensive).

Fousseyni Traore pitched in for the Cougars for this game. He earned 14 points in his 20 mins on the hardwood, but went home with no dimes. He knocked down 5 out of 8 in this game for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and totaled 8 rebounds.

BYU has a mark of 17-6 for the season. The Cougars have committed 17.1 personal fouls every game and they go 71.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.7 times per contest (2nd in college basketball) and they are turning it over 10.7 times per contest. BYU has 1,911 points this year (83.1 per contest) and they grab 40.4 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Cougars are shooting 47.2% from the field, which is ranked 58th in college basketball.

The BYU defense surrenders 29.8% from downtown (141 of 473) and opponents are knocking down 70.5% of their foul shots. They have given up 11.7 dimes and 32.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 84th and 78th in the nation. The Cougars on the defensive end are ranked 50th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 66.7. They are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.2% from the field (57th in the nation).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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