Wyoming Cowboys vs BYU Cougars Prediction, 12/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wyoming Cowboys vs BYU Cougars

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: ESPN+

The Wyoming Cowboys (5-4) are hitting the road to Delta Center on Saturday where they will take on the BYU Cougars (7-2).

The Wyoming Cowboys faced off with South Dakota and went home with a loss by a final score of 82-81 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Cowboys ended up walking away with 24 and South Dakota totaled 26 fouls. They converted 4 of 19 attempts from 3-point land. South Dakota shot 70.6% from the charity stripe by making 24 of 34 shots. Additionally, South Dakota had 27 boards (8 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. South Dakota doled out 7 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. Regarding the defense, Wyoming let their opponent shoot 45.0% from the field on 27 of 60 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 2 steals. When talking about rebounding, they compiled a total of 41 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Cowboys made 25 of 33 shots for a percentage of 75.8%. Wyoming ended the game with a 42.9% FG percentage (24 of 56) and buried 8 out of their 23 shots from 3-point land.

Obi Agbim is someone who was a major factor in the game. He walked away with 17 points on 5 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 39 mins played and also collected 6 rebounds. He finished shooting 41.7% from the floor and dished out 4 assists.

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Wyoming enters this matchup with a mark of 5-4 so far this season. They are turning it over 14.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.9 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Wyoming is pulling in 41.6 rebounds per contest and has 104 dimes on the year, which ranks 340th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Cowboys are connecting on 32.4% on shots from distance (57 of 176) and 66.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 74.4 points per contest (215th in the nation) while hitting 45.2% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Cowboys are forcing their opponents into 10.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.0 fouls. They are relinquishing 28.6% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 253rd in the nation in PPG allowed (73.9). The Cowboys defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.0% (227 of 541) and they concede 32.6 rebounds per contest as a group. They currently rank 29th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 93 surrendered on the campaign.

For their last game, the BYU Cougars took home the win by a final score of 95-67 against Fresno State. The Cougars collected 34 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 44 in the game. They turned it over 17 times, while recording 3 steals in the game. Fresno State was called for 11 fouls for the game which got the Cougars to the free throw line for a total of 6 attempts. They were able to knock down 5 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Regarding shooting from downtown, BYU buried 14 of 34 tries (41.2%). Overall, the Cougars ended up shooting 38 for 69 from the field which gave them a rate of 55.1%. The Cougars allowed Fresno State to make 24 out of 69 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 34.8% in the matchup. They went 32.4% from beyond the perimeter via 12 out of 37 and finished the contest at 7 of 10 from the free throw line (70.0%). Concerning team rebounding, BYU permitted Fresno State to collect 25 overall (8 on the offensive side).

Trevin Knell was important for the Cougars for the game. He earned 22 points in his 24 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for the game. He converted 8 out of 11 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and totaled 10 rebounds.

BYU has a record of 7-2 so far this year. The Cougars have committed 15.7 fouls per game and they hit 67.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 18.0 times per game (20th in Division 1) and they turn it over 11.2 times per game. BYU has totaled 771 points on the campaign (85.7 per game) and they collect 43.2 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Cougars are shooting 47.8% from the field, which is 70th in D-1.

The BYU defense allows 37.0% on 3-pointers (81 of 219) and their opponents are making 71.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 12.6 dimes and 29.6 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 154th and 9th in those categories on the defensive end. The Cougars are ranked 95th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 67.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.5% from the field (119th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wyoming

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